I have just spent over an hour on one of the best blogs I have ever done and you missed it cos of this s***ty f**** blog site.

I'm in Casablanca.

I had to make a 5.20am flight to Morocco so I had taxi booked for 3am. I was ready at 1am and couldn't sleep so I sat up and waited. He got there 10 min late. We are going down the freeway and there has been a crash and the road is blocked. Everyone is reversing up to the off ramp so we did the same. Not great but still OK. We travel about 10 min then do a u turn and we are heading back towards the city. Next thing I know we are back on the freeway in the traffic. I asked the driver why and he said "no other way". So why the hell did we waste 20min driving around the suburbs?

We finally arrived at the airport and I'm getting a bit toey. He asks me which terminal? I had to check my bag for iPad and the ticket has o terminal listed. We decided terminal one cos it is international flight. When we got there I grabbed my bag and ran to the terminal. Some book head copper wanted to X-ray my bag to get into the terminal. He says "ticket" I said it is electronic ticket. He said what airline so I said "Royal Air Maroc " and he let me in. About 20mtr in there is another X-ray machine and another cop, just in case I made a bomb in that 20mtr. He wants my ticket and I said "electronic ticket" he said "what airline?" "Royal Air Maroc " he said "Emirates has already left" "NO Royal Air Maroc " "but no Emirates today" "ROYAL AIR MAROC" then he said "where are you going?" "Morocco" "where" "Casablanca!" "You need terminal 1"

So I grabbed my bag and ran for the exit. There isn't one this is entry side so the cop doesn't want to let me out. Finally I just bolted and a couple of coppers outside sitting on their fat arses tried to stop me. I said "which way to terminal 3 and what is fastest way to get there?" One said " sit down shuttle bus will be here soon" " I don't have time for shuttle!" Then I spied a taxi in the car park, so I ran to it and didn't even ask the price I just said "terminal3". He insisted on opening the doors for me and was waiting to close the door and I was yelling " I can do that you go around the other side and start driving" my stress level is through the roof by now.

We got to terminal 3), about 15min drive from terminal 1, and he said "Egypt Air?" I said "no Royal Air Maroc" he said "Emirates?" "NO f****G ROYAL AIR MAROC" "this terminal is only for Egypt Air, you want terminal 2"

That's it I am not going to make my flight now. I said take me there. When we pulled up at terminal 2 I paid him 100 for a 20 fare, grabbed my bag and ran again. Another cop and another X-ray machine to get in so I get on the line. The cop said "ticket" I said "E ticket" he "What airline?" "Royal Air Maroc " "Emirates don't go from this terminal you want terminal 1" "NO R O Y A L A I R M A R O C" I was being so careful to roll mr Rs and say it without my accent but my stress levels were taking over. Then I said "Casablanca" and he let me in and you guessed it, 20 mtr in there is another cop and another X-ray machine and another line. I pushed in and asked a guy if he would let me in and he had no idea what I said but agreed. The cop said "ticket" "I said E ticket" he said " What airline?" "Royal Air Maroc " "Emirates use terminal 1" "FM I'm going to Casablanca" He finally let me in and the check in counter was just there, with people still checking in and I made it. I was so stressed out, I don't remember being that stressed out. I swore at every cop I came across and yelled when they asked me what airline? I was being sooo careful to say it right.i actually made it with time to spare but I didn't know that till it was all over.

This arvo I walked down to King Hassan II Mosque. The figures are staggering. The third biggest mosque in the world, it took 6years to build, the tallest minaret in the world, all the materials, except the chandeliers, came from Morocco, it cost about 800 million US to build, they can fit 25,000 inside and 80,000 in the courtyard and the doors are made of Titanium so they don't rust. As I was walking up to it I was thinking BS on the minaret and 3rd biggest. Then later I was standing at the bottom of the minaret and I thought they might be right. I managed to barge in one of the doors they left open and promptly got chucked out again. Muslims only! If I want to go inside I have to go on a tour. It is all about the money! I did the tour and it was one of the better tours and they did take us everywhere including the ablution rooms where they can wash themselves before the service and the Hammam that has never been used. It is built on partly reclaimed land cos a verse in the Quran says " Gods throne was built on the water"

Today I had a walk around the old part of Casablanca. The city dates from the early 1900s so there isn't much really old but some nice Artdeco stuff and some stuff that should be pulled down. I also managed to sort the tram system ready for tomorrow cos I have to get tram to the train station then train.

Tomorrow I am on the train to,Tangier, for a couple of days then the Rif.