Morocco

20 JAN – So, with new sprockets, a new chain, an oil change, a bodged seal on the clutch rod, a repair to my favourite cap – plus a NEW …

While I was in Agadir I wanted to do some touristy stuff so I visited the main Souk – a gigantic covered market. You name it, you can probably find …

What a busy week…! I managed to find oil for the V-Strom – and it’s Motul Semi-synth too. I tied to get the bike around the back of the hotel …

14 JAN – Yesterday I rode around the area and had the best of days riding around the countryside in a large loop.  I headed south towards Ait Mansout, and …

Well, what a great day…! I left Camping Atlantique by 10 and went straight to TanTan to get my bike insured. 68eu for a week, 80eu for two weeks or …

Presently I am in El Ouatia (near TanTan) and was due to get back on the road today and head north but it’s blowing a proper hooley and there’s been …

9 JAN – After a breakfast fit for a king, in fact so fit I couldn’t finish it, I got back on the road and left Dakhla about 9.30 this …

7 JAN – Today I got to Dakhla. It was an easy ride of about 180 miles, with the only drama being that I filled up with fuel about half …

Well, that was fun…. It was about 6.30pm and had just eaten and was feeling at one with the world – when a 4×4 with several armed soldiers arrived. The …

At the moment I am halfway between Laayoune and Dakhla, camping in a sandy and rocky desert depression about 1km away from the main road, which means I’m well out …