Crisis in Khenrifa - UPDATED 1300h

About 350 km (about 220 miles) outside Marrakech, at a town called Khenrifa, the amublance has become seriously ill and and is currently suffering the indignities of having its undercarriage inspected by African mechanics and Alex... the UJ problems seem to have had repercussions further down the drive train but in its current state the ambulance can't continue. The mechanics are apparently hopeful of effecting a cure, but then the lure of a not-inconsiderable number of Euros makes mechanics the world over overflow with optimism. You're obviously not praying hard enough - pull your fingers out readers. On the plus side, it turns out that despite the delays, half a dozen or so other PBC teams were actually behind IceCold: they stopped to help as they passed our stranded strugglers. They hadn't realised the van had been impounded and thought IceCold were taking in the sights whilst searching for a UJ! So, as long as they can get the van working, then it's all systems go again.

As an adjunct to the customs saga, it turns out that the ambulance is now adorned with an official Moroccan Royal Seal keeping the doors shut, which has become an object of some admiration among the other PBC teams. More soon.

UPDATE: 1300h: They're on the road again, "Quiet and no fumes, cost 70 [euros] and some cigarettes". God bless the universal mechanic who'll do anything, anywhere, anytime for cash in the back pocket and some fags. The whole UK economy used to run on cash and fags, you know. Not any more, it's all VAT, self-assessment and lung cancer. I remember when it was all fields around here... *slap* sorry about that, drifted off for a moment. Onwards to Marrakech! Huzzah!
I've added links to some Google maps on the webpage for each of the waypoints in the proposed route. You'll have to zoom in and out to get context but I think they're pretty nifty. BTW, can somebody add a comment? I've no idea if the system is working...