Trying to find a signal
to get an internet I took my Nexus tablet near to the reception and
saw a hotspot for Peter Smith. As everyone else here has a name like
Freddy French I figured it must be Peter & Mary,whom I knew were
heading here. I put on my Wi-Fi analyser App and followed the
strengthening signal to their van, well I assumed at it was their van
as it had GB plates. As it was late they were all closed up for the
night. In the morning their van had gone, luckily the empty pitch
still had their chairs & mats left behind so I knew they had gone
out for the day and we met up later in the day.
I took along some of
the Essaouria buns in Gill's memory. Peter & Mary like their
gadgets and I found the answer to my internet problems, a TP-Link
Portable 3g wireless router. With this I could connect my laptop,
tablet & phone through my own personal router, all at once if
want to! Being in Morocco at the front of the campsite there are
various tradesmen, Solar panels, re-sprays & repairs, satellite
dishes, windscreen covers, outdoor carpets and anything a motorhome
may need. Within a couple of hours the wi-fi man was at my pitch
setting me up with my own portable router and at last I could get
back in contact & even share my connection with others if I want
to.
I have been testing my
solar panel to see how long it will keep my leisure batteries powered
without having to connect to the the electric supply and without
driving which will recharge them. After 6 nights everything was
functioning, despite the poor, wet & overcast weather, so I was
very pleased and with sunnier days forecast I should be able to stay
off grid for plenty of days when I want to.
Steve & Jan decided
to head off back North slowly exploring places on their way. They
were very glad to have me show them the ropes and I was glad of their
company for the first few days and also giving me a look back to how
it feels and and the new experiences and encounters that happen when
you go somewhere new and a bit different. After 4 days of following
the back of my van I am sure they will enjoy seeing a different view
but they will have to spot the endless Police checkpoints and the
dodgy road surfaces without my braking warnings.
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