Desert and Mountains As a result of our previous blog, I was reminded that the Sahara only starts south of Tan-Tan, I would like to believe that, but Google also gives various results. According to the Britannica map below, during our trip in Morocco, we travel a bit through the Sahara and through the Moroccan … Read more
It started with just greasing… For the techies among us, I’m interested in whatever someone else needs to do to his/her car while on the road, as you, readers of our blogs, probably also are. After our first adventure in the desert, Omar, our guide during that trip (see The Moroccan Sahara (1)), recommends that … Read more
A varied adventure Everything south and east of the Atlas Mountains is considered Sahara, the red sand dunes, but also the bare stone plains and the barren sea-dune landscapes of Plage Blanche. We want to get the most complete impression, so we take the time to explore this special region. Mirleft and Legzira We enjoy … Read more
Winter circumstances No, winter conditions as we know them do not occur in Morocco and that is precisely why we and many more Europeans prefer the relatively warm winter of Morocco to the cold, wet and harsh winter in Europe. On January 1 we start our new year with the introduction of a German couple … Read more
Along the ocean coast of northern Morocco Ferry from Spain to Morocco We “celebrate” Sonja’s birthday during the crossing from Spain to Morocco on Sunday December 22. Unfortunately, there is not too much of that celebration, we bought a ticket in the morning, the old ticket turned out to be canceled by Direct Ferries, with … Read more
The last day of our vacation, that was a holiday well spent and as I wrote earlier without any arguing or unsolvable things with Milady, just fine. The motorway to Paris is busy, but we hardly have any traffic jam, only once at the toll gates traffic slowed down a bit.Paris goes fairly easy, Garmin found an excellent route … Read more
It remained dry camping in Pezenas and we can pack our stuff. At the reception we ordered croissants and baguettes, deliciously fresh for breakfast. The route through central France we drive on the toll route, i.e. at Millau we find the first stretch of toll road. We stop at the viaduc de Millau for a thorough inspection, … Read more
The tents are soaked when we get up in Andorra and we have to pack wet, a setback.In Andorra we are going to splurge on liquor and cigarettes for Marc and Sas.Yesterday we contacted Ciel and today we are going to find them on a camping in Maureillas las Illas (south of Perpignan in the French … Read more
The further north we get in Spain the colder it will be, I think. Well, not so it’s still hot up to the Pyrenees. One eye on the temperature gauge, keeping speed below 90km/h, Milady is doing fine, Only at the last stop before the Pyrenees, I discover a beating sound in the drive, we find a garage … Read more
Such a lovely modern, well maintained campground, camping municipal Fuengirola, we all four enjoy plenty of free hot showers and breakfast at the bar of the campsite, tasty strong Spanish coffee and bread with marmelada. It strikes us it is much warmer here than in northern Morocco, typically what a difference the Gibraltar straight makes. … Read more
