After a very restful night in Errachidia, we left Friday morning for Fes. We crossed the mountains again, peaking at 2910 m. There was no snow this time, but it was still quite chilly. Unlike previous times where we hit the peak and immediately descended, there was a high plain that we had to cross. […]
Thursday dawned another beautiful day. We took a short walk into the desert to stretch our legs, see the dunes and collect some sand. Then it was back on the road. With the temperature a comfortable 25°C and the sun shining in a clear blue sky, today is the first day that Angela wasn’t cold. […]
Well, we’ve safely arrived in Merzouga, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, though not completely unscathed. We’re now 2-1, as Angela dumped her bike in some sand just 300 m from where we are staying. Fortunately it was on the right side, and so on the same pannier I damaged a few days ago. […]
We had a good rest in Boumalne Dadès last night. We’ve arranged most of our accommodations through Airbnb (the wonders of the interweb!), and last night was another hit. We stayed with a Berber family who made excellent hosts. It’s been a great experience staying in Moroccan homes, meeting the people and getting to learn […]
Everything we have done up until now has been child’s play compared to what we faced today. We left Imilchil and headed south and over the High Atlas mountain range, with our goal being the Dadès Gorge and the town of Boumalne Dadès. If you search for images of this route, you will see an […]
We arrived in Imilchil, and headed straight for an auberge Angela had found advertised through bookings.com. The owner met us and showed us around. A garage to secure the bikes, plus a toilet and shower with hot water, all in an ensuite no less! That was enough to seal the deal. After settling in, showering […]
So many firsts for us – first on the road repair, first bike drop, first-but I’m getting ahead of myself. When we were planning to leave yesterday, we were warned that the route we had planned to take wasn’t the best route. The roads were rougher, and it was advised that we double back to […]
Okay, it was inevitable. Sooner or later, someone was going to drop a bike. If you haven’t ridden a motorcycle, it may be difficult to appreciate how physically demanding it can be. At the end of each day, we are both exhausted, having ridden up and down hills, around countless gravelled hairpin turns, dodging potholes, […]
Yesterday afternoon, as we wound our way through the mountains, we had a vague destination in mind, but no set plans for where to stay. Every night up to this point had been planned through AirBnB, but last night and tonight we left to chance. And so there we were, stopped at the side of […]
Okay, so, do you remember those snow-capped mountains that were on the horizon in a previous post? Do you know how tall they are? We do, because our GPS told us as we rode through them! 2840 m! We went off the beaten track today, and traversed the Atlas Mountains. Where there is snow. Now, […]