Today was another highlight on this trip. The weather was spectacular and climbing the mountain was incredible.

I wandered through the numerous settlements nestled into the mountainside where most houses are now empty and in various stages of decay.

Agadir is a city of contrasts and seems in a continual tension between the established old city life and the encroaching new developments.

I've made a quick return visit to Marrakesh to catch up with friends before making the journey further south.

I had time today to learn more about Casablanca's rich history as a port city.

I spent today roaming around Casablanca getting to know its layout, old town, sea front and incredible architecture, much of which is crumbling and shabby and tells a fascinating historical story.

Today was a day of contrasts. I left the guest house in Imlil in light rain with views of snow topped mountains.

Today I set off up the road leading to the pass at Tizi n'Tamatert experiencing the wonderful freedom of having no guide to show the way.

It was wonderful to return to the mountains and the village of Imlil. This time I stayed in a family run Gite Tizi Muzik on the outskirts of town.

I decided to do a return trip to Marrakesh to do some admin. and planning ahead of the next weeks. The city seemed very busy and hectic after the mountains.

All the other trekkers had set off up the mountain when we eventually packed and descended. Snow had fallen in the night on some of the higher peaks.

Today was one of the highlights so far on this trip. We set off early before sunrise, up through the valley towards the pass leading to Mount Toubkal. The sunrise came up over the lake and spread across the mountains - amazing.

The trek to the lake was through huge mounds of moraine until you emerge suddenly at the top of the ridge to look down on the lake and surrounding mountains. An amazing sight.

The rain in the night had also brought snow which lay on the upper slopes of the mountains around us.

We left early this morning and made as much noise as we needed to, as our fellow campers had just gone to their tents!

Day 1 of the trek begins and I am introduced to my companions for the next days; Rashid (guide), Omar (cook and mule handler) and mule.

This morning I found a shared taxi to Imlil and shared this journey with four other passengers, three being Moroccan tourists on a day trip to the mountains.

I decided to travel to Marrakesh by train via Rabat and Casablanca - a fantastic way to see a vast amount of the country whilst also sharing the journey with a variety of different passengers joining and leaving along the way.

I travelled by train and taxi to reach the UNESCO heritage site of Volubilis. This expansive site of an old Roman city sits in agricultural land beneath the mountain of Jebel Zerhoun

Another spectacular bus ride through the mountains and out onto the central plains of Northern Morocco and this time the destination is Fez.