{"id":26802,"date":"2017-03-19T19:13:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T19:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=26802"},"modified":"2019-04-11T17:00:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:00:27","slug":"feeling-moroccod-out-in-tazzarine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/feeling-moroccod-out-in-tazzarine\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Morocco&#8217;d out in Tazzarine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome has the sweet smell of honeysuckle wafting in through his windows. Around him every inch of the ground is cultivated to grow food or provide parking and relaxation areas for us motorhomers. He&#8217;s parked in Camping Amasttou in Tazzarine (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:30.774953,-5.5621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N30.774953, W5.5621<\/a>). But despite the best efforts of the sweet aroma to lift our spirits, both\u00a0Jay and I are both feeling a bit flat, tired and a tad Morocco&#8217;d out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26834\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_163343980_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"camping at Tazzarine\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_163343980_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_163343980_HDR-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_163343980_HDR-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_163343980_HDR-1024x576-1-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Morocco is an amazing country. There is always something to see and always something happening, however this can wear you out. Over the last 24 hours we have felt like the &#8216;Pied Piper&#8217;, as a convoy of kids followed us,\u00a0during Charlie&#8217;s evening walk around the palmeraie. They took it in turns to beg for money and sweets, and even after\u00a0we got back to Zagan in the campsite, a couple of them tried pulling on the door to get\u00a0in with us.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26833\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26833\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26833\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170318_174422956-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170318_174422956-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170318_174422956-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170318_174422956-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170318_174422956-1024x576-1-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pied Piper effect<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also felt ripped off by the campsite owner, who charged us double what we were expecting (and after two and half months here we have a good idea of the going rate) because we forgot to agree a price when we arrived. It was only a couple of quid more than it should have been, but it put us in a bad mood and made us wish we had gone to the nice campsite on the south of the town with a price list and warm welcome.<\/p>\n<p>That said, this is Morocco and if we had stayed at the other campsite, we wouldn&#8217;t have been driving through the town to see things like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26829\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26829\" class=\"wp-image-26829 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01059-1024x581-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01059-1024x581-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01059-1024x581-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01059-1024x581-1-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken man on his way to the Sunday Souk<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26832\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26832\" class=\"wp-image-26832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01062-1024x573-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01062-1024x573-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01062-1024x573-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01062-1024x573-1-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were loads of camels heading into town today, possibly going to the souk too, while their owners cut a deal on their mobiles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26826\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26826\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26826\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01064-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01064-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01064-1024x529-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01064-1024x529-768x397.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunday traffic jam in Zagora<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26825\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01060-1024x504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01060-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01060-1024x504-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01060-1024x504-768x378.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we drove along we both agreed\u00a0that the amazing vistas are now becoming normal to us, like a wall paper that we never pay attention to. We&#8217;ve spent the last few days crossing vast swathes of hamada, brown rocky landscapes surrounded by stony hills and very little else. Our colour palette has been reduced\u00a0to brown land, blue sky (and a bit grey today), pinky orange sand and buildings, green tops of palm trees and wheat growing in the middle of nowhere. When we see people, the women are flashes of a bright colour that makes them stand out from their surroundings, while the men are part of the landscape, blending in with grey and brown robes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26824\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26824\" class=\"wp-image-26824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01085-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01085-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01085-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01085-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This amazing landscape is now becoming normal&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26823\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26823\" class=\"wp-image-26823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01081-1024x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01081-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01081-1024x434-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01081-1024x434-768x326.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..as is spotting people going out towards nowhere, like this fella in his wheelchair<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26831\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26831\" class=\"wp-image-26831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01083-1024x595-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01083-1024x595-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01083-1024x595-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01083-1024x595-1-768x446.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then amongst all the miles of brown you spot this, a pump providing water for the crops in the middle of nowhere<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26836\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26836\" class=\"wp-image-26836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_101104732_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_101104732_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_101104732_HDR-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_101104732_HDR-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_101104732_HDR-1024x576-1-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To break up the drive we stopped for a bit of fossil hunting &#8211; no luck today<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first part of the N12 from Zagora to Tazzarine has only been tarmacked for about a year. We glided along its smooth black top, raised up by a couple of metres from the brown earth around us as if we were floating. Halfway along the N12 is the town of Tarhbalt, which we assume hadn&#8217;t seen much through traffic prior to the road being done. It was like we were back on our first trip to Morocco five years ago, as children raced across fields to wave and beg from us, some even standing in the road to try and make us stop for them. Several women stood on the edge of the trickle of a river washing clothes, drying them on the dusty riverbed, while the men sat around the main street watching the world go by.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26835\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26835\" class=\"wp-image-26835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01099-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01099-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01099-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01099-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01099-1024x768-1-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01099-1024x768-1-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01099-1024x768-1-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even the local cemeteries blend into the landscape<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26804\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26804\" class=\"wp-image-26804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01091-1024x502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01091-1024x502.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01091-1024x502-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01091-1024x502-768x377.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clothes drying on the riverbed<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26803\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01093-1024x510-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01093-1024x510-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01093-1024x510-2-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01093-1024x510-2-768x383.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26807\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01097-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01097-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01097-1024x549-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01097-1024x549-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at the campsite I made sure I asked how much it was this time before we settled in. Jay has been for an explore on his bike and we&#8217;ve taken Charlie for a walk around the nearby streets, this time the Pied Piper only attracted stares, waves and bonjours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26822\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26822\" class=\"wp-image-26822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01111-1024x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01111-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01111-1024x400-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC01111-1024x400-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the local Marabouts in Tazzarine, something white in an otherwise brown town<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26819\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26819\" class=\"wp-image-26819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_130836451_HDR-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_130836451_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_130836451_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_130836451_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_130836451_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wheat growing in the palmeraie<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26816\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26816\" class=\"wp-image-26816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_153251463_HDR-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_153251463_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_153251463_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_153251463_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170319_153251463_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These water channels run down the side of the road to the campsite with no barrier to stop you falling in &#8211; don&#8217;t drive around here at night, We spotted several ladies stood in them washing clothes among the frogs and rubbish<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tomorrow we push on for Erg Chebbi and the sand dunes; there is nothing like a sand dune to cheer you up. We have a couple of weeks left in Morocco and while I know I will miss it once we leave, I can&#8217;t wait for the anonymity we have in\u00a0Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Ju x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome has the sweet smell of honeysuckle wafting in through his windows. Around him every inch of the ground is cultivated to grow food or provide parking and relaxation areas for us motorhomers. He&#8217;s parked in Camping Amasttou in Tazzarine (N30.774953, W5.5621). 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