Friday, February 13, 2009

Mike the Driver

I have absolutely no desire to drive in Casablanca - ever! The traffic is nuts and the horns honk incessantly. The roundabouts are a chaotic mess and people don't stick to their lanes. Although I have no problem being a passenger in the disaster that is driving in Casa, I will not own a car. I can get by just fine on petit taxis, the train system and my own two feet. However, some trips are best done in a vehicle. That's why I'm eternally grateful to my awesome brother, Mike the Driver. He picked up our rental car for our Azrou trip here in Casa.

We packed up our stunning Kia Picanto with road trip snacks and enough clothes to layer in the freezing temperatures of northern Morocco. Not the most spacious vehicle out there, but we managed to travel in comfort on our weekend adventure.


On our way through Meknes to get to Volubilis, we got a little lost. While being lost in a car is a stressful event for me, Mike the Driver was able to calmly ask for directions and have this dude lead us to the turnoff to Volubilis.

Mike the Driver got us to Volubilis, Meknes, Azrou, and back to Casa with no issues (if you don't count being pulled over twice and playing stupid tourist to get out of any sort of penalty an issue). In addition, he was able to entertain us along the way to such a degree that we gave him a 4. In a standards based grading system (for those of you who aren't nerdy teachers), this means he exceeded expectations. Well done, Mike the Driver! You are on your way to becoming the next Pi Oh!
Have I mentioned that he is also an amazing leopard spotter?

2 comments:

mansionmogul said...

It's no Outback, but it sure is cute :)

Anonymous said...

Hey Blogmaster,

I must say that I have been enjoying all of the press on your blog, although even I admit that the praise is a bit lavish, even by my vain standards!!!

I just cracked up thinking about following our motorcycle escort until we decided to go right when he was going left. I can remember the look on his face, utterly dumbfounded, as we went at it alone in the wrong direction...