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24 Mar 2010
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News from Morocco
Hi all,
Arrived in Maroc yesterday. We're a group of six 4x4s. No hassle at Tanger regarding the new regulations regarding rally/raids. Seems to be aimed at the bigger organised group events.
Loads of rain again this year. Lots of flood damage in the north between Ksar el Kebir and Sidi Kacem. The road south from Sidi Kacem has been washed away by a mudslide and is closed for the forseeable future. Traffic for Meknes is now being routed via Moulay Idriss.
The Meknes campsite has been closed down. (I won't miss the toilet block). We were told that they hadn't been paying their bills so they were shut down.
Camping International in Fes has been smartened up and is reasonably busy today.
Will keep you posted on piste conditions as we head south.
Happy trails,
Jojo
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24 Mar 2010
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Hi Jojo,
I'm very jealous, i just got back from 5 weeks over there, really would have prefered to stay!!
We had a lot of fun and games with the weather and the resulting level of the water table. It was crazy seeing the Draa still in full flood when it reached the dunes at Chiggaga! We had to make quite a few diversions at river crossings, both off road and on, but our biggest challenges were the 'dry' lake beds.
If you want any specific info, just let me know, i'd be happy to help any way i can
Have a great trip
Sam
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I'm due out there next week, so would be interested in any other updates you can give.
Looks like the weather has improved this week, it's our first trip out so a bit worried about what we might find!! How long are you out there for JoJo, will keep my eye out for you?
Enjoy,
Chris
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Hi Chris,
I certainly wouldn't get too worried, Morocco is a wonderfull country and Moroccans, generally, are wonderfull people.
Just don't expect 'plan a' to come off every time in terms of route planning. As long as you are prepared to adapt to what the weather/terrain gods deal you, you'll have a great time.
The river levels can drop very quickly if it's been dry for a day or two. Many rivers we couldn't cross one day were doable at a pinch the next.
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To be honest, I've spent the last month making notes from all the posts on here, marking maps with various routes and programming my GPS. the main reason for this is that we wanted to keep the trip as loose as possible and see how we got on.
The only plan is to head south as quick as we can to get over to Ourzazate and then we'll play it by ear from there.
We'll hopefully meet people along the way too - as this site proves, the best places to head to are not necessarily the places listed in books!!
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Thank you Jojo, very useful information as we were set to stay in the Meknes campsite.
Seems there will be a few people from the Hubb in Morocco soon.
Last year I spotted hardy any UK plates and we met hardly any other Overlanders.
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