Overland to Morocco.
Winter 2016-2017
Stage 7 – Taghazoute to Sidi Ouassai
Decided to get back on the road again this morning as I don’t see why you should be expected to pay top dollar for receiving less than 100% of what is advertised……
Setting off on the N1 after negotiating the 1km of ‘dirt track’ from the campsite we came to a ‘new road’ that was not showing up on the GPS system, while it seems to go directly to Agadir, but as we wanted to get some really fresh Bananas we stuck with the ‘old road’…….
While even the ‘old road’ has been modernised as the coast along here is undergoing a massive development with holiday apartments being built all along …….
As we then came into the next village on the outskirts of Agadir….
Just around the corner is the small shop that sells nothing but Bananas that are still attached to the stalk of the Banana Tree…..
Then it was back on the road and not long before we are entering Agadir…..
After a quick visit into the Marjane Supermarket for a few more groceries we get back on the N1 and start to go through some of the places that very soon with all the building that is going on, be consumed by an ever expanding Agadir….
As this truck went around the traffic island in front of us I really had to back off quickly as the angle that it went over to, I thought it was going to roll onto it’s side!!!...
Roadside trees being given a ‘Haircut’
Then a little bit further along the N1 having gone through 2 Police ‘Traffic Checks’ we make a right hand turn towards Sidi Ouassai and the campsite…..
As the road became more or less a ‘single track road’ as it passed through a few outlying houses…..
As we start to climb up the road we can see to our left that this area is quite fertile……
As we get over the top and follow the Camper down the other side. Just in front of that Camper in the next picture I spot a sign on the side of a house that says ‘Boulangerie Pattisserie’ and the door is open! …..
So I pull over and go over to have a look, while the aroma of freshly baked bread is wafting around and making me feel decidedly hungry as it is past lunchtime!
So after making the greeting of ‘Salam Alikum’ to which I get a beautiful smile from the young girl in the bakery, I then ask for ‘Jus Hobs’ (2 Hobs), so the young girl disappears and a couple of minutes later re-appears with the bread which has just been baked!
It was that HOT that even though it was wrapped in clean white paper, I nearly dropped it taking it back to the car!
But it stayed warm and was delicious for our late lunch which came as soon as we had checked in and got set up on the pitch in Camping Wassay!!!...
After which I went and took a couple of pictures of the campsite…..
As the sky became very dark!....
Then not very long after the rain came back……
Still the water in the showers was a lot better and HOTTER than standing outside with a bar of soap for a quick scrub down!....
Let’s see what happens tomorrow……
Good night……
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