Stage 10 “El Jadida to Safi”
“Salam Alaikam”
Heading out of El Jadida this morning we again saw some of the new construction that has appeared since our trip last year …..
While we came back to the same road but the ‘roadworks’ & main drain replacement had moved a little further but not a lot, as we turned right via the ‘filter’ but then still had to move to the other side of the road!….
As further along the road the side we should have been on was a very large ‘trench’ behind the barrier….
New ‘Tarmacadam’ that wasn’t there last year, but didn’t last for a long distance, even though it was part of the route to Marrakech….
While the Bag. …
And Ceramic Stalls were still in place at the roadside….
Next little village and as it’s Saturday it was ‘chaos’ but then again this could be ‘normal’….
TomTom advised us to ‘Turn right’ instead of going through the town centre and we came up to some tree removal with just enough room on the Traffic island to squeeze through…..
While a little bit further along was the Horse Feeding ‘Station’…..
OK so the nice Tarmacadam has gone and we are back on the usual stuff that is crumbling at the edges….
Nice flowers along the wall at the ZIZ Garage where we stopped to get ‘Flamenco Red’ a liquid refill as opposed to a bag of oats like the horses!
While the Donkey & Horse Transport was seen all along the road….
Then this seems to be the correct way to load hay as we have seen it a few times! Just glad we weren’t following….
Moroccan ‘Speciality Fields' for 'growing' Plastic Bags…..
Rural ‘Transport’…..
While the Sheep graze at the roadside and the Shepherd tried to stop them ‘crossing the road’!
Then shortly after a Taxi coming towards us threw up a stone that tried to go through the windscreen! When it hit the sound was like a gunshot! OUCH!
The ‘Star’ effect of the stone strike is inside the Red Circle on the picture.
On the outskirts of Safi…..
Then it wasn’t long to the campsite…..
Checked in, got set up, quick lunch and off for a trip into the city which is a place for Ceramics…..
Then we found what used to be the Portuguese Cathedral built in 1519, but now consists of one large room….
While the only part of any interest was the ceiling…..
As we came out we were ‘offered’ the services of the proprietor of the Portuguese Cathedral as it cost us 10 Dirhams each to visit the one room.
We declined the offer but interestingly we were still followed and watched as he jumped behind rows of items for sale on the stalls as we went along the passage in the market!
First ‘firing’ ceramic oven, from the top….
After some more ‘Fun & Games’ with one of the Ceramic producers when the end of an unrequested ‘Production tour’ ended in his shop to show us the ‘Art’ it was time to head back to the campsite….
As we made our way back alongside the Port we see this Three Masted Schooner flying the flag of Sweden, which we think was possibly a ‘Sail Training Ship’….
Once again when we got back we found that the facilities have deteriorated since our stay last year, so we have decided to move on again tomorrow and not spend the planned two nights here….
tisbah `ala khair (Arabic ‘Good night’)
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