The Marrakesh Express

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Day 30 in Morocco.
We left Sidi Ifni and hugged the coast until Mirleft, where we turned right and headed for Tiznit. From there the R104 took us up and over a spectacular mountain pass, climbing through the clouds at one point, towards Tafraout. If you use this route, I would advise against following Google Maps advice to turn left in Tajgalt onto a single track road unless you want a hair raising drive over a mountain. Stay on the R104! We are staying 2 nights at Camping Les 3 Palmiers, just a 10 minute walk from town, and next door to the huge free parking spot that can accommodate a couple of hundred motorhomes!

 

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View from our front window at Point Anchor guardian parking, Madraba Beach, Agadir. £1:80 a day!

 

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Day 31 in Morocco.
The country that just keeps on giving. Rain was forecast for most of the day in Tafraout so we decided against staying another night and headed off in the direction of Agadir. We thought we had seen it all, but the single track R104 road from Tafraout towards Agadir bested the best. Out past the Tete de Lion rock formation and the kasbah at Tizourgane until joining the R105 which took us high up in the Ante Atlas mountains before diving down into the valley bottom, we saw goats feeding in Argan trees, a well-overloaded van, a well crashed van and spectacular mountain and valley vistas. Eventually we hit Agadir, we missed the turn for the bypass and found ourselves grid-locked in city centre mayhem. Coming out of that unscathed is a major achievement in my book, second only to driving through Naples city centre! We are staying the night at a guardian parking spot favoured by the surfing community at Point Anchor, up the coast from Agadir. It's 20 dirhams a night and we have already bought bread and pastry and nuts from the local vendors who wander around the site. Can't get much nearer to the Atlantic Ocean than here!