Day 10 - Mirleft to Tafroute

 We headed inland through mountain passes.

Day 9 - Essaouira to Mirleft

 Mainly costal roads today with a lovely French hotel being our final destination.

Day 8 - Marrakech to Essaouira

 Nice riding today to the little town of Essaouira. We stayed in a hotel in the old part of town with lots of narrow laneways making it easy to get lost!

Day 7 - Rest Day Marrakech

 A rest day today to recharge and do some washing. Took a stroll around the markets and the group had a nice dinner at a rooftop restaurant near the square.

Day 6 - Bin El Ouidane to Merrekech

 A sobering day as the news of the earthquake came through with at the time up to 800 dead in the city. The tour leader made contact with the hotel we were to stay at in Merrekech to ensure it was still open and that we were able to continue as planned. We crowded around the TV at the lunch stop to see the news come in. So a dilemma whether to stay safe from aftershocks or to go to the city and spend some $$ to help out. We decided on the latter.

Day 5 - Ifrane to Bin El Ouidane

 Another great day starting with some narrow country road then main roads through to our destination which is near the main catchment lake that supplies water to Marrakech, the city about 200km away. The main drama took place at about 11pm when a decent earthquake struck in the Atlas Mountains near Marrakech, killing many people in the old part of the city. Devastating news, and spent some decent time telling family we are OK. We are scheduled there tomorrow.

Day 4 - Chefchaouen to Ifrane

Well in to the routine now. Another 0900 departure. Starting to get in to the groove now with the roads. Visited the Roman ruins at Volubilis on the way. The walk found the ruins with a local guide (hired for the group for $33 NZD) was interesting, but boy it was hot! About 34 Degrees with no shade. At the hotel by 5pm and enjoyed some cold beers and dinner.