No more rain and an early start because we need to get some miles under our wheels. Our route takes us up the N1 main road towards Casablanca and before long we were on a fast single carriageway and able to keep up a good average - until of course we come up behind trucks, donkey carts, put-puts et al. Never mind, it adds to the whole experience. A quick shop stop in one of the towns we encountered, all of them quite busy and one or two having their official market day.
The scenery is now definitely changing to agriculture, with much of the land being cultivated, for what we're not sure. We passed small flocks of sheep being grazed on the side of the road and the odd occasional cow, obviously the "family" source of milk etc. We also saw lots and lots of donkeys pulling small carts, tethered in fields or being used to carry loads, more so in this area than anywhere else we've seen. Mind you, looking at the state of some of the cars a donkey is probably more reliable! More photos.
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| Ike enjoys the view! |
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| Unusual hill formation |
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| General passing view |
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| Donkey carts |
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| Unusual avenue at El-Jadida |
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| Market day |
There are no lay-byes or service areas along this road so we stopped for lunch on the edge of a largish town in it's industrial area. You have to be careful where you stop or you'll be surrounded by kids. Almost everywhere we have been as we approached kids appeared from nowhere to smile and wave at us - it seems that some motor-homers stop to distribute "bon-bons". Sorry we're fresh out........
Our target for tonight was a site just south of Casablanca at Dar Bouazza which looked okay in the book. As usual for us, the directions assumed we were coming from the other direction but Bren managed to sort it out and, coupled with the satnav, it enabled Terry to drive straight past! Ah well, next roundabout and try again.
It's quite a big site, around 120 pitches, but it was almost deserted with only half a dozen vans parked up, including us. It also seemed to be a bit run down and could do with a tidy up but it was clean, the chef was pleasant enough and it's got all we need so we've settled down for just one night.
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| Camping International L'Oasis |
Tomorrow is the last push, probably to Asilah where our Moroccan adventure started, for our last night in Africa. Our intention is to cross back to Spain on Thursday. Inshallah.
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