As I have alluded to in our last blog, we did an excursion into the “real” Sahara Desert, to Erg Chegaga. No, that is not the name of yet another Star Wars character, but simply means “Dune Chegaga” (actually, erg = “sea of sand”, but I hope you will allow me to call it a dune).
Long before we had a van we were following a couple of “van-life” folks on YouTube. Most of them are no longer on our subscribed list, but one particular channel somehow managed to keep our interest for a long time. It is that channel that gave us the initial idea to visit Morocco. We saw in their videos that all kinds of RVs are going to Morocco and reassured us that you don’t need a monstrous overlander truck with massive tires to get anywhere interesting.
Zagora, we finally made it! And, spoiler alert: it held all its promises and fulfilled all our wishes. We arrived and recognised a few things from some YouTube videos of other van-travellers, which was a funny experience! The Main Street was super busy as you would expect, shops, cafes, restaurants, schools, street vendors – and of course garage after garage with lines of campervans, overlanders and motorhomes waiting to get their work done.
... from before van life
Glacial roads, endless pine forests, and the build that prepped us for winter.
Ferry hops, sea-side park ups, and the calm rhythm of the Danish west coast.
Ever since we met we discovered that we share the same passion for traveling and discovering nature and foreign cultures. We love to hike and anything that ups the adrenalin levels. After one of our first multi day hikes (West Highland Way) we started toying with the idea to get our own van. We decided to stress test that type of traveling with a 4 week camping trip through Canada.
It blew our minds and we discovered that we love this mode of traveling. The freedom is just incredible and that is exactly what we are looking for.
So, in 2024 we finally got our van Wilma and are now getting ready for the great escape … err… adventure!
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