Morocco and the Marjan

Since we last wrote we picked up the remaining 13 people taking our merry bunch to 27, making for a very full truck. We camped outside La Linea, where we scored first cooking duty, which was slightly confronting, having a group of 25 staring at us, thankfully Ian and Kirsten our kiwi friends and cooking partners have just come off another camping trip and are old hands so helped us through. We then crossed from spain to ceuta on the ferry, and I managed not to throw up.

We did our big shop to stock the truck in ceuta we also managed to stock our locker with some rather nice 55 cent wine, conveniently in a tetra pack. So far no headaches have resulted from a fair amount of drinking. Lunches are consisting of a lot of tuna and mad cow cheese.

The group is settling in together and there are a few characters amo,gst us. Most people are getting along and pitching in with only a few recalcitrants who are yet to get really involved. Am sure it will sort itself out and for those whe we have told about Peggy b4 we left (she of the sharp knifes on facebook) she is great.

Stayed one night at Mqrtil and went to a really cool medina which is not tourirty at all. I (ben) fot a cutthroat razor shave and we bought so,e yummy olives and strawberries to munch on. next day we drove to a beautiful village inb the hills called Chefchaouen where the stunning light blue and white buildings ; sunny weather and friendly people made us sorry to leave especially as we have been siutting around rabat for the lq*ast two days getting oour visas for mali and mauritania. We park the truck at the marjan supermarket and pretty much wander around the town which is nothing special. We are looking forward ro leaving tomorrow for fez; the high atlas ; marrakesh end then into the real africa.

hopefully post u soon.