D-Dog’s Blog

I know that, at this late stage, any farewell post from me will seem unnecessary or irrelevant. To be honest, anyone who views it as such will have my full support, if indeed anyone views it at all. In truth, this post has been created more out of a sense of duty than out of any real need to inform. Duncan has more or less “filled you in” on what the trip was all about, and I have rather little to add, sharing as I did with my companions the whole experience. Morocco is an amazing country, though, worthy of a second volley of praise, at least. The calls to prayer, the roof terraces, the macaroons, the jus d’orange, and “Hashish? Hashish? You want smoke? Make you fly to the moon! Smoke? It’s good quality, dog’s bollocks!” all made the trip a really great experience. But what really cemented my wellbeing was the company. It might sound a little strange, coming from a source such as this blog, a forum which has seen much lip-licking and hand-rubbing, and lasciviousness over the ups and, importantly, downs of our relationship (I jest), but I had a fantastic time, and I can’t thank Morocco, so I suppose I’ll just have to thank the two friends who accompanied (and, let’s face it, guided) me through the whole gig. Even if Frank’s insults have turned me into a nervous wreck, constantly checking over my shoulder for the supposed source of the next barbed quip. Really, though, when you spend a month with only two people, you develop a sort of special “group dynamic”, as the nice Californian chap we met in Fes called it. I believe he meant that we didn’t really talk to each other. Still, we learned lessons and arsed about and things, and generally had a good time, and I would do it again, exactly the same. Call me a bailer all you want, I’ve come back, I’ve had a drink and two packs of deep-fried pig scrapings in the Locomotive, wasted a load of money in the Itbox and put The Smiths on the jukebox, so I’m past caring. Farewell Morocco, hello Cool Britannia a.k.a. Sh*t Island, and roll on the Great British Summertime!