Five days since the last blog entry and what have we been up to? Well, the weather has calmed down to a most pleasant mid twenties, the campsite has been very quiet and the campsite owner, Jamie, calls in for a chat most days. We go swimming every day and walk into the village or around the point without fail. Fish we buy from the port, Dorado being our choice and cooked over a a charcoal grill is the preferred method of cooking. Delicious. That along with some excellent potatoes and we have a meal fit for kings.
Today, we took a bike ride to Tamri where we ate a cous cous meal, well it is friday? and bought Banana's and some veg. The roadside stalls here show plainly what Tamri is about, ...........Banana's
Krysia bathed in golden light surrounded by the yummy yellow finger fruit, chats and laughs with the two fellows at this stall. They have mixed feelings about being photographed, chap below seems comfortable
while his friend, although allows the requested shots, chooses to keep the gateway to his 'soul' well guarded. Or is he just shy?
Still, sweet of them to let annoying tourist snap at them while they carry out their days labour.
Another stall offers a greater variety of vegetables and colour, and loads of banana's too.
We then drove into the mountains via a long and fertile valley full of Banana's and dates etc, following a river that flows from the barrage we visited in the heatwave a week or so ago. Fortunately, the temperature is far more pleasant today so we can enjoy the drive through this beautiful scenery.
Still finding the time to stop for a banana or two, bikers love banana's
And biker girls love to look beautiful, even if it is getting a bit warm. Can we move on now?
And up we climb to the top of the valley before dropping down to the barrage again. Not forgetting to stop at this sign whenever you see it. As it simply reads.............Stop! Although you would think that you would be excused for not knowing that! So just remember, two men in a boat ( or is it three? ) means stop and if you don't, there is bound to be a cheerful policeman lurking behind a tree happy to take an official 400 dhs off you, or an unofficial 200? if you don't want a paper receipt! This is Morocco.
What a view, looking all the way back down the valley to Tamri, absolutely stunning.
And at the barrage, its almost cool enough to have a short walk, there again, where's the shade?
No shade around here mate
I said, no shade around here.
Get out of the sun you old fool, I know there is not much shade but there's enough to have a break from the hot sun. And it is hot now, not too hot but..........
Too hot for racing lorries, foolish boy. Now get under this Argan tree with me and take a break from the sun, it's a good drive back and we don't want any sunstroke do we?
Yes, I mean no, I know you're right, get out of the sun while you can, there's a good Ted.
So after a relax in the shade, we drove smoothly down to the coast and that cooling sea breeze, well more like a gale really. It can blow here that's for sure. Not a cloud in the sky and yet a gale from the north! Still, at least it's not a heat wave.
We walk the beach to the sight of the sunset and reflect on our stay here at Imsouane. Six weeks we've been here and a new chapter is about to open up as Jaimie and Storm arrive next Monday, which will be brilliant.
So with two days until we leave, we'll make the most of this simply stunning part of our trip and then push off into the next simply stunning part of the trip.
Sleep well. xxx
Today, we took a bike ride to Tamri where we ate a cous cous meal, well it is friday? and bought Banana's and some veg. The roadside stalls here show plainly what Tamri is about, ...........Banana's
Krysia bathed in golden light surrounded by the yummy yellow finger fruit, chats and laughs with the two fellows at this stall. They have mixed feelings about being photographed, chap below seems comfortable
while his friend, although allows the requested shots, chooses to keep the gateway to his 'soul' well guarded. Or is he just shy?
Still, sweet of them to let annoying tourist snap at them while they carry out their days labour.
Another stall offers a greater variety of vegetables and colour, and loads of banana's too.
We then drove into the mountains via a long and fertile valley full of Banana's and dates etc, following a river that flows from the barrage we visited in the heatwave a week or so ago. Fortunately, the temperature is far more pleasant today so we can enjoy the drive through this beautiful scenery.
Still finding the time to stop for a banana or two, bikers love banana's
And biker girls love to look beautiful, even if it is getting a bit warm. Can we move on now?
And up we climb to the top of the valley before dropping down to the barrage again. Not forgetting to stop at this sign whenever you see it. As it simply reads.............Stop! Although you would think that you would be excused for not knowing that! So just remember, two men in a boat ( or is it three? ) means stop and if you don't, there is bound to be a cheerful policeman lurking behind a tree happy to take an official 400 dhs off you, or an unofficial 200? if you don't want a paper receipt! This is Morocco.
What a view, looking all the way back down the valley to Tamri, absolutely stunning.
And at the barrage, its almost cool enough to have a short walk, there again, where's the shade?
No shade around here mate
I said, no shade around here.
Get out of the sun you old fool, I know there is not much shade but there's enough to have a break from the hot sun. And it is hot now, not too hot but..........
Too hot for racing lorries, foolish boy. Now get under this Argan tree with me and take a break from the sun, it's a good drive back and we don't want any sunstroke do we?
Yes, I mean no, I know you're right, get out of the sun while you can, there's a good Ted.
So after a relax in the shade, we drove smoothly down to the coast and that cooling sea breeze, well more like a gale really. It can blow here that's for sure. Not a cloud in the sky and yet a gale from the north! Still, at least it's not a heat wave.
We walk the beach to the sight of the sunset and reflect on our stay here at Imsouane. Six weeks we've been here and a new chapter is about to open up as Jaimie and Storm arrive next Monday, which will be brilliant.
So with two days until we leave, we'll make the most of this simply stunning part of our trip and then push off into the next simply stunning part of the trip.
Sleep well. xxx
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