Stranded in Casablanca

Trip Start Jun 30, 2008
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Trip End Sep 04, 2010

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Sunday, January 4, 2009

As predicted, despite a new years resolution to write more entries, I didn't write down anything while I was back in London. Partly I guess due to mental aversion and having so much fun with my friends and family I didn't want to think about going back until the last possible moment. It was slightly disturbing how easy it was to fit into the old routines with the daily luxuries of well-butchered meat, the cinema and Nintendo Wii. Although I enjoy Benin hugely, it's hard to get excited about travelling back into poverty, pate, cold water and being called 'Yovo' on a daily basis. My feelings manifested themselves in my very last minute packing of gifts and goodies taking back - all of which will probably get scrumpled on route.

I now have the extra possibility of crumpledness - due to the fact another flight connection got added to my journey. My flight from London to Casablanca was delayed as such that I missed the second flight to Cotonou that evening. Since flights between Casablanca and Cotonou are sporadic at best, I had the option of staying in Casablanca (and we're not talking about the city here, but the airport hotel with other stranded passengers) for 2 nights or flying via Dakar after 1 night in Casablanca before getting a connecting Air Senegal flight to Cotonou.

Due to the Air Senegal flight getting into Cotonou 12 hours earlier and on monday afternoon rather than in the middle of Tuesday night, I chose the 'via Dakar' option. However, by all circumstances Im probably going to turn-up at In Service Training (IST) travel-weary and grouchy and, at best, half-a-day late. So I guess my next entry will be from Parakou during that week. I have a sweet new laptop which does allow me to type up stuff now. I also have the seven seasons of the West Wing to entertain me while I speculate about hw flat the area around Casablanca airport is, despite the hotel being named after the country's mountain range.

*raises complementory cocktail with Royal Air Maroc voucher*

To safe flights
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