So somewhere around this point I decided that I would clear the time out of my diary, calculate how much I could give Paul and then head to Morocco.
But there is one problem - I don't drive. In fact, worse than that, I don't really like cars. I find there are far too many of them in this world, and too many people driving them for small conveniences. It seems morally reprehensible to drive in a city, especially when there is a perfectly decent public transport system. And many of the criticisms that the system gets are over-exaggerated.
Anyhow, this is away from the point. I don't drive so I'm not much use on a road trip. However, this doesn't bother Paul. He is quite happy with doing all the driving, he'd just like decent company...
I suggest something else. How about I go along as a documentary filmmaker? I was eager to expand my programme making abilities and this seemed like a perfect opportunity. It had the natural narrative of an overland journey to the Sahara, which would be visual. It also had the interesting character dynamic of me, my boss, a farmer and his son. Why not?
It was all very opportunistic, but it was a great opportunity!
