{"id":1187,"date":"2014-02-06T19:21:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T19:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=1187"},"modified":"2014-05-07T19:41:56","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T19:41:56","slug":"notes-from-the-road-mar-28","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=1187","title":{"rendered":"Notes from the Road – MAR 28"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOTES FROM THE ROAD<\/h2>\n
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ON THE ROAD TO ESSAOURIA<\/h5>\n


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Today the teams left the desert heading west, toward the coast where the ceremonial end of the Rally will take place<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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28 MARCH 2014:<\/strong> This morning teams packed up their tents for the final time, and hit the road for the long journey to Essaouira. The Gazelles are free to go at their own pace today, and are no longer hooked up to satellite tracking devices. The competition has ended but there is still more driving to do.

\nAs they make their was west, they get a final look at the desert’s harsh beauty. Then the landscape begins to change. The smooth driving on road is a treat after so many days on the rough desert terrain, and at the end of the road is a luxurious hotel where they Gazelles can get reacquainted with “civilization” before tomorrow’s ceremonial finish on the beach at Essaouira.

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For more live coverage of Today’s event from the official Rally site: English<\/a> | Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n


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VIDEO: THE RALLY WINNERS<\/h5>\n


M6 profiles the winners of the 24th edition of the Rally Aicha des Gazelles. [Sorry for the obligatory advertisement at the start of this clip, it comes as part of the embedded resource, not our site.<\/em>]<\/p>\n