Getting out alive...priceless

In the days since our last blog we've been made to appreciate the smaller things in life, a cold drink, English Weather, bugs that arn't the size of a house. I exaggurate but still. We sort of got our plans hijacked on arriving in Er Rachiddia, but hijacked in an ultimately good way. Any way long story short at around 6 last night we we,re to be found riding camels off into the Sahara for the night. This is no longer (and was never) our favourite mode of transport. When I say riding camels I don't mean the nice tourist ones with a chair perched either side of the hump, I'd have killed for a chair, not that I could sit properly anymore. No we had saddles (in the form of a stack of blankets with handle bars wedged in somehow). Suffice it to say a camel was not designed with the human rear in mind.
Not that I'm complainig, we slept on blankets ( the same ones that were our saddles, very economical) on the top of a sand dune and and saw shooting stars ate traditional Moroccan Tajine dishes and played a sort of berber chess type game by moonight and all that very romantiscised deserty stuff. It was a once in a life time experience, at least my arse severly hopes it was. Maybe another time when Sarah has her 4x4.
All the time though we kept thinking about the credit card advert where they list all the mundane things and then one thing that was priceless. A lot of thing in the last few day have been priceless, at least to us.
Later tonight we have an overnight bus to Fes then think we're going to hit the coast again after that.

Oh year, don't worry mum, we did have guides throughout all of this. Well, apart from the time just after dark in the middle of the desert when they both left us and took off with one of the camels to go to te weel which took 20 minutes.

36 degrees

its 36 degrees!!! thats a third of the way to actually being melted!

we got to Ouzazate quite miraculously in one piece the drivingwas irratic and the road wasnt quite wide enough for two vehicles to pass specially at high speeds! its very hot and there isnt an awful lotto do but its very pretty and ae found ice cream and had a nice walk around. Tomorrow aere going to Er Rachidia where we might explore some gorges and oases.

afraid its too hot to think up much more than that to tell you all.

P.S Mummy dearest, could you find it in your heart to book two tickets for Harry Potter foryourtwo favourite daughters. It comes out on 12th which is the day after we get back. Ideallyat Imax at the printworks if possible, if not parrs wood is fine. We might even pay you back.

P.P.S whats the waether like there so wa can gloat. And has sarahs drivingliscence come yet.

The coast

GOt into Agadir yesterday without any problems, apart from the fact the the journey we were assured was 4 hours ended up being more like 5 and was hot sticky and boring. Agadir rocks so far, its so much less hectic than Marrakech and the weather is so much more pleasant. We thought it would be much more expensive here but the hotel here is the cheapest we found so far and the toilet is not grim (which is how Sarah described her first encounter with the squat variety) Going to check out the port this morning then hit the beach, it was really warm yesterday but today its bordering on being chilly. Have our tickets booked for Ouarzazate tomorrow.
Apologies for comple lack of correct grammar, Arabic keyboards dont seem to have an appostrophe on them.

Sarahs sunburn is a lot better and mine has nearly all faded from red to brown.
Food is great, yesterday we had burger and chips. And we found beer.

Wendy and Sarah x

Greetings from Marrakech

howdy

well its another glorious day here* we both have sun burn despite the factor 30 though Wendys is worse than mine.

Today we have walked a big section of the city walls and seen lots of markets and later we are going to go and see some tombs.

We are leaving Marrakech on a 6.30 bus tomorrow morning........hopefully we will be up on time.

Last night we had fish and chips which was nice despite the stall owner constantly saying dogs bollocks....which i guess is the only english he knows. (and we know it wasnt actually dogs bollocks as it still had all the bones in it)

We have had a really interesting time here but it will be pleasent to be somewhere different this city is way too hectic and everyone wants to talk and sell you stuff so hopefully Agadir will be a bit more relaxed.

PS we saw a monkey on a leash!!!!

PPS we sent postcards yesterday

Lots of love

Sarah and Wendy x x x

* for glorious read mega hot!!!!!!!

Bloody Marvellous

Think everyone here has seen far to much only fools and horses, all the restuarant people try to get us in by telling us they have fish and chips and its bloody marvellous. Arrived yesterday evening and it was blazing hot, found somewhere to stay then headed to the main sqaure for the huge food stalls. We had kebabs and salad and orange juice? yummy.
AArabic keyboard is impossible to navigate so dont count on long blogs, heading to the beach on Saturday, its very hectic here and we need to chill out.

Once more unto the beach dear friends, once more

Spelling error there was done on purpose. Just a short one to let you know that the blog is being bought back for the next few weeks to please the folks at home. As ever, feel free to leave comments and we'll try to reply. For anyone not sure what's going on my elder sister Sarah and I are going to Morocco and Madrid for three weeks starting tomorrow. Exciting.