Saturday, April 21, 2007

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Tinerhir 260km Cirque de Jaffar


Alarm 6:00, but again the Muesin prepared us in the morning, breakfast in room, chocolate croissants and tangerine is frugal. 7:40 departure, turn a little in Midelt before finding the track, Jaffar, that we made 8 years ago.

Check overhanging circus memorabilia and photos, 8 years ago we had turned around here, then we will continue the track called "runway chills" for 4x4treux, motorbike it poses no really a problem, but some places are important crossing slopes. Sensations 4X4. For the rise is the wrong track, go back in a small canyon just tries but nice, the track following is really superb views as well.


circus of Jaffar


track that descends into the Circus (so-called runway chills)

At the height of the village of Tizi'n zou we stop before a big drain on the runway (2m wide and as much depth, perhaps more than a groove there) a local tells us that the track is off and you have to turn around, of course he asked something about intelligence, it hesitates a little but the direction is good compared to GPS and the gap is passable by motorcycle, we decided to continue, there will be two or three crossings in the same style, then a goat path before returning to the track. I think that by passing to the south by the village should not be any problem, against which we spent the 4X4 does not pass.

Our first ford (this will not last)

Tar Agoudim up in the canyon we see the damage caused by the floods of spring, it's really impressive, waters have swept away whole sections of concrete walls. The trail resumes Agoudim. Stop
picnic near a river bordered Tamalout cedar.


Runway continuous passage of a pass at 2650m before Imilchil, we put some gas in the climb. Patrick is pressed, turista?, No no just wanted to drop a little.


Back on tar, it does not pass through the village of Imilchil direction Thodra gorges, crossing again at 2670m, descent to the gorge, a pity that this is felt, and especially to have built a hotel at the entrance of the gorge, it was a place to preserve. We registered two 4x4 double 31, they seem to be really busy.

Arrive Tinerhir around 16:00 after over 6:30 motorcycle. Search the backpacker, our choice is a guest house, called''really''cool-super (email: hote.calme @ mageos.com ) our host Mohamed is really nice and welcoming, the house is really typical edge of the palm and super well kept, the food is very good and breakfast (the first in Morocco) is extra short, a place to recommend. We talk about many things, one of our best stages.


View of the room in the morning

It's the end of Ramadan, people in the street, dressed up to visit family and neighbors.
We'll drink a Coke in town, speaking to a local explained the difficulty of following Ramadan, and is glad that it ends.
We did some shopping for the picnic tomorrow, this time it will be in place mackerel and sardines, it's feast. A young guide us to the shop and a cafe to buy bread, and no other purpose than to help us, he does not try to sell or take us somewhere, it changes a little. Super
Tajine, motorcycles are parked in the garage of the hospital, the father of Mohamed worked there before, is kept overnight.
I come finally to connect the GPS and the Pocket PC and download the trace of the previous steps, it was time the GPS memory is full.
'' Hey Patrick, it is ground, eh!
Tomorrow''big step.

Suite ......



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