Our first true African border crossing was an experience most will not forget, including a mad German in a camper van who had us in stitches, even though no one really understood him! The boom opened at 9am, and we filtered through with the rest of the traffic into the Immigration area. Passports were dealt … Continued
Laayoune – “capital” of Western Sahara, Sahara Occidental, or just another town in Morocco. Depends which side of the fence you are on. The territory has been in the possession of the Spanish, then Mali and Mauritania claimed rights over it until the “Green march” of November 1975 when 350,000 Moroccans crossed the border to … Continued
The journey to Essaouira was fairly quick, only interupted by an urgent need to re-stock our wood supplies. A stop 10kms out of town furnished us with a load of good stuff, ably cut up by the saw masters. An afternoon visit for some seafood lunch, then off to a bush camp out of town. … Continued
Entering Todra Gorge is a breathtaking sight, especially as we drove under a massive overhanging rock. We found a lovely spot to bush camp just beyond the overhang, minus the flash packers, who chose to stay in a hotel no more than 500m away. A local Berber, Abdelleh, invited the group to his house after … Continued
27 Nov Hi blog readers, just to clarify, Chris our driver is the fabulous writer of these blogs. Chris then emails them to me and I cut and paste them onto the website. This will also be the first attempt for me to put piccies on too, so I will try and see how that … Continued
We have our Mali and Mauritanian visas and can now finally get away from Rabat. YAY!! It has been a, let’s say, interesting visit. Those who went off to Casablanca came back with some colourful tales, best of all which was Paul’s brush with the law. Most muslim countries do not look favourably on public … Continued
The day spent in Gibraltar was followed by a last night in Europe at a Tapas bar in Las Lineas. Finding a campsite was a sample of what Africa will be like, narrow tracks and low wires! On to Algeciras for the ferry crossing, where we nearly lost Denise as she went on a wander! … Continued
And we´re off!! After a rather tension filled Saturday evening, brought on by the fact that not a single punter had arrived yet, I had a “moment of clarity” and realised they were all arriving on Sunday!! Duly on Sunday all arrived and we went through the formalities and got to know our home for … Continued
With Just a few days left before take off on our first leg to Cape Town , I think I should get the ball rolling on the blog. I have been here in Marbella on the ‘ Costa del sol ’ enjoying some welcome warmth after two weeks of ‘fresh’ conditions in the UK . … Continued
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