Tuesday, 4 June 2024

Chefchaouen to Merzouga

Monday 3rd June was our 4th rally day. A day that began in Chefchaouen and can only be described as epic.

We drove 422 miles (approx. 680km) and passed 2000 rally miles overall.

Our day started with breakfast in Chefchaouen and our first obstacle, convincing one of the Chefchaouen cats to leave the roof of our car so we could drive off.





By 2.30pm we reached Fes, we stopped for a rather unexpected and unplanned spread for lunch.




We managed to find a map of Morocco in the meandering alleys of the old Fes medina.


As reached the outskirts of Fes, we investigated a knocking noise that was bothering us. Our exhaust rubber mount had melted, possibly due to the weld nearby the previous day. That was fixed in the petrol station within 30 minutes.



We then continued on this extended adventure with an evening and night drive through the staggering landscapes and mountains from Ifran through to Erfoud via Midelt and Errachidia. Eventually we stopped for a short car sleep around 3.40am some 18 miles out of Merzouga.




The 4th June, our 5th rally day, we have stopped in Merzouga for a recovery day. The day started with breakfast overlooking the sand dunes and a rather long nap shortly after.