Nkob to Skoura

Original plan to drive along main road via Agdz ditched quickly when Riad man told us about new road across the mountains. So we set off on (what we thought was) the new road. Very spectacular climb into the mountains and some great scenery that prompted a new playlist to be put together on the hoof of cowboy music.

First 2/3rds of the drive were very spectacular, but after we followed a smaller track somewhere near Tagmount, the road deteriorated and it became hard going for a long (time wise) stretch. Still spectacular but enough already.

Only 2 enlivening moments were the spotting of a small chameleon crossing the road, and when Paul was driving over a sharp dip in the road and Kim couldn't see over the bonnet of the car that the road did go straight on, so she screamed as she thought we were plunging over the edge of a precipice.

Just as the road was getting very boring a large tarmac road appeared and whisked us to Skoura and our luxury (ish) hotel.Read more