This year was different than before and we've yet to fully sort out our reactions. Although we had an agenda of places we wanted to see, not everything went to plan and looking back we did quite a bit of "messing about". We've learned that travelling on our own for longer periods doesn't really suit us although this year we noticed a distinct lack of Brits in Morocco, which has itself changed, probably for the better. We learned that the King allocated a sum of money to each region to develop tourism and it was quite easy to see where this was being spent - never seen road sweepers before!
The weather has also been different this year, not only in Morocco but in Spain, France and even the UK, quite unsettled and causing us to change our plans at short notice, which probably has affected the way we're looking back. As mentioned before, and although we're not ruling it out, it's unlikely we'll be returning to Morocco for a couple of years - Terry's mum is getting on a bit now and we're reluctant to handicap ourselves in a fast return if it were needed. We still love the country, however, and would strongly encourage people to give it a try.
But, as ole blue-eyes sings, it's very nice to go travelling, but it's so nice to come home, even if we're looking at 17 loads of washing, a 2ft tall lawn, a long list of jobs on Bertie and many more things that need doing. But we're already making plans, subject to other considerations - Peterborough Show in a couple of weeks and then hopefully Italy in mid-May for 6 weeks.
Look out for our next blog - The Italian Job
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