M'hamid el Ghizlane

I drove further into the desert today - as far as you can go without a 4x4 or a camel. The road comes to an end at M'hamid, about 15 miles (24 km) from the (closed) border with Algeria.

Again the road was excellent, apart from one stretch of roadworks where the diversion was onto a rough piste.

I’m afraid the scenery was stunning again - sorry if this is getting repetitive! As well as flat, stony desert and mountainous, rocky desert, this area has sandy desert. I Blipped a bit of it.

In a sense turning around at M’hamid meant the start of the road home. Ach well... The journey doesn’t start properly until Saturday, with the drive back to Ouarzazate.