Woke up to blue skies and a heavy frost. It was so cold in the night I don’t know how the poor stray dogs survive. There are so many here (like Türkiye and Greece), every time Guy steps out the door he comes back with a new ‘fren’ in the hope that I’ll say “Aww, bring him in”😬
Despite the fact that a small group of motorhomes were parked out of the way, in the middle of nowhere, a fine selection of rugs for sale appeared on the wall opposite 🤣
We set off to follow a scenic route between the Berber village of Aïn Leuh and Zaoula d’Ifrane. Described in the ever useful Rough Guide as a gravel backroad, we were somewhat relieved to find it had been recently tarmacked, that is,until we hit a ‘deviation’ for roadworks half way across! There were some stunning views, but we did end up on some tiny tracks as there seemed to be road mending happening everywhere. It looked like it was more to do with landslides from the torrential rains though,rather than the earthquake a couple of years ago.
We ended up in the town of M’Rirt for a covert lunch by the roadside, with the door shut. Didn’t stop us getting spotted by some school kids who shouted Ramadan to us 😬
It was a strange place, as it looked like a massive dump, but the new looking main road had two schools on it with some very well turned out teenagers spilling out.
After some more scenic roadworks routes, we planned to stop near some waterfalls and a young lad appeared to usher us into his ‘campsite’ which was a parking space on a bend in the road. He and his mate guided us in, and we quickly guided ourselves back out and carried on.
We’re now in Aguelmam Azegza (I think 🤔) which is a new purpose built picnic area and carpark with a string of handicraft huts leading down to a lake. It still needs to be finished but they’ve certainly pumped some money into the place.
The three mile path goes nearly all the way around the lake and there are more Barbary apes for entertainment. Not a soul here, other than a couple of shepherds – I think they’re expecting a mad rush sometime soon though.
