Now that we've got the
van and ourselves clean it's time to do some proper shopping. Despite
Morocco having some large supermarkets there is very little away from
the coast so we've been managing quite well at the little shops and
markets. But we now have the opportunity to do what “civilised”
people call a proper shop as todays plan is to start heading north
and the first large city is Agadir, about an hour and a half drive
and the large Marjane hypermarket.
Of course we're now
back in civilisation and whilst the roads are good, the amount of
traffic is a culture shock having got used to seeing other vehicles
about once an hour! However we made Agadir safely and settled down to
enjoy an hour or so with a big shopping trolley. The final bill was
almost 1500 dirhams; sounds a lot doesn't it but actually equates to
just over £100. Our only problem now is getting it all packed away,
but we managed then had a late snack lunch.
Derek and June had
planned to visit the large souk in Agadir but we've been twice before
so were not interested. Unfortunately it is closed on Monday, a fact
they discovered when they hailed a taxi, but at least they hadn't
actually departed and there was no wasted journey. So we sallied
forth along the coast, through our old favourite Taghazoute – Derek
and June paused for a wander and a coffee – and headed for Insouane
where we stayed on our way south.
Approaching the village
we passed by a small school, which seemed to have been built in a
river bed, and a large group of 7-8 year olds were walking along the
road. Now the problem with young children in Morocco is that they are all
very friendly but this group insisted on all but blocking the road
and whilst it was perhaps fun for them it made for a very hazardous
time from the drivers point of view, one little lad getting very
close indeed to the front bumper! Eventually, and reluctantly, we had
to blow the horn to clear a path as it was getting decidedly
dangerous. And no, sorry, we haven't got any bon-bons, stylo or
smartphone!
As we arrived the wind
was blowing very strongly off the sea but as the campsite was almost
empty we were able to find a couple of pitches with some protection,
and also electricity allowing us to eke out our dwindling gas supply.
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