We desided to stay one more dag in Azrou Tiznit since we got in contact with a Paris Dakkar mecanic, and we wanted to take time talking with him. One thing lead to another, and before we knew it, the car was at his outoshop. The car got a checkup, and the local people were much admired over thebig wheel screen a "PRADO" for those of you who know's this name that is used by many in the rest of the world instead of land cruiser 120 model.
We were all under the grease pit and looked under the car, we applied grese between the axles of the car, and I had to scream stop many times because they only pumped and pumped in more grease. There are some plastic cups in each end of the shaft cross that snaps out if you pump too much grease, it's enohg with 2-3 touch as I call they ask me if I am a mechanic, and I tried to explain to them what I was afraid of. The chief mechanic came and bossed some little young boys standing with the pump, there was no doubt that the chief mechanic had a bearing on things.
We've blown clean the radiator and check the bushings and bearings, etc.. Not one thing was wrong, something he was very surprised for since he had Landro that needed fixing in the the garage all the time ... (Internal) I have a land rover deffender 110, so I nodded slightly agreing but some disagree and ....;)
Have washed the car with just water. They wanted to use an old brush, but I said no since the brush looked like camel hair, so we said just water. The car was not clean but the windshield is good and clean ... We will stop on a later occasion when we arrive Zagora. Probably some high pressure washing there if we are lucky. But probably just smart driving around with dirty dirty car so it does not look so expensive out and maybe the kids will stop jumping around so much, which we experienced yesterday evening when we loaded up on the blog.
We had to drive about 10 minutes away from where we had camped because the satellite must have a clear view of the South, when we found a nice space and open space david jumped out and rigged in place the antenna, not until everything was up and ready and we had started the upload that can take from 5-15 minutes, came a whole bunch of children running at full speed towards us from a school we did not noticed about 400meter wake. Nooooo, said Martin and locked the car doors again ...
We could not run away when the equipment and satellite worked. So we chose to wait. They stood at the window and clawed for your attention, probably 20 children. They talked frensh, and they bumped hundred's of times on the window while we try and concentrate on getting the blog uploaded. Eventually they began hammering on the car, and as I got out and shut the car door they jumped away as if they thought I was going to beat them. I said I speak only English, and said they had to be kind and not hamre on the car, but not after I closed the car door again they began even more.
I went out and hold them at bay while Martin looked over the pc work is done. They tried to turn off the valve caps on the wheels that were silver from the arctic trucks, and I thought something I never should have done. And it was to distract them away from the car, I remembered I had a lakaroel mints of licorice in my pocket I had just opened and said to them where they stood with big eyes, that they could get a taste of candy from Norway. They were completely wild, and I tried to hand out one by one but it was not long before they all rushed around my hand and took it all. The mints taken on the ground and they all threw themselves on the ground, some began fighting. Little boys 7-12 years old threwfists against eachother and I just said Not nice, Not nice. Then I jump in the car and just drive away. As we drive away we laughed. The salty licorice was not something they liked, and spitting it out again, and they looked tricekd, Martin shouts DRIVE!! hehe.
We saw the kids laugh at eachother, they thought that the Norwegian has a strange taste for candy. Fortunately, we got away with the car in well preserved state, and all valve caps in place. And Martin did not have any lasting trauma. hehe.
Today we've shopped on the market and bought more water and food for the next 3-4 days. After Zargora we shall start our drive towards the Sahara, so this will be fun .. We would like resting more today because we know what awaits us, and we are on the timetable so we have time for an extra day here.
We were all under the grease pit and looked under the car, we applied grese between the axles of the car, and I had to scream stop many times because they only pumped and pumped in more grease. There are some plastic cups in each end of the shaft cross that snaps out if you pump too much grease, it's enohg with 2-3 touch as I call they ask me if I am a mechanic, and I tried to explain to them what I was afraid of. The chief mechanic came and bossed some little young boys standing with the pump, there was no doubt that the chief mechanic had a bearing on things.
We've blown clean the radiator and check the bushings and bearings, etc.. Not one thing was wrong, something he was very surprised for since he had Landro that needed fixing in the the garage all the time ... (Internal) I have a land rover deffender 110, so I nodded slightly agreing but some disagree and ....;)
Have washed the car with just water. They wanted to use an old brush, but I said no since the brush looked like camel hair, so we said just water. The car was not clean but the windshield is good and clean ... We will stop on a later occasion when we arrive Zagora. Probably some high pressure washing there if we are lucky. But probably just smart driving around with dirty dirty car so it does not look so expensive out and maybe the kids will stop jumping around so much, which we experienced yesterday evening when we loaded up on the blog.
We had to drive about 10 minutes away from where we had camped because the satellite must have a clear view of the South, when we found a nice space and open space david jumped out and rigged in place the antenna, not until everything was up and ready and we had started the upload that can take from 5-15 minutes, came a whole bunch of children running at full speed towards us from a school we did not noticed about 400meter wake. Nooooo, said Martin and locked the car doors again ...
We could not run away when the equipment and satellite worked. So we chose to wait. They stood at the window and clawed for your attention, probably 20 children. They talked frensh, and they bumped hundred's of times on the window while we try and concentrate on getting the blog uploaded. Eventually they began hammering on the car, and as I got out and shut the car door they jumped away as if they thought I was going to beat them. I said I speak only English, and said they had to be kind and not hamre on the car, but not after I closed the car door again they began even more.
I went out and hold them at bay while Martin looked over the pc work is done. They tried to turn off the valve caps on the wheels that were silver from the arctic trucks, and I thought something I never should have done. And it was to distract them away from the car, I remembered I had a lakaroel mints of licorice in my pocket I had just opened and said to them where they stood with big eyes, that they could get a taste of candy from Norway. They were completely wild, and I tried to hand out one by one but it was not long before they all rushed around my hand and took it all. The mints taken on the ground and they all threw themselves on the ground, some began fighting. Little boys 7-12 years old threwfists against eachother and I just said Not nice, Not nice. Then I jump in the car and just drive away. As we drive away we laughed. The salty licorice was not something they liked, and spitting it out again, and they looked tricekd, Martin shouts DRIVE!! hehe.
We saw the kids laugh at eachother, they thought that the Norwegian has a strange taste for candy. Fortunately, we got away with the car in well preserved state, and all valve caps in place. And Martin did not have any lasting trauma. hehe.
Today we've shopped on the market and bought more water and food for the next 3-4 days. After Zargora we shall start our drive towards the Sahara, so this will be fun .. We would like resting more today because we know what awaits us, and we are on the timetable so we have time for an extra day here.
Pictures in the auto garage
The car really needs a wash :-)
Cleaning the radiator
The Tiznit camp
Dakar Defender
Dakar car repair garage
David with the nice people of Morocco
David with the "crew"
Giving the car a thorough checkup
The front window gets cleaned. Doing a good job, since they aren't allowed to use the camel brush :-)
Getting the hose ready to clean the car.
Our local camel buddy, sleeping 3 meters away from our camp!
A local salesperson who wanted to exchange all our beer for other goods. Martin say'd: NO DEAL :-)
Martin chilling near the camel
In the grease pit, checking up the car
Martin getting the hang of speaking Arabic :-)
