Our final route from London through to Morocco and the Sahara saw us travel 5,061 miles (8,098km) over 13 days. The tracker captured over 1800 waypoints during our journey. There are some interesting deviations from our route through the Sahara, perhaps we were lost on occasion!
After 13 days and with 5,061 miles (8,098 km) driven, the Moroccan Rally 2024 comes to a close. It's been a fantastic journey! More to follow.
As we drove through Spain last night, we decided around 2am that it was time for a late supper.
We set off through the Atlas mountains this morning and arrived in Marrakesh for a delicious lunch of Tajine, Pastilla and salad.
After wandering through the meandering alleys of the old Medina, we left Marrakesh heading North towards Casablanca and Rabat.
Saturday 8th June: Day 9 of our rally was a combination of a stunning drive through the dramatic Atlas landscape as well as more car repairs.
After making it to Foum-Zguid, we decided to press on and drove to Tata, then Akka before heading North to the Atlas. We drove through the night at times navigating the precarious mountain roads before pulling up at the side of a mountain at 3.15am for a short car sleep under the incredible starlit sky.
We then headed out to Tagounite and started the off-road trail to Foum-Zguid then camped out for the night.
Friday 7th June: We spent the entire day navigating the rocky off-road trails and sand dunes, going via Iriki across stunning scenery. The trail was hard and slow but we got there in the end!
We got lost a couple of times and briefly were stuck on a sand dune. By 6pm we made it to Foum-Zguid.
In our eagerness to set out, we didn't refuel in Merzouga when we left at 8am. Some 15 miles later we turned back to Merzouga, refuelled and Sahara proofed the car to deal with the high temperatures and sand.
We proceeded towards Ramlia, although we did find ourselves within a few miles of the Algerian border. The Moroccan military intercepted us and were extremely nice and helpful, escorting us out of the controlled zone to the correct track.
Once back at Ramlia, we struggled to cross the sand dunes as soft sand spread across the Ramlia area for around 5 miles. With the help of one of the locals in Ramlia, he showed us a good route through the dunes.
As we continued to Zagora, we stopped a couple of times dealing with a fuelling issue. After the sun had fully set, we were navigating the off-road terrain through the night. Fortunately the last 30 miles to Zagora were paved. We arrived just before 10pm, met Chez Ali Nassir who carried out a minor repair on the car and we're booked in tomorrow morning to resolve the fuelling issue.
Big day of off-road with over 220 rally miles driven, lots of fun action and adventure, finished off with a late dinner in Zagora.
