25/11/24 – El Jadida

Salt pans and lots of agriculture as we left Oualidia. Incredibly lush. We didn’t see the oyster beds though; we’d have had to do a little boat trip.

Spontaneous stop in the centre of El Jadida. Built by the Portuguese who destroyed it as they left. Lovely walls we could walk atop. Sadly the underground cistern has been closed a while. I think part of the roof fell in. And I suspect will be closed a good while longer. They were only discovered in 1916 when a shop keeper broke through a wall.

The town had a nice feel.

Once on the motorway, doing 70 mph, with a full load, our mpg averaged 62! More than twice what Jez would have been!!

I’d read about a campsite just S of Casablanca in Dar Bouazza. It’s basically a market garden with a small camping area. Yoga lessons 3 x a week too. I thought the ground would be too hard, but we were directed to a corner. A bit wedged inbetween existing campers, one of whom didn’t look too thrilled. But the pegs went in easily and we’ve our own private garden off to the side. Facilites are basic, but at least it’s an European loo!