12 – 13 September, 2014
Leaving Rabat really
was like saying goodbye to the whole country.
Hami seemed to agree when I
suggested turning off and heading back to Ouarzazate to do it all
again. But somehow he always seemed to be in the wrong lane and missed several turn-offs. Hmmm …
It was a short drive to
Casablanca. Time to eat, pack, sleep then head to the airport in the
morning.
Mind you, crossing the city
to get to my hotel was ‘interesting’. There was the crazy, scary
traffic in El Jadida. There’s the crazy high speed traffic in Rome.
But here in Casablanca, crazy but not so scary. When eight or so
lanes from several roads converge into one three lane road it’s a
case of hold your nerve and inch your way forward. But from start to
finish I was safe with Hami.
After a last glimpse of the
sea at breakfast, and just before leaving my room, it was off to the
airport.
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| Last view of Casablanca from my hotel room - Hassan II Mosque on the skyline |
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| Last view of the sea - from the hotel breakfast room |
Ah, the airport. A hassle
getting into the country, a hassle getting out.
But everything in between …
brilliant!!!
I felt so sad leaving Hami
as I went into the terminal to catch my flight to Barcelona.
Hami and his country will
always hold a special place in my heart.
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| “Thank You” doesn’t really cover it at all! |
And one last glimpse from the air ...
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| Hassan II Mosque |
I must also say thank you to Georgina
in the Berber Treasures Sydney office for handling my booking so well, answering all
my questions, genuinely caring, before, during and after the trip, that I had
a great time.
If you want to go to Morocco
– and why wouldn’t you, it’s so fabulous – do it with the
locals, Berber Treasures (online and on FaceBook).
