Day 10 – Rabat, Morocco

September 11th, 2011
Went back to the medina to get my boot re-repaired, for free, and got some more fiche printed out. These are just pieces of paper with all your passport details, and not forgetting your mother’s and father’s names as well. They’re very important in these parts, although I wonder if they ever check. Apparently there are a large number of checkpoints in the western sahara which is claimed by Morocco but remains internationally in dispute and I also understand that the Mauritanians have a lot of vehicle stops, however it may have more to do with them trying to enrich themselves a little beyond their meagre salary. So having all personal details on a slip of paper that you simply give them seems like an excellent time saving device, so we can get on with the nitty gritty of bribing without delay 😉 So I printed some extra ones out and apart from that, it’s all about waiting for the visas tomorrow. Hopefully the visa gods will be with us!