Trial Trip Tangier

I'm off to Morocco!

Former colleague Keith is between contracts at the moment, and said he was up for a trial-run long-distance tour trip as long as we could go really soon. I found out recently that the Morocco/Algeria border is shut and so a trip across North Africa can't start from Gibraltar. Morocco has a number of interesting places to see, so it'd be a shame to miss.

So the idea of a trial-run trip via France and Spain to Morocco (and back) was born, and I'll be off next weekend.

Keith and I met yesterday for a "planning meeting" and had a late lunch at a pub near his house. A stream of hot-air balloons were being launched from the next field throughout our chat. I kicked myself for not bringing a camera.

We didn't get into lots of detail, but happily found that we agreed about a lot of things, such as making the journey down through France and Spain "part of the trip", going down slow and coming back fast, what balance there should be between camping and hotels, etc.

Morocco is an exciting prospect; it's an Islamic country and it'll be Ramadam for the whole time we're there, which will probably make eating and drinking rather more complicated.

We're off now to find good maps, ferry/eurostar costs, insurance implications, etc.
It's quite a thought that we'll be leaving this time next week!