It was a couple of hours ride from Chefchaoeun to the port at Tangier Med and as we didnt yet have tickets, we decided to leave early and aim for getting the noon sailing.
The ride out was pleasant as we dropped down from the hills. There were a few stalls selling tangine's and the like, but I had already filled every available space in my panniers with ancouple of berber rugs I bought in the souk.
The lanscape was nice for most of the way, although it seemed rather tame after the delights of the high atlas mountains.
As Tangier neared we jumped in the toll road for the last bit (which was free today for some reason) and some rather more ambitious road construction became evident.
And then we arrived at the port, rode passed all the ticket touts and straight to the ferry offices inside the port complex, up to the desk and got a ticket for the next sialing at 12. All very straightforward and efficient - was this really still Africa?
A coupel of hours later (plus two for the time difference) we were back in Spain. No issues at all with immigration, just sailed through. If our experience is anything to go by, Tangier Med port is a very easy way to transit.
A nice run up through the Parque Natural Los Alcornocales, followed.
To the village of Los Gazoles ....
..... and a couple of miles beyond to a campsite I had seen. Arrived set up, swam in the pool, had a couple of beers and a decent meal in the site cafe - a pretty relaxed start to the long run home.
Never found out why the campsite cafe had quite so many animals heads addorning its walls!
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