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This afternoon the guys unloaded the luggage and set off for some riding on the dunes. Dan is an expert with his 450 Yamaha, but this was the first time in the dunes with the 800. As Orvar says Daniel is a pretty incredible rider.
merzouga 139 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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merzouga 153 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Ride to Roots
It was nice to meet up with Eduard and Simona from RIDE TO ROOTS for dinner tonight and to get route advice for some off road riding from an expert in Morocco.
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15 Apr 2015
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N'Kob and the PIST
Today we headed to N’kob in 225 km, but opted to start via the pist and to ride along the dunes.
Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.28.07 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
N'kob 4 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Yasmina Lake
Our friends had suggested a stop at Yasmina Lake. This is a lake formed by rainfall and is seasonal. The road is a bit sandy in spots. The only marker to the turn off is this small sign.
Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.27.17 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
N'kob 17 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Rissani
From here we rode on the gravel until we connected back to the main highway. We needed to stop in Rissani for money since there is no bank machine in Merzouga.
Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.27.36 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
N'kob 31 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
N'kob 32 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
IMG_1025 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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16 Apr 2015
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Cascavel Portuguesa
On the road west to N’kob you head 10 km west from the town and there is an unmarked track to the right. This leads to the Cascavel Portuguesa. This was built to contain water for irrigation. Now you can drive thru the opening in the wall and up to the spectacular viewpoint.
Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.29.58 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
N'kob 40 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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IMG_3755 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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N'kob 67 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Leaving here we continued onto N’kob. We drove around to a few Kasbahs before we found one that was no too expensive. The others were filled with riders on tours. The nice thing about the Kasbahs is they usually include dinner and breakfast.
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The initial section is hard packed and gravel.
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The middle section is a lot rockier with sandy sections at the now dry river crossings.
dades 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Sara did have an issue with the bike not starting, and this may be from the fan needing to be on in the heat and not enough speed to charge the battery that is not charging perfectly. Luckily Orvar still had some water for us and we could jump start the bike. Also luckily we were just about 200 m from the end of the sand and about 5 km from the pavement.
dades 28 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
dades 44 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
dades 46 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
IMG_1169 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Out on the highway after 50 km we stopped in Ouarzazate for food and to check the battery was charging.
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Dades Gorge
From here we had another 110 km to Boulamaine Dades. Our Kasbah was up on the hill across from and with a great view of the town and the sunset. We decided to stay here two nights to get a bit of a rest.
dades 62 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
On our rest day we did a short ride in the afternoon for 20 km up the R 704 and into the Dades Gorge. We just rode up to the mirador or viewpoint and the lower gorge, since we will be riding back down the upper part of this road the next day.
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Toudgha Gorge
On the road up you pass thru the Toudgha gorge, which is as narrow as 10 meters in spots.
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From the gorge we rode up the paved road to the cut off.
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