Today we left the hotel just after 8 am, it was still a bit dark, and filled up with fuel before heading on the highway to the cities of Casablanca and Rabat. Casablanca was only about 119 km away and we quickly encountered heavier traffic along the way. It looks like a modern city with many… Read More Into the big cities [C&T, Day # 53: 8.12.2023]
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]
Overnight it rained quite a bit so the morning was quite fresh and the air clean. We had a leisurely breakfast at the hostel, who also provide an excellent breakfast of fruit, breads, jams, tomatoes and cucumber, cheese and tea/coffee, all included in the price of the room. The hostel has an open meeting area… Read More A day of relative leisure [C&T, Day # 51: 6.12.2023]
What a nice feeling to wake up, despite the fresh air (around 12°C) and from the muezzin’s call, knowing that you don’t immediately have to get up and snooze a bit longer, because today is our leisure day, housekeeping day or shopping day, whatever you want to call it. The camping was still very quiet.… Read More Housekeeping Day [Day #39, 09.11.2023]
Abidjan-Marrakech-Abidjan Overland Expedition 2023 