It could well be the lack of riding unsurfaced roads that could be your undoing, newbies tense up grip the bars tighter and tighter sweat profusely and make slow progress, get some time in the saddle on unsurfaced roads before you venture into Africa, contact your local TRF group someone may be able to help with both advice and time on unsurfaced roads

I see, fortunately we'll travel with a couple of pharmacists, the will take care of the salts and first aid ehehhehe.

In any case, after careful consideration and being the first time for the 3 bikes we are riding there, most of the trip will be happening on surfaced roads. We will be doing some very light off roading on easy pistes, only to justify the 50/50 tyres on the bikes.

Time to look for easy pistes!

Marocco, how many km each day
 

Hi,
I was in marocco In April 2014 with my daughter on a bmw gs Adventure
15 days real drive in marocco, 3500 paved road and 500 piste
( 4000 : 15 = 266,6 )
We drive very very relaxed.....
Our first trip in marocco.
All things was easy, roads, hotel, foods, people....
Near merzouga about 37 degrees ....
Near Fez about 3-4 degrees with snow near the road, mountain road at 2500 meter high
I recommend , really, marocco
A wonderful country

We rode only 90km of gravel with pocketed dirt every 300-400 meters on a small sport bike 2up, didnt see anything myself but the shoulder of the road n the potholes in the dirt, some side glances only let me know I was missing some great views. Tiresome and stressful. Forget the mileage , be informed and prepared, maybe do some dirt roads before you get there or leave. I bought a bike just for that before our next Big ride, many more dirt miles to do before then also.

Id say the sands around the really 'desert' places will be really difficult and will eat water very quickly.

look for more of the gravelly mountain trails that will be just opening up in April.

tend to be less of a tourist trap and easier to ride, even 2 up.

if you get confident, you can try for more sandy desert trails.

If you get to Beni Tadjite, ask for Mustapha at the modern petrol station. He has a lovely guest house, speaks only French, but he might get Lhousine over who is a lovely chap with English and will give you some lovely tales.

Its a nice place and very un-touristic.

if that is a word!

Forgot to mention that even if drinking 8 litre of water per day, it doesn't mean it is the only consumption you get during that day. There's obviously not much food you can get in the desert and djebels, but that doesn't mean you can't bring with you some "deglet nour" (dates), assorted nuts (usually a bit salty) and nougat (lots of sugar, honey and pistacchios. That shall balance your watery diet and gives a bit of energy to get you out of a mess. Canned food gets heavy quickly. Bringing bread and dry sausage is a bad idea. Bread will dry very quickly because of the heat, and sausages will turn to oil... Get nougat instead. Have some water, bite some nougat. Rest. ;-)

Also, one side effect of drinking water is that it helps keep your body temp lower and your blood thin.

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Here are two ingredients I have found essential for the desert
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It isn't about getting pissed. All you need is a taste. In a 40+ degree heat it will go straight up into your brain and revive you. Doesnt have to be single malt, any scotch will do the trick.
Saucisson should be dried and hard as a rock. Cut a tiny slice, goes well with the drink.
Uh, and dont forget to drink water.:cool4:
Cheers.

I spent a memorable afternoon at Beni Tadjite watching a petanque match. I'm glad there's some accommodation there as there's nothing else nearby. I'm in the area soon and hope to check it out.

Man dies after drinking ten litres of water in eight hours.