Dinner was good last night and we all had a good rest and slept soundly. Breakfast was good too and the house youghart was so good that we had to buy some of for Adrian to take with us. We met an American couple who slept under the stars in the desert without realizing that they were in Merzouga. During our farewell chat with Aziz and Hussein (who acts as a guide, when not waiting), we were made aware that we had been on the most difficult piste in Morocco the day before!!!

The day started off well with breakfast under the Berbere tent although we had to provide our own eggs. I then decided to have a hair cut at the local barber with Lahsin guiding us.

The team including Tuah who had to stay out in the open overnight decided that one full day in the desert was quite enough. It was time to settle the bill and move on towards Ouarzazate at our own pace.

I wasn’t too happy about being taken for granted that we wanted rooms to stay in but seeing that the last time Alison had a good shower was in Algeciras, I didn’t make an issue of it. The charges of 600 Dhs, half board per day seemed excessive though.

We tried to make an early start but Phil (Intercooler Band member) and girlfriend Dian came over for a chat as they were moving on as well. Of course Adrian had to say farewell to Rodney and Blacky.

Steve decided to come with us for today's outing although he had pipes leaking in the bathroom and the hot water pressure needed to be raised. I had to wait 20 minutes before I could take a shower and even then the water was hardly hot enough. This is camping remember!!!