Slept like a baby and was happy to sleep in until 8AM and start my day. Well I say 8am but I was unsure if I should have put the clock back to UK time so in my mind it could have been 7AM. Dragged myself downstairs around 8/9 and was a little surprised how quiet everything was but got on with breakfast and getting the bike loaded and was soon on the road, headed for Chefchaouan. View Over Chefchauoen Very Early in the Morning

Roads very quiet and arrived for a drink break and chill out in this lovely mountain village. Quiet still and starting to assume that Friday being the muslim holy day everyone had lie in after what seemed like a very late friday night for a nation of non drinkers! Carried on making good progress without getting lost in Meknes and stopped for a superb lunch at the Cafe Volubilis overlooking the ancient Roman site. Decided that was close enough to ancient ruins and chilled out watching the world pass by and chatting to the owners. If it had been later in the day I could have stayed in one of the tidy looking rooms. How many hotels have a breeding colony of tortoises to keep you company? View Over Volubilis

Took a detour en route to Azrou and found some stunning scenery and remote villages of the Middle Atlas and stopped for another coffee in Mrirt before taking the main road to Azrou. Checked in the Hotel Panoramic and was given a basic room with no panorama! Walked into town and discovered Tagine for dinner. Hooked. Meat and vegatables slow cooked over charcoal in the Tagine were awesome. Azrou seems a pretty chilled place and I may go back on the return leg. All going well until 4AM. Awoke to a huge bang like a wall falling down followed by the sound of breaking glass. Not sure what I thought it was cos I was too confused in the pitch black to think straight but I finally found the light switch. The TV wall bracket had chosen that moment to fail in spectacular style dumping the 20 inch TV on the floor from head height! It smashed big style and continued to pop and bang as the tube imploded for another half hour. Hotel just shrugged it off this morning so I guess they get a lot of foreign rock stars through the place.