Category: Morocco

With the exciting news of our repatriation ferry we packed up our things and said goodbye to Imsouane We began the 4 day drive north There were lots of jobs to do on the way Print ferry tickets Do a covid test 24 hrs before and pray for negative result Renew online vaccine passport and… Continue reading Problems with Police

We had news the other day that the French Embassy were putting on a repatriation ferry. We found out how to sign up but we were not hopeful because we are not French, and priority was going to be given to French citizens. A few days later Harry got a phone call from the ferry… Continue reading Repatriation

We have now been in Imsouane for over 2 weeks The weather has been delightful bright sunshine and between 22-27°c Craig, Aimee, Chloe, James, Bianca and Luca all went on their way leaving me, Rachel, Harry and Paul We have been surfing nearly every day Sometimes the tide times mean we get up for sunrise… Continue reading Sun and Surf

We had a crazy drive to Imsouane. Google maps took us on a ridiculous route that was an off road track most of the way. Rachel and Harry’s van started smoking from the brakes and Harry was suffering from a stomach bug. We took it slow and kept stopping to let their brakes cool down.… Continue reading Festivities

As expected, Morocco extended the border closures and our ferry was cancelled again. They will review on the 31st Dec, we have a new ferry booked on the 1st Jan but I am expecting the same to happen then too. So for the foreseeable future I live in Morocco. Rachel and Harry rang to say… Continue reading Friends and Fires

Fes is one of the oldest and largest cities in Morocco It was founded in the 8th century It’s known as the cultural capital Home to the oldest university in the world, Al-Qarawiyyin Hand crafts are still produced in the same way they have been for centuries Blanket weaving, pottery throwing, hand chiselling stonework, hand… Continue reading Fes

Whilst exploring the mountains I came across a very strange town called Ifrane It was built by the French in 1929 as a ‘hill station’, and is like a little slice of Europe in Morocco Since the French left, Ifrane has become a popular holiday destination for wealthy Moroccans I sat in a fancy cafe… Continue reading Ifrane

I left Midelt and climbed up higher into the Middle Atlas Mountains towards Azrou I stopped at several points along the way to take photos of the beautiful snowy scenes At one of these stops a lady came to talk to me, she invited me to her house for mint tea. I followed her down… Continue reading Azrou

It was time to move on from the Ziz Gorge The next stop was Midelt, a town 1500m above sea level, in the plains between the High and Middle Atlas mountains The climate was much cooler than the hot south I’d just come from. It was delightful to see trees again! And the first signs… Continue reading Midelt

I had one last meal with Rachel and Harry before we parted ways I needed to start heading east and then north to catch my ferry on the 6th Dec, and they were heading back to the coast for another month of surfing. The drive east through the rocky desert was quite spectacular Open roads… Continue reading Stuck in Morocco