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Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!
... about a dozen cops in riot gear ready to pounce what appeared to be a crowd up ahead. So we turned around and high tailed it back to the hotel we stayed at the night before and stayed within the hotel walls for the rest of the evening. The hotel restaurant was nearly packed later that evening, compared to empty the night before whe Dorrie and I went in for a late evening bottle of wine. Thumb pecked on my iPhone...please excuse the ...
Across the Atlas to the Real Morocco
... by the ticket issuer to ensure getting to the correct station. After our delicious lunch, we pressed on to Ouarzazate. We obeyed the speed limits unlike everyone else on the road and got waved right through the two police blockades we encountered. We booked a room at the Ibis. Just follow the Zona Hotelera signs from the main drag into town. BTW, they will negotiate and move quite a bit on their price ;-> Thumb pecked on my iPhone...please excuse the ...
All Roads Lead to Marrakech
... however much you give these people, they believe they are intifled to everything in your pocket. All the while a fellow tourist was flipping out next to us because one of the monkeys pees all over him...I wonder how much he paid for that memory? I suppose that Alta's fear of monkeys is justified after all!
The medina proved too many distractions to finish the tour. Like a fish attracted to a shiny lure, I migrated over to a vendor selling CDs of Arabic and Berber music. I ...
All Aboard the Marrakech Express!
... really trooped well as our packs are starting to get heavy. About half way there Jed had an 'oh ****' moment and stopped to dig for his camera. Later digging on the train did not turn one up, marking our second trip causuality. The first was Dorrie's sunglasses and med bag which seemed to have gotten lifted from her handbag in Madrid.
The train was very comfortable with a cabin all to ourselves to Casablanca. There, we changed trains ...
Hotel Corail here we come
... agent, so cough up 600 Durham to book in.
"Apollo 13 we have anothe glitch !" I hope this holiday improves !
So no prepaid meal in hotel so out onto the street. Anyway found a nice restaurant and well fed.
After a long wander round we are now back at the hotel. Let's hope tomorrow brings better luck ...


