Day 18 – Imsouanne

Heading for Imsouanne today. This was a place that was visited recently by a member on the MotorhomeFun forum. We hadn’t been there before. However, he did warn us that there was a steep hill to go down and he would not recommend large vans / RV’s to attempt it. One of our party has an 8m Frankia and he was worried he might have a problem. It turned out fine getting into this village where surfers could be seen riding the waves.

We parked up alongside the road where some kerbing and foot paths were being constructed. Soon the workers asked us to move over to the other side of the road. The views across the bay and the sound of the waves crashing was simply outstanding and well worth the drive of the main road.

The girls took the dogs along the beautiful beach and put the world to rights. They shared their experiences of previous Moroccan trips with the newbies. Robert went swimming whilst Phyllis went in up to her knees and very nearly got knocked over by the waves. A couple of young lads were skinning some squid and octopus and preparing it for their evening meal.

Later in the afternoon we strolled over to the village where we had coffee and the girls looked at the shops many of which had surfing gear. Tina spotted a blanket which she “had” to have. The price started at 350 MAD (£25) she bartered the price down but was still too expensive. She walked away.

Sitting over coffee she continued to state that she wanted this blanket and how lovely it was. The weather was very warm and we enjoyed the company and the banter. Tom came back to the table and showed us their latest purchases  … a Jacket for their son and two pairs of Moroccan slippers….all from the blanket seller. Pressure what pressure …Tom was going to negotiate a better deal. Price 120 MAD (£8.50) so I gave in and she made the purchase and I have earned some \”brownie points”.

Walked back to the parked vans and we were soon told that we had to move. No guardian was the explanation so we quickly packed up and moved to the adjacent campsite. This was down a very rough track which was taken at no more than 5mph.

Really enjoyable day… warm weather, good company, great location…. what more could we ask for. Bring on tomorrow.