Blogs from Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco, Africa - page 6

Budicek 6/30. Holenie bez peny (nezohnal som doma penu na holenie do 100ml len volaky krem ale to som nechcel), ranajky, presne to iste co vcera. S tym,ze dnes som si dal menej kavy a viac mlieka. V spol.miestnosti uz boli spanielky zo vcera co robili bordel spolu s domacimi recepcnymi. Cakali na taxi smer letisko. Recepcneho zo vcera sa pytam ake cislo mhd ide na zel.stanicu. Nevedel resp skor nechcel povedat. Tak som teda kopol do noh a smer ho na ulicu Avenue El Mouahidine oproti parku Arset El Bilk resp mesite koutobia kde je stanovisko mhd busov arset el bilk. Nabieham do prveho busu, pytam sa vodica, hovori c.8. Kukam take cislo nikde, dalsia otazka smerovala na mladu zahalenkynu,ta nerozumela. No nic. Odchytavam koordinatora(?) na mini bus stanovisku. Zistujem kedy odchadza c.8, posiela ma ... read more

After the bustle of Marrakesh the whole of this road trip has been as if we were the only people in this part of Morocco. Partly due to Ramadan when many business only open a few hours and people spend the day quietly in their homes asleep during daylight and it’s the low season in this part too, so the peace and quiet was wonderful. At times of course frustrating when you forgot to stock up on food and water early in the morning or the previous evening, visiting closed museums, doors to guest houses firmly closed or if open no one around and then finally after calling “Bonjour!” in the open hotel a sleepy host is roused. But we would rather have had it like this it made it feel special and relaxing. In every ... read more

SUNDAY 5TH APRIL 2015 - We are so relieved that all three teams have been reunited and have rested up in Zagora overnight. They were planning on heading off around 10 this morning after a hearty breakfast for the start of their homeward journey. It has been quite an adventure with plenty of ups and downs, but they are still in good spirits and feeling very accomplished at having reached Mhamid together! They hope to get as far as Marrakech this evening. A HUGE thank you to Sally for uploading so many wonderful photos for us all to enjoy. I have attached a selection of some of the scenery over the last few days as they travelled through the Atlas to down to Mhamid (pay no attention to the date stamp - oops!)... read more

FRIDAY 3RD APRIL 2015 (18.00) - Geoff and Tom just text to say they have arrived safely in Zagora! Found a great little place to stay the night and with luck the others will be with them in the morning so they can all make their way to Mhamid together! Woo hoo! Nearly there! Keep donating folks. Every penny counts and we have nearly reached our target! Exciting times they should reach there destination tomorrow and the other teams are travelling on in to the night to try catch up so they can do the final stretch together.... read more

Ouarzazate and AitBenHaddou from 08/06/2013 to 09/06/2013... read more