Decided to stick arround in Tinerhir and found a campsite in mid afternoon. Pitched in a sandy corner aith a bit of a whiff but managed to avoid too many stones where I would sleep. Took a walk into town in the evening, about 1.5 miles and was happy to chat with people briefly on the way in and then didnt hang around too long in the main centre which is well designed and practiced for the art of tourist Dirham extraction. There was a fleet of 4x4 vehicles poised to take the excursion bus passengers from Marrakech up the Todra Gorge. Found a cafe vantage point and watched the professionals at work! Stupid cooker let me down this morning and would not light reliably to get my morning coffee. Big negative for the Trangia petrol burner. Got up at 7 and rode up the Todra Gorge without the weight of luggage on board and before the aforementioned professionals could gather for their days work. Was very tempted to do the piste loop across to the Dades Gorge but had done done any homework about the road conditions so bottled it. Save the Dades Gorge for the next trip. Coffee in Todra Gorge

Sitting here in Ourazazate (spelling?) which looks like a nice place and I may decide to stay overnight. However the lure of the mountain pass to Marrakech is calling to me and will probably prove irresistable. Next update will be from the crazy world of Marrakech.