Day 27 – Tata
Up early again this morning after thinking too much about things like batteries and electrical systems. I should learn to shut my mind down more.
Packed everything away after breakfast and said our goodbyes and we were on the road around 10am. I will miss Tom & Angie who we have been travelling with since meeting them at Estepona. Tom helped me out with his mechanical knowledge and also was an excellent chef cooking us some superb food. I hope that your trip back to Agadir is successful and that we see you in the future. We also said au devoir to Tim and Ally who we may well meet later in the trip as they could be following our route over to Zagora albeit a few days later.
After a couple of hours travelling through some superb scenery we stopped at a small town and had a coffer and cake. The total cost, including a tip, was a staggering 70p each person. It was great to be able to have a break and feel refreshed ready for the second part of the journey. The other two vans arrived just as we were leaving the cafe. They had left about 30mins behind us. Whilst we were there 2 police officers started to set up a check point and came across and politely asked us to move our vans down the road. They were so welcoming and kept repeating “Welcome to Morocco”. As we drive through small villages we get waves from young and old…. some expecting us to stop and give sweets or pencils / pens but mostly genuine friendship waves.
By 3pm we had pulled into the site next to the municpal swimming pool. Terry and I had been here last year. Unlike last year there were only two french vans parked on our arrival. We were sitting out enjoying a freshly brewed cup of tea when the others arrived. Eventually we were all parked and connect to the electric however all 6 vans were using the same plug outlet. After a little discussion Robert and I were given a separate feed of our own and so we are now sharing one feed whilst 4 vans are off the original cable.
We sat out till quite late having beer o’clock and putting the world right. Soon it was time to go in and have the dinner that Tina had prepared. Unlike Tafroute the internet speed is substantially better so I had the opportunity to wish my mother happy birthday on her 94th birthday. It seems that Morocco has blocked the use of Skype so I had to find a way around this which I duly did by using a VPN. I also took the opportunity to update the New Forest DA web site with the latest newsletter and some corrections I had been notified about.
The forecast for today was that it was going to be cloudy. It was somewhat but the temperatures didn’t seem to suffer. It was certainly above 20ºC. The outlook for the next couple of days is clear skies and high temperatures. I do think about you all at home but not for very long…. Ha Ha.
Will take a look around the town tomorrow and show our newbies a little more of the rustic Morocco.