Overland to Morocco.
Winter 2014-2015
Dakhla…. ‘The third windy day’…..
The Voltage Regulator functioned very well during ‘Power On’ time last night as the Input Voltage was 175V while the Output was 226V.
Well as the wind dropped last night it rose again this morning although the visibility was better as we could make out the Sun easier in the sunrise this morning…..
With a clearer view down the coastline….
First job after brealfast was to check out the inside of the Air Filter compartment which looked like this when it was opened up and the air filter removed….
Having then vacuumed up all the sand, you have this piece of fabric that is held in place on the bottom by 4 plastic push in plugs of which I got two out….
Having removed the other two plastic plugs and then the piece of fabric this was the view underneath…..
Having cleaned it all out with a good vacuum cleaner and re-assembled it I took the contents of the vacuum cleaner out and weighed it. There was 1oz of Sand in the ‘Little Sand Dune’ on the paper!!!….
Next check was the Solar Panels up on the roof of the ‘TinTent’ which looked like this…..
Then after a good cleaning looked like this……
We had heard about a restaurant that was difficult to find but served very good and very fresh Seafood.
One of the people on the campsite knew where it was and offered to go with me to show me, so off we went, after which we then returned and I collected my good lady and off we went back again for some lunch….
The trick as there is NO sign for the place is to ‘Spot the Tyre’ on the roadside and turn right there…..
Continue along the ‘piste’ towards the sea…..
Then having parked at the end of the ‘piste’ walk to the edge and start down the steps with the view to the left of a crumbling cliff face…..
While turning right you continue down the steps….
Coming to….
With the ‘menu’ just inside….
While waiting for our order this came out of the kitchen for another group….
So taking in the view of the place and it’s location…..
Oyster ‘preparation’ area….
Our meal arrived: 2 Moroccain Salads, 6 Oysters, Octopus Tagine & Bread which was on its way when I took the picture, it was delicious and with 2 drinks cost less than £7.50 ($12) for the two of us….
Just caught the man making an Oyster delivery as the sacks are held on the front wall in net bags in the sea as they grow….
Time to head back, while the first section of the piste from the restaurant is made of….
Oyster shells as the restaurant farms around 40 Tonnes a year….
As we got back to the campsite we found we had some additional visitors!
The ‘Tenters’ are part of a Humanitarian Rally that is going to an Orphange in Senegal where they are donating their vehicles and then flying back home…
Looking at some of the Mercedes that they are travelling in, they appear to be in much better condition that a number of Taxis that are in use over here!!!
We are now hopeful that the weather will improve tomorrow, fingers crossed!
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