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| Aourir to Kaouki Beach - 116 miles (including backtrack to Agadir) |
An early start into
another bright sunny and rapidly warming up day. We have decided to
move on, Derek and June leaving well before us but they don't have
breakfast so we'll catch up later. Finish packing away, a quick
service, pay the man and and on our way, avoiding a large British van
with a trailer who arrived as we were leaving. Had a quick chat,
surprised at such an early arrival but they had come off the main
campsite in Agadir which, as we already knew, was diabolical.
Our first call was back
to Agadir to see if the Speedy (aka Kwikfit in the UK) could recharge
the air-conditioning but they had run out of gas so no joy there.
However our visit wasn't entirely a loss as we made a short call into
Marjane for extra supplies of water, soft drinks etc. Then headed
north.
About 7km past
Tagazhoute, our old but now defunct special place, we checked out the
new campsite we had noticed on our way down a couple of weeks ago. It
appears to be affiliated to the existing Atlantica Park, which is
just up the road but a little away from the coast, and is well laid
out with all facilities including a large restaurant. It's best
feature though is that it is right on a superb beach. A place to bear
in mind for another visit and yet another example of how fast Morocco
is developing its tourist industry.
A pleasant run up the
N1, which was quiet for a change, along the coastline. There are some
fabulous beaches here which look good for surfing, and quite a few
places where it is possible to pull off the road to access them. But
there is also a plethora of “no motorhomes” signs – you would
probably be okay during the day but almost certainly be moved on if
attempting a night stop. Unfortunately the popularity of motorhoming
is also it's worst enemy because as soon as one or two vans stop,
many more join them leading to problems with litter, waste disposal
etc. which the local authorities simply don't want.
Shortly after the busy
little town of Tamri the road climbs steeply up into the hills and we
paused close to the top for lunch and to admire the view, somewehat
hazy today so photos were pointless. Further on we spotted a radar
speed trap in the distance and although we weren't speeding reduced
by a few mph and so weren't troubled. However a French motorhome
coming up behind us wasn't so observant and was directed onto the
side of the road. Well that's the traffic cops lunch paid for....!
A left turn onto the
coastal road saw us caught behind an overloaded (as usual) little van
pouring smoke, causing us to shut the windows and turn off the fresh
air vents, with no way to pass on the good but single lane road. In
no rush, we just hung back until he went his own way, and then
enjoyed the final run along the coast again to Sid Kaouke, and Kaouki
Beach Camping where we'd stayed before and were due to join up again
with our friends.
Being later than our
usual stopping time, the site was almost full but we managed to
squeeze into a corner for now, knowing that come morning there would
be folk moving on. A strong wind had got up as we joined the coast
which had the benefit of taking the edge off the temperature so our
afternoon cuppa and chat was enjoyed inside. We learned that the
French couple on the pitch next to June and Derek were leaving in the
morning, so we'll try to bag it tomorrow.
We're now coming to the
end of our Morocco visit so are making more definite plans. A few
nights here then maybe a day visit to Essaouria before continuing up
the coast.
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