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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Naila & Tarfaya
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Heading south
Great night on the shore, the sea as a lullaby, and even cookies for breakfast. Dad and Mum are spoiling me. Still… morning moisture is covering me. Will I ever get clean and dry? They must read my mind: a good shower at the gas station is all I need and here we go, before heading south!
We take the road along the coast, nearly empty and wilder. And guess what? We even manage to meet buddies locked in Foum Zguid with us! It’s a small world…
Sand on the tarmac: me LOVES it. The the road cuts across wadis and cracks on the sea: brackish waters, cliffs and birds. Hope “development” wont find them, too… And then Naila – the immense lagoon system. You just can’t believe there’s a desert behind your shoulders. Fishermen offer for a lift but we have to go. Tarfaya is our next destination. Now it’s time to spoil Mum and Dad with a carbonara and nice chats in the best camping so far.
Tomorrow: DAKHLA. Feels like home!
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Bits of home even here in Morocco!
Bits of home even here in Morocco!
Naila left behind, and always ready to catch views of what’s around us, we arrive soon in Tarfaya – Camping Villa Bens. Actually it’s quite early before lunch but it’s always good timing for food
Dad and I have already been here, so it feels like home: nice smiles from the hosts welcome us in. Gianpiero and his wife live here with their new puppy Biondo – a peaceful afternoon, I take a good rest while Mum and Dad chat and then go for a looong walk on the beach across the road. Guess what? The infamous “10 minutes with a biologist” – poooooor Dad!!! Ok…. they are taking lots of pics (at any-single-thing-they-see!!!).
Once back we’re all going for a serious carbonara – stereotyped Italians, with red wine and all Yep yep me LIKES this! And Mum!!! Oh dear – She’s got in love with the camping toilets! But congrats go to Giampiero and his wife who created everything from scratches (really – built themselves!) and even more important keep everything clean and neat – better than a hotel (Foum Zguid – are you hearing us?) 😛
Finally they all go to sleep – the last stretch is ahead of us… just can’t wait… the lagoon opening up in front of us as we drive downhill at PK27 and, even before, the island appearing on the horizon, all shining silver around it.
Oh, yes! Let’s go!
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Towards Tan Tan Plage
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Yepeeee… they told me we’re leaving today!!
Finally that awful rain is no longer coming down and the muddy water of the wadis is slowly soaked up by the desert (wonder where it’s going do end up!)
Mum and Dad have discussed quite a lot about the road to take and decided to make me follow two Toyota (me doesn’t like Toyota!). We start with a bit of shopping, water, bread, veggies and then go on a pist to go around the “bridge” (which collapsed because of the flooding). After a good 15 km … back on tarmac, all dry and sunny sunny (me LOVES this). But – damn – getting wet again. Guess who’s the lucky winner? MEEEE (sgrunt). Oook, Dad gets us across the wadi, up on a side diversion and down behind it. And that’s all of the bad stuff for today. Lots of km ahead of us – after 2 days stuck at Foum Zguid my family just can’t wait being in Dakhla so today straight to Tan Tan Plage. We arrive before dusk, a camping on the beach, love the smell from the sea, and this chilly breeze. Yep – me LIKES that. Dad lets me stay and takes Mum for dinner. Fried fish and cookiez (yummy). But now time to sleep. I’m a bit tired and tomorrow back on the road again. Tarfaya – here we come!
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Rain, rain, rain
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Like the desert needs the rain
Fine enough – they fooled me. Must be like that.
“No worries, Pat. Soon we’re done with the rain. We take you to the South, in the desert, where your wheels can stay dry as long as you want!”. They said.
So why is it raining like hell since since yesterday? And what’s this? Rivers that cut off the road? In the desert????? Not to mention the thunderstorm we had tonight. BBBBRRRRRR. So we have to stay, right in the middle of nowhere, three roads out of three blocked by flooded wadi…
Ehm… hallo…. Sure you didn’t take the wrong turn again???!!!!
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Chez Ali
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Beauty-farm!
I must have been a really good girl: I got an entire beauty-farm day, and they put me back in shape.
Actually nearly 1000 km off-road on stones and sand, with wind and climbing up and down left the mark. My water pump was leaking a bit, a few km to the end of this segment I took a clearcut stone and one of my tire had to be changed, and even inside I was covered in sand and dust.
But Ahmed knows what to do and took us at Ali’s, who was waiting for us with a new pump and his entire team ready for me. They worked a whole day as you know, the more you get, the more you want – good to have a full check-up. But what a pleasure! They come from all over Morocco here to Zagora to pamper cars like me. To say it all, my family was pampered as well: breakfast, lunch, internet… Unbelievable, ever seen anything alike?
Great – Now I am ready for what comes next!
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