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Thanks Phil,
Will keep a look out for your truck ,hope to bump into you on the road, couldn't turn down an offer like that .
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Thanks for your itinerary. We are going to steal your excellent route now that you have done all the hard work for us. We will be 7 days behind you.
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First 24 hours in Morocco
There is an excellent article in the Adventure Bike Rider magazine ( in the UK) in the September/October edition. It describes the formalities before your entry into Morocco and during.
I have photocopied it and will be taking it with me.
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Us too!
We're heading down there at a similar time - ferry from Portsmouth to Santander 2/3 October, will probably get the ferry from Algiceras to Tanger Med a few days later. No route planned as such - want to get to Marrakesh at some point, and meander down to the southern end which Chris Scott reckons is the best part.
We have 7 weeks, which is handy as neither of us are iron-butters - we like to travel slowly!
Riding two (modified!) MotoGuzzi V7 Classics just to be different
Our first time out of Europe too, and would be happy to meet up with folk along the way for and/or rides
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We 'll be heading to Marrakech round about the same time ,not sure of our route yet though. Hopefully our paths might cross.
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There's a few of us on KTM's catching the boat at the same time from Portsmouth. Heading down to Maroc too, but we've not got so long!
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We leave the UK tomorrow
Will keep an eye out for you all on our way and if you see a black V Reg landcruiser come over a say hello
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheWarden
We leave the UK tomorrow
Will keep an eye out for you all on our way and if you see a black V Reg landcruiser come over a say hello
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When and where are you getting ferry to Morocco? i'm heading through spain now but don't know when i'll cross to Maroc
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algerciras to tanger med on Tuesday, fingers crossed lunch time
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We were delayed with the ferry problems but on our way a few days late - halfway down Spain now, planning on ferry to Morocco in a couple or three days after staying with a friend near Seville. We're on our way, woohoo!
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I may make it to the ferry for the same time. I'm currently at Cazorla in Andalucia getting a bit of offroad training with Touratrail. Although i think just making it to their house without falling off or dropping my bike should qualify me as "off-road god", lol.
About one days travel from here to Algerciras so if you can PM your ferry details I'll see if i can get in time for same one.
If not enjoy Maroc, maybe I'll see you on the roads. I'm the one on a blue Triumph Explorer thats way too overloaded.
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In Essaouira at the mo heading to Tafroute tomorrow then aiming to be in Zagora next Friday to watch some of the Rallye Du Maroc. Our rest day neatly fits with the raid's final day H
Having fun so far good route through the Middle Atlas ending at Timolay campsite just before Atlas Overland arrived. Met Peter and co and enjoyed. Few s
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We're stuck in Madrid waiting for parts after blowing a head gasket just south of Salamancar :-(
Hoping to be back on the road and Morocco bound next week. Very grateful for European breakdown cover, so better here than Maroc, but a bit of a bummer nonetheless...
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I'm still in Cazorla and in no rush so if you know when you're on the move again let me know.
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In Tata eating 26 degrees 20:30 . Did Ma2 in reverse fantastic drive heading north tomorrow on MA6.
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