Maroc Challenge Winter Edition 2014.

[Alfred Balban]

I am opening this discussion to use as my diary for the Challenge this year, that way you will be able to comment our doings along the way on the posts I will be doing.

Remember we will be on Tracemyway were you will be able to follow us all the way through the 6 stages of the Rally, knowing exactly were we are and the speed we are doing.

Support our Team & Gibraltar in this great Solidarity Rally.

Also thanks to all the Sponsors involved which thanks to them we will be able to do our Solidarity Works on the School Projects! 

[Alfred Balban]

Early morning rise, cannot sleep no more, anxious to get on the way. Give the people half an hour more and I will start calling them for breakfast, have to get an early start as we have approximately 480 kms to do today!

[Alfred Balban]

Just one more day to start the Rally!

[Alfred Balban]

Lets Go!

[Alfred Balban]

Long day today, getting started early refuelling in Tangier to hit the road to Nador!

[Alfred Balban]

We got on our way passing by Tetuoan, we then got to the crooss-road to start going up the Rif Mountains. 

We got up to Chef Chaouen were we were going to have lunch but we got too early there so we decided to carry on our way and eat in a restaurant on the road.

[Louis Balban]

Nice one guy's keep it up. ✌️

[Alfred Balban]

We reached the Rif mountains and saw some snow,

It was really cold although the weather was good,we reached Atmar a village in the Rif which was destroyed by the earthquake back in 2005 in the province of Al Hoceima when it made an avalanche of stones that went through the village!

[Alfred Balban]

We stopped on the way at a restaurant and they prepared us a table outside the parking in the sun as it was too cold inside, we had a great BBQ mix of lamb which was delicious!

[Alfred Balban]

We got to Nador by 6 pm and we reached the Apartment Hotel we had reserved, 2 big flats with a room for each!

[Alfred Balban]

Going now to meet with the participants at the Port of Nador were we will get our dorsal number and do our registration, then attend the briefing and the we get started on our 1st stage, hope we carry on updating tonight from Midelt!

[Alfred Balban]

Great start today on the 1st stage, we met with all the participants this morning and attended the briefing.

[Alfred Balban]