Rufus does Europe

An excited twitcher got up early this morning and dragged his half asleep wife back up the road to look for the Northern Bald Ibis again. Off to Tamri we went, but at least the wind had died down so

Quiet night by the wind turbine except for the swooshing of course. 🤣 Drove back down to the town and got sand-blasted as we walked along the vast beach to the medina and port. It was so windy, and not

Essaouira That was no small accomplishment completed by the driver this morning! We could not believe the state of the road out – not just deep puddles, but whole lakes across the road with no way of knowing their depth.

Well, at least one of us has it …bet you can guess which one!  We’ve been misled with the weather, and today it has rained all day with not much relief. We left the washing out overnight and woke up

The Mogador’s Oasis 3/3/26 As forecast, it did rain all night with some proper torrential stuff this morning. Then, quite miraculously, the sun came out, still very windy, but it meant that we could get out for a walk by

Oh what a day! It should have been a three hour drive to what is possibly the best campsite in Morocco. It’s just above Essaouira, and with a pit stop at a supermarket in Safi, plus a lunch stop, the

No, not really but it certainly felt like it when we drove through a never ending market this afternoon! Before we were up this morning, a man was walking around the campsite shouting “Croissants, fresh croissants…”  Guy was just about

A Return to the nation’s capital today via a very smart motorway, which was also very cheap to use. The only small issue was the occasional man, woman or child that decided to cross it on foot or even just

Drove into Tetouan this morning, it was cool, cloudy, and looking like rain. Parked at the top of the enormous Muslim cemetery which spreads across the top of the city. It’s a surprisingly beautiful place, but I don’t think we’re

Had to get up early 🥱😖as our ferry from Algeciras to Tanger Med was booked for midday. We never in a million years thought that it would actually leave anywhere near the given time. But after surviving the windiest drive