Where are the Road Signs?
Surprisingly the road from Essaouira to Marrakech was nowhere near as good as the one coming in from Rabat. 50 kms from Marrakech we decided to take the big motorway but.....we had trouble as to which exit to take with no distinct signs, and we ended up going past the main Marrakech exit and had to drive on 25 kms to take us to the Palmeria.
Bad move, as we then had to double back 15 kms and find our way by asking where the airport is. I am not sure why they don,t have clear and frequent signs for the airport. When we finally picked the signs up we got so far, came to a T junction and……. no signs! Do we go right....or left? Who knows! We asked and carried on as per French instructions. Still no airport signs. This is getting very frustrating! Brian didn,t trust I was correct so turned around ( with difficulty on a 4 lane road) and asked at a garage....I had been right - ( and love to say "I told you so" but resisted) and after much stress we finally made it to the airport.
B deposited me and luggage at the arrivals and went to meet the rental car men, who kept him waiting on the tarmac for 30 minutes in 42oC heat….Phew!
Bad move, as we then had to double back 15 kms and find our way by asking where the airport is. I am not sure why they don,t have clear and frequent signs for the airport. When we finally picked the signs up we got so far, came to a T junction and……. no signs! Do we go right....or left? Who knows! We asked and carried on as per French instructions. Still no airport signs. This is getting very frustrating! Brian didn,t trust I was correct so turned around ( with difficulty on a 4 lane road) and asked at a garage....I had been right - ( and love to say "I told you so" but resisted) and after much stress we finally made it to the airport.
B deposited me and luggage at the arrivals and went to meet the rental car men, who kept him waiting on the tarmac for 30 minutes in 42oC heat….Phew!
The taxi man Merwan had ordered for us was found, and off we went. The taxi was pretty old and dodgy.....the taxi man highly amusing. He drove right in through the Medina with several near misses People were jumping to the side as he whizzed through singing away about Laughing at the Moon....yes in English...as he nearly collected a pedestrian or two, finally coming to a halt almost at the door....at the top of our little alley! It was absolutely hilarious....like something from the movies!
Not Really Made for Cars!
After a shower and a sleep for Brian who was not too well after his conger meal in Essaouira, we went into Djemaa El Fnar Square for our last dinner in Morocco. A simple tuna salad and fruit salad for dessert did the trick at our favourite 7 Heaven Restaurant right next to La Glacerie .It has cool breezes and also had the sprayers going which helped.
Back we came through the souk with not one wrong turn... and that will be it for Marrakech.
Back we came through the souk with not one wrong turn... and that will be it for Marrakech.
Our bags are packed and we are waiting for our amusing taxi driver to take us to the airport. Next stop.... the island of Madeira !
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