Morocco October 2015

[MarkW]

My pleasure guys

Just finished compiling the track log for the trip and key waypoints. Can anyone remember how much it was at Camping Tifnia outside Erfoud?

 

[Chris]

Wasn't it 80dh plus 5dh tax? Quite an expensive site given what we paid elsewhere.

 

[Chris]

After Gary and I split we took the opportunity to take in a bit of the ancient history of Morocco. We had a morning in Volubilis which was a Roman city. It's a UNESCO World heritage site. Hmm, not sure anyone told the Moroccans. It had been pashing down and some of the mosaics were covered in water and mud. Out came this little chap who proceeded to squeegee off the muck from 2000 year old priceless Roman art. Sigh.

 

[AndyCook]

Always good to see some culture


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[Bat21]

After Gary and I split we took the opportunity to take in a bit of the ancient history of Morocco. We had a morning in Volubilis which was a Roman city..... Out came this little chap who proceeded to squeegee off the muck from 2000 year old priceless Roman art.

What amazed me was seeing they had electricity all those years ago... look see

 

[froggy Steve]

Wow! 3 phase too! Clever these Romans........

 

[MarkW]

They also had underfloor heating and concrete as well, oh wait the Romans used concrete pretty widely

We actually visited 2 UNESCO World Heritage Site in the first few days at El Jadida and Essaouira as well as several RAMSAR Sites and a UNESCO Biosphere reserve along the route

 

[MarkW]

Finished a couple of Timelapses

1st Wild Camp


and the Desert Highway into Tata

 

[GeorgeG]

Mark, did I say THANK YOU for starting this thread?

 

[MarkW]

You did George.............a few times

It was great to meet you and show you around a little bit of Morocco

 

[Gary Stockton]

You're all probably bored of this thread already, but some random pics from me ...


Jack Sparrow - kept missing him from the front, but was an absolute spot-on lookalike ...

our own Bedou tribesman enjoying lunch

Fishing boats in the harbour. The bobbing up and down in waves was quite soporific ..

Welcome to African transport systems ...

Some of the coastal resorts will bear further inspection in future ...

Pay attention, Stockton - this is what happens when you bimble along in 3rd high with hard tyres and mind in neutral ...

Hello Byron

Sunrise - one of many. Probably my favourite time of day ...

Don't let folk tell you not to worry about snakes - this was a Puff Adder I think ...

We also lit up a scorpion one night with the UV torch but he wouldn't hold still long enough for decent pics ...

The 'Hole in the Wall'

Fort Beau Jerif - quite spectacular I thought.

Moroccan architectural choices soon became quite familiar

Sunset …

The TanTan camels …

Big sky country …

Camel drover and a large herd off to market …

Time for a breather from the sun …

Desolate but stunning wild camp, with some tricksy soft sand to get through first ...

More camels on the way to .... somewhere ...

A man comes to town ... or, 'where to from here???'

On to the salt pans

And out to more fancy arches for the police to hide behind

You have to wonder, when you see a sign like this, if it's for real or you're about to be 'inconvenienced' lol

Sand desert at last ..

Getting spoilt after Byron's truck won't start ...

Impromptu jam session, Morroccan style (forget Gangnam Style ...)

Sunrise at Kamal's hangout ...

Touristy camel trekking ...

Breakfast on it's way - great sort of crepes with honey, cheese or chocolate filling. We asked for 2 honey and 1 chocloate and ended up with one of each - I hadn't realised my French was quite so bad

Off to the Art in the Desert - approaching the Golden Circle house..

And steps down to the water table in what is essentially a well ...

Really enjoyed palying with the light in here.


Then on to the Temple of Orion

Traditional mint tea - not my favourite, but interesting anyway

Then finally the Stairway to Heaven

I've seen some eccentric arty stuff but this was pretty weird - but stunning in it's own way.




Paradise is - a campsite with a pool at Todra Gorge. Bloody cold water though

Heading out to the Gorge

Hmmm - this is gonna get interesting

A ways to go yet

Getting there

Track washout made an interesting little obstacle with a tight turn in. Little did I know what lay in store later on ...

Easy-peasy

Yup - getting high now ...

Sunrise - again

Our neighbours ...

Time for a little wash ..

Amazing tagine lunch choice ...

African-style transport - again

Oooh - that looks like rain ...

Yup - just missed us, but what chaos in its wake ....

Volubilis = incredible place, despite the best efforts of the grundsmen to squeegy off the mosaics ...

Mosaic detail - 2300 years on ...

Anyone want to guess the national product of Spain??? Olives, perchance, and olive oil???

Check you, check me

The Sherry Bull - loads of these, and at 14m high surprisingly large

Loads more pics, but still need to sort them all out

 

[clivehorridge]

Just great Gary, what a trip, thanks for all the time spent posting !

 

[MarkW]

Great Pics Gary

 

[Charlie]

Great photos, keep them coming.

 

[SpinDrift]

Great pics Gary

 

[Chas]

Excellent pictures there Gary.

 

[GeorgeG]

Thank you Mr. Stockton!

 

[AndyCook]

Excellent Gary, some great photos there.


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[froggy Steve]

great piccies! thanks for sharing

 

[StarCruiser]

Thanks for those Gary, loved the spiral staircase into the well and the sunrises…some great shots there. [emoji4]