We left Essaouira quite early after a good breakfast and headed up the coastal road towards El Jadida, our destination for tonight. The vegetation change rapidly as we went further north becoming greener with lots of agriculture evident, lush green fields of newly sprouted seeds and lots of stones used for dividing fields and some… Read More Greener and cooler [C&T, Day # 52: 7.12.2023]
The breakfast provided as part of our room was only served from 8.30 this morning and so we were a little later than usual in leaving. It was a bit misty but overall visibility was OK. Our first stop was to visit an old French fort on the hillside above the town of Mirleft (we… Read More Another close shave [C&T, Day # 50: 5.12.2023]
Today was a relatively quiet (2nd) day at the sea in Foum el-Oued just outside of Laayoune. We headed to Laayoune which is a reasonably sized and modern city of about 270,000 inhabitants and has well maintained tree lined streets and beautiful parks. Our first stop was the Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi, built… Read More 10,000 km [C&T, Day # 48: 3.12.2023]
After the bad news last night, we slept quite well, until we got woken up by a dog fight near our tents in the middle of the night. This morning the victims, a young male dog, was still seeking comfort and protection close to our camp and was lying under Trevor’s car in the shade… Read More Waiting for Alex and running errands in Nouakchott [Day #47, 17.11.2023]
We have made it back to the Atlantic Ocean. But more of that later.We left the hunting lodge, where we spent the night, after a nice breakfast with bread, eggs, jam, cheese and a nice coffee. The temperature was already climbing again. 26°C at 08:00 am. It is gonna be a hot day!The rooms there… Read More Arrived back at the Ocean [Day: #08: 09.10.2023]
Abidjan-Marrakech-Abidjan Overland Expedition 2023 