Saturday 21st September
After waving off the dozen or so British camper vanners, it was our turn to leave to make the short hop down to Azrou.Because it was only a short journey, we decided to sight see along the way so we went to Moulay Idriss and Volubilis.The weather was glorious again,it has been mid to late 30s every day in Morocco and hit 42 yesterday! We did our vehicle checks, as taught by Bob,
The road to Moulay Idriss was fairly straight forward and we were delighted when we turned off the main road onto a minor road.It felt we were actually using the landy for what it was intended for, going off the beaten track! We drove for a few miles to Moulay Idriss to find absolute mayhem in the streets as it was market day and there were people everywhere, all over the roads.
Well only mayhem to us, it was just another normal market day for the people who live here. Moulay Idriss is a picturesque whitewashed town sitting astride 2 hills and is one of Morocco`s most important pilgrimage sites. It is named for Moulay Idriss, a great grandson of the prophet Mohammed, the founder of the country`s first real dynasty and Morocco`s most revered saint.
Gav drove brilliantly through the throngs, I think I would have been a nervous wreck, as he had to avoid people, donkeys, trucks etc etc. It seemed to go forever and prompted Gav to say, "is this a never ending market?". We then drove a further 5km to the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the best preserved archaeological site in Morocco and declared a world heritage site in 1997. It was really well preserved with some excellent mosaics.
Then on to Azrou, a Berber town deep in the Mid Atlas mountains and set in stunning scenery with views of cedar and pine forests.The forests are also known for Barbary apes which we are going to try and see tomorrow morning before driving on to the next place.The campsite is hilarious and very out of place, it has been dubbed Disney land, because of its garish buildings which mimic castles and ramparts.But it has hot showers, a real bonus this trip!
After waving off the dozen or so British camper vanners, it was our turn to leave to make the short hop down to Azrou.Because it was only a short journey, we decided to sight see along the way so we went to Moulay Idriss and Volubilis.The weather was glorious again,it has been mid to late 30s every day in Morocco and hit 42 yesterday! We did our vehicle checks, as taught by Bob,
The road to Moulay Idriss was fairly straight forward and we were delighted when we turned off the main road onto a minor road.It felt we were actually using the landy for what it was intended for, going off the beaten track! We drove for a few miles to Moulay Idriss to find absolute mayhem in the streets as it was market day and there were people everywhere, all over the roads.
Well only mayhem to us, it was just another normal market day for the people who live here. Moulay Idriss is a picturesque whitewashed town sitting astride 2 hills and is one of Morocco`s most important pilgrimage sites. It is named for Moulay Idriss, a great grandson of the prophet Mohammed, the founder of the country`s first real dynasty and Morocco`s most revered saint.
Gav drove brilliantly through the throngs, I think I would have been a nervous wreck, as he had to avoid people, donkeys, trucks etc etc. It seemed to go forever and prompted Gav to say, "is this a never ending market?". We then drove a further 5km to the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the best preserved archaeological site in Morocco and declared a world heritage site in 1997. It was really well preserved with some excellent mosaics.
Then on to Azrou, a Berber town deep in the Mid Atlas mountains and set in stunning scenery with views of cedar and pine forests.The forests are also known for Barbary apes which we are going to try and see tomorrow morning before driving on to the next place.The campsite is hilarious and very out of place, it has been dubbed Disney land, because of its garish buildings which mimic castles and ramparts.But it has hot showers, a real bonus this trip!
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