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| Asilah to Dar Bouazza - 207 miles |
We were going to move
on yesterday but the weather was so nice we couldn't be bothered so
instead had a total relax day, just taking Jamie onto the beach for a
run around. But we are starting to get itchy feet so today the plan
is to get as far south as we can using the motorway. After breakfast
we serviced the van and said our goodbyes to the group, who are all
off in different directions now although we'll probably see them
again somewhere. Then pay the man and away to the motorway.
It is, of course, a
toll road but not at all expensive so it enabled us to make good time
– we've seen this area a few times so avoiding the slow and
congested roads seemed like a good idea. Generally quiet until we
paused at Kenitra service area for lunch, the roads became
progressively busier as we passed Rabat, then Mohammedia until around
Casablanca it was manic, not helped with the breakdown of at least
one lane at each of the toll stations causing jams and folk fighting
their way into alternate queues. We just sat back and let them get on
with it, only once did we have any problem and a kind lorry driver
waved us in front of him.
We decided that one of
our old favourites, Camping International Oasis at Dar Bouazza, would
be a suitable stop for tonight so we programmed the satnav which took
us a different way, avoiding the very poor link roads we've used in
the past. The coast road out of Casablanca was more like a race
track, cars dodging around mopeds, motorcyclists without helmets
weaving in and out of slower traffic and us having to keep a very
careful watch out. But we can give as good as we get so it was all a
bit of fun, although we were very glad to turn off at the campsite!
Never full, there were
only a couple of vans parked up so we found a nice pitch, but then
had to move because the electricity didn't work. The guys do a good
job of keeping the place clean and tidy but it does suffer from a
lack of investment, probably due to it's poor position, which is a
shame because anywhere else it would be a real gem. However it's
perfectly adequate for us and we decided to stay two nights as today
has been a relatively long and tiring drive.
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