We have a room at the Paris Dakar Motel in Nador, but there is hardly any difference to the car: there are no blankets, we sleep in our sleeping bags, and there is no hot water. And no heating either. Outside its 3°C and it was raining all the afternoon.

The dinner at a small restaurant nearby was superb, however. Grilled fish and squid with French fries for 4EUR per person.

We saw some 20 teams on the ferry and in town, no idea where the others are. The end of the first stage is tomorrow in Midelt, I hope to meet them again there.