We apologise for the break in transmission as we have been traveling and also wifi not as readily available. Since the desert trek we have seen a thousand kasbahs and crossed the atlas mountains and are now on marakech. The white stuff in the blog picture isn't snow, it is a creek of salt from a salt spring mined for centuries by the mountain inhabitants when salt was much rarer, and traded. Abdou knew about the mine and and took us to it on the way along the min...

Here we are back from our sojourn in the desert. Jeannie wanted to do this blog but I think I, Jim of Arabia, am best placed to set out the events from last night. After a long long drive 500 kms ten hours (two tantrums and fifty "are we there yets?") with stops on the way arrived at the Doorway to the Sahara -Merzouga and the very nice air conditioned swimming pool restaurant spa kasbah from which we would depart. "My travels today have ended" said our driver Ab...

Quick blog as it is 630 and we breakfast soon before long ride to the erg Chebbi for our romantic night in the desert with the camels. Will fill you in on the fes experience tomorrow, but to whet your appetites narrow thronged alleys, make way for the donkey!; want to buy a carpet? Or this one? This one? This one? This one? ; Listen to me! These are your four course lunch options. No we don't serve soup! Welcome to the tannery, and here's some mint leaves. It won...

Day 2 we went to another huge mosque with incredibly detailed mosaic (took lots of photos Yvonne!) then a long drive to meknes through undulating hills, sometimes arid and sometimes tilled land but always the fruiting cactus. And many many donkeys. At Meknes saw the three walled old town (11th century ruler wasn't the most popular guy around). He created a huge lake and magnificent stables for his beloved 1200 horses that no one is allowed to go in, and had an u...

Ok here we are on day 3 in Fes Morocco. yesterday we met our tour guide Abdou a Berber from the southern sahara. Funny guy and very patient with our wanderings and sidetracks through the souks (markets). We went around casablanca which doesn't have THAT much to offer compared with the rest of morocco we have seen - big industrial city with just about everyone living in apartment blocks. Didnt matter how poor the block was though- every roof and wall bristled with...