Day 7 May 7th 167 miles Chaouen - Ouezzane - Moulay-Idriss -Meknes -Azrou

Leaving pastel blue and white Chaouen behind, we headed on our southern odyssey. Passing the usual bunch of friendly natives and stalls on the road was to become a common yet reassuring sight for us.

We were also reminded of the mechanical nature of our expedition, like exhausts and clutches deciding they would rather not work or be whole. This morning, for example, Sunder became exhausted, but there was always a queue to mend or temporarily fix.
PS Note to whoever built my exhaust.. remember to weld all the joints.

This happened close to a river, so we took the opportunity to go off-road and have lunch alongside some  women and inquisitive children who had taken their washing to the river in hugely piled-up wheelbarrows.

Their very dark skins contrasted starkly against their gaily coloured traditional dress.

Here is what was to become our typical lunch on the road. Nom-nom.

The Moroccan landscape is rightly prized for its variation and dramatic vistas, but we were not expecting these verdant gently rolling arable hills under big lazy skies.

We ended up on a Berber campsite, where the opportunity to partake of Pastiche by the enthusiastic owner was accepted by some intrepid members. A proportion of these even managed to rise the next morning. Some slept in the building, as the campsite was habitated by ants and other creatures, including a 2 inch cockroach.





An interesting day.

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