Overland to Morocco.
Winter 2014-2015
Espirit Nature Camp – Terre de Ocean
Finally back on the road today while not 100% sure that we can take the Coast Road to get to our next destination which is further South, however the alternative route which goes more inland is another 85 miles…
Just passed a Police Officer who advised us to take the road via Chichaua which is the longer way around, but as we have not been this way before then we will see what happens!
Not far along the main road after leaving the campsite and we are passed by several ‘Bikers’ all from Spain….
While next up is one of the road construction machines…..
Not sure whether this was storm damage, they are knocking it down deliberately or trying to put it back together!
Kerb stone laying….
One Intercity Bus and a large crowd of hopeful Passengers!
As we still find the after effects of the storm in some places….
What looks like a Farmers Market coming up, with a rather narrow passageway through the middle while I have to remember that I have the ‘TinTent’ on the back!…..
Progress through this part of town was not only a challenge but very slow, with cars and small trucks making ‘U’ Turns in front of us!
Notice the guy in the Yellow Coat?
He was quicker walking than we were for the next 800 yards which was roughly the distance between the next 2 pictures!
Having got through unscathed it was back into the countryside with these rather strange mounds in places by groups of houses alongside the road, we can only think that they were some form of storage bunker…..
Three Cows in the back of this truck who had ‘Hitchhiked’ a lift!….
Urban development with lots of new unoccupied houses…..
As we then pass the Spanish Bikers who had stopped for a coffee….
We then made our way to the Autoroute and Agadir which was good while the Police on the opposite side had a ‘Checkpoint’ set up and were stopping vehicles to check papers etc….
I must admit I was ‘tickled’ with the name on the sign as broken into syllables ‘Im in an t’oute’ it sounded a bit strange!
Then our ‘wonderful’ TomTom (GPS) decided it had had enough of the Autoroute even though the sign still said ‘Straight On’ for Agadir, so off we came onto the National Route, which I must admit was much more interesting…
While the Intercity Bus had just passed us going the other way towards Marrakech these passengers had got off and had presumably by using their Mobile Phones had arranged ‘Donkey Transport’ to get their shopping home!
As we travelled further we could not help be amazed at the different contrasts and colours of the countryside….
Then as we got over the top we saw the SNOW on the Atlas Mountains in the distance….
While a bit further along you come back to reality with the rockfalls that affect the road….
While this rather large rock has been brightly painted by someone and contains all sorts of information written on it by different people!
The Autoroute…
As we came around the next bend going downhill we saw this 1 Cow in the back of this truck as the driver had no option but to go slow as the Cow moved from side to side we thought at one point that the truck was going to roll over!
I’m just very glad that the driver did not scare the ‘sxxx’ out of the Cow before we managed to overtake!
Large Dam/Reservoir which looked quite full…..
Road repairs…..
Now coming up to the outskirts of Agadir and another Police Checkpoint…..
Finally into Agadir and making our way to the Marjane for some shopping before we then head on to the campsite…
Compared to the ‘Farmers Market’ town that we passed through driving in Agadir is a real challenge, especially with the ‘TinTent’ on the back as the ‘Grand Taxi’ drivers don’t or won’t make any allowance for you, but I guess that’s life every day for them….
Shopping done, Gazole replenished and the cheapest so far at 9.46 Moroccan Dirhams a Litre and we are on the last part of this bit to the campsite….
Agadir docks with what looked like 2 large Cruise Ships in port….
Oil and Gas terminal….
Flea Market which seems to be very popular even with Europeans….
Anyone want any Local Bananas?
Taghazoute beach….
Finally on the campsite and the end of a long day after driving 189 Miles passing 5 Radar Traps but staying legal as we did, and 6 or 7 Roadside Police Checks but arriving safely with a nice Sunset…..
That’s yer lot for today cos I’m knackered!
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