{"id":13900,"date":"2017-05-05T14:43:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=13900"},"modified":"2017-05-05T14:43:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:43:29","slug":"day-203-oulad-othmaine-to-zagora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13900","title":{"rendered":"Day 203 – Oulad Othmaine to Zagora"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 203                                                       7th February
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36miles (Oulad Othmaine to Zagora)  average speed 10.3 mph Top speed 25 mph
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I was awake at 6, but the toilet was locked so I used a trench at the bottom of the garden. I couldn’t decide between reading and watching sunrise or sleeping, but sleeping for another couple of hours won. Then I made some English tea and Hussein made brekkie of omelette. I packed up and went to see the kasbah, which was free as there was no-one there to charge me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kasbah<\/p><\/div>\n

I had a good look around in the dark and saw great views from the top.There were lots of artefacts on show including a bike with one wheel!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Inside the Kasbah – a bike with one wheel!<\/p><\/div>\n

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View up to the roof of the kasbah<\/p><\/div>\n

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View from the tower of the Kasbah<\/p><\/div>\n

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Back at Jardin camping I loaded up and had a cup of English tea. Then Hussain asked me to help lift a water tank down from the roof and put it back up again. I’d already done last night’s washing up so I certainly did my fair share!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then I got on the road about midday, with a varying road quality even the newly laid tarmac on this stretch was bone shaking, and there were still a few roadworks to navigate. I stopped after an hour as usual and found myself at a ruined tower where I spotted a small black bird with a white head near the river and took photos of Brian up the tower. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bird watching<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ruin<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brian the Snail on the walls of the ruins<\/p><\/div>\n

The kids were great in every village I passed as they shouted encouragement and said hi while waving. Next stop was on a bridge across the river where I bathed my feet and watched the women washing and the kids playing. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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View from a bridge – local laundry!<\/p><\/div>\n

A boy came past and picked up one of my socks that had blown away ( brave kid!) two younger boys asking for bonbons or stylos. I gave them chewing gum and the older one 3 dir for watching my bike. Just around the next bend was a landslide with men trying to repair it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Landslide<\/p><\/div>\n

A lorry waved me past first and followed me through, I can’t imagine that in England! There was a bit of a headwind and I had a drink at a roadside cafe with a rat and some sheep. The road improved and I raced into Zagora where I found Prends ton Temps quite easily even though the area was very run down. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Welcome gate<\/p><\/div>\n

I was welcomed by the belguid? And given a wonderful cabin as there was only hard gravel for camping. It was a wonderful place and I got dinner and brekkie and loads of coffee for 200 dirham. He also offered a desert tour for 600 but I felt I needed to continue cycling as I’d come this far, although it was tempting. I went into town and had a Sprite in a hotel to watch the sunset, but the view from the terrace was blocked. Back for a lovely salad with chicken tagine and fruit for dessert. Followed by an early night.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Prend de Temps Camping cabin 100 dirham incl breakfast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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