Day 46 – Meknes

We woke early so that we could pack the van for the journey north but first to meet our breakfast time of 9:30am. We were warmly greeted by the family and were enthusiastically shown around Ziad\’s premises. I took the opportunity of taking a few photos for the app entry I will do later.

Upstairs on the terrace the table was laid out for us all including the french couple from last night. Crepes were provided for us all with various fillings together with coffee and orange juice. They were a welcome change from shakes (sorry Krish). More photos of the occasion ensued. Next it was discussing the wording for his entry on the app which I will complete later.

Zias then pulled us aside to discuss the price for the carpet Tina had taken a shine to the previous evening. Some negotiations and the carpet was rolled and wrapped ready to take to the van. At round 11:00am we said our goodbyes and promised that we would swing by next year on our return.

We were making our way for a site by a lake just north of Midelt. However as we drove north the snow covering the ground was getting deeper. We eventually came across the turn off from the main round and it became immediately apparent that we would not be stopping there. No choice but to push on and find somewhere else for the night. It was very cold and down to zero degrees and the snow was getting deeper. We needed to get clear of the snow as we didn’t want to get stuck in the following morning if it snowed again. We passed a tourist spot where monkeys were in the forest and could be seen by the passing traffic.

Eventually we got to Meknes and tried to find an advertised campsite only to be told that it was closed. We carried on north for 10km and pulled into a site just as it became dark. Not much fun trying to back up the van into the parking bay when it is pitch black.

We watched a film after dinner and then early to bed …. it was an exhausting 8 hour drive.