We had found a parking somewhere behind the lighthouse in Maspalomas and started to explore the massive dunes, this part of Gran Canaria is so famous for. Along the sea front and especially at the beach it was packed with sun seakers, but we expected that it would thin out the further we walked along […]
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We had decided to risk the drive up the mountain that day, in the hope that the weather would improve in the afternoon or that the clouds are hanging low enough. The road is good but very steep. We had 15% of increase and narrow hairpins all the way up. To be as light as
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We had booked tickets for the cable car up the Teide first for the 22nd of December, but it was canceled due to bad weather and we learned that even the road over the mountains was closed for days because of the snow. We changed our tickets to 31st of December, hoping for the best.
From our camping in the south (Camping Nauta), we went on excursions with a rented car. Our tickets for the Teide cable car were canceled due to the snow. We therefore decided to drive up the volcano as far as we could, before the road was blocked. Our drive took us through the clouds with
What had happened? How did we get from Sidi Ifni to Morocco, you wonder? Our problems with the car had cumulated in a dead generator and a cardan shaft close to its end. We therefore made our way first to Mercedes in Casablanca, but they didn’t have the parts and informed us about delivery times
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With Sidi Ifni, we had finally reached the Atlantic Ocean again. The small town has a strong Spanish influence, as it was founded in 1934 by Spain as a military base. Roads, avenues, central squares, barracks, decorative buildings, hospitals and administrative buildings were constructed in the Art Deco style. Nearly 15,000 Spanish soldiers and military
After we had left our spot near the petroglyphs, we drove into Tata and from there continued west along the N7. Last time we had used a track from Pistenkuh.de, which took us through the Mansour Gorge. This time we opted for a route further north through the mountains, and it was at least as
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After a rainy day, the Atlas mountains were covered with snow on the highest peaks, a beautiful sight. We drove along the mountains to Ouarzazate and further to Aït Benhaddou, where we found a lovely spot for the night above the river with great views of the old ksar. We met other travellers and postponed
We had a cold and very windy night up in the mountains at 2,500 metres, before we started our route through the Dadés gorges. We were close to Agoudal, from where we drove on a new tar road to one of the highest passes in the Altas, the Tizi n’Ouano with 2,900 metres. From here
We left Goulmima, to drive into the Atlas mountains. The locals had warned us, that rain was predicted for the end of the week. By then, we shouldn’t be driving on difficult roads any more. Two days to go, so we were good. Our route took us north to Amellagou and then west through a
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