Rufus does Europe

It was quite cloudy and cool this morning when we set off on the road north. We didn’t get very far ..about 10km before we turned off to see the rock formations at Legzira.We weren’t expecting much, but again, Morocco

Well, I’m not ashamed to say I bottled it this morning. I hate cattle markets and I knew this one would be the worst kind. I could hear distressed animals even as I sat in the van with the blinds

Last night we missed the start of the Almond Festival in Tafraoute. We could hear all sorts of dance music accompanied by bongos but both too tired from the adventure drive to get our act together and go out.Even the

Should have been a more straightforward day today as we set off north on a main road to see the very spectacular Aït Mansour Canyon.This viewpoint was south of the gorge and seemed to be within easy reach for us,

What to say about today? Not a lot really, it’s been one very long drive through what appeared to be a nuclear winter for the most part.Nothing much to see on this route at all, which is a good thing

No, not really heading for Mali but we did pass a brilliant road sign in Zagora today …presumably that means by camel. Following the Drâa Valley this morning, we headed south on what eventually becomes a dead end road as

Drove up the road to Aït Benhaddou this morning and managed to park in a big spacious car park. Still had to be guided in by a ‘guide’ though! When asked how much?He said “Oh comme ci comme ça”“Is there

Back down the hill this morning, with the aim of getting to Carrefour in Ouarzazate to restock the fridge. By the time we rolled in to this huge sprawl of a town, we had other problems. The sensor telling us

Woken up by the clucking cock a doodle doos this morning, which is a nice way to wake up, but it was so cold as the sun hadn’t reached down into the gorge yet.Drove down the zig-zags looking for the

Up early ..something to do with the altitude we think.Guy checked the tyres first thing, as yesterday, when we returned from our walk, two young lads were hanging around the van. We think they let a load of air out