ok - this is Rebecca's mum reporting in. We met up at Heathrow yesterday when she flew in from Grand Cayman, stayed the night in London (thanks Ffion), and I waved her off at Gatwick this morning on a special charter flight to Ouarzazete with about 200 other competitors. Tonight they get a bed in an hotel, then tomorrow it's about a 6 or 7 hour drive out to the first 'base camp' in the desert, where they get allocated their tent number for the week, sleeping in open berber tents in groups of 8. The tents get moved for them each day to the next camp but they carry everything else, sleeping bags, stove, food etc. Saturday they have to hand in medical certificates, ECG test results etc. and have their packs checked (they have to carry a minimum of 2000 calories for each day - at least the pack gets lighter as the week goes on).
Sunday morning ...... compass bearing given and they're off!
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