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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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anks for posting. Fantastic pics. The Vara is looking very good.
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Day 10 Tuesday 29 May 2012.

The route Puerto de Mazarron to La Alcaidesa.

Today Full program, i am visiting the "Desiertos de Tabernas"....Is an area that in the 60s-70s filming western movies and some others like Intiana Jones...


In the road again...


Spain motorway..


Secondary road...




In those 2 photos you see the only trees i see in my ride the landscape was only rocks and desert...


Rocks...


Some castles...


There is the cirquit of Almeria.


I think i am close to the studios.


There was a gravel road about 2km....



And i meet this cowboy..!

16 EUROS TICKET include a carriage with horses tour....




I feel that i was in another time...!!


Be careful or........


On the carriege....




Have a drink in the Saloon...




The fort...


And an indian village...


Now i don't miss a chance and i have a ride with my ironhorse Varadero in the studios...


To the Chapel.


To the Bank.




Mexican village.


To the fort Bravo.

I left the studios full of images in my mind....


Took a souvenir pic...By police officers...


And hit the road again...


Clever sign...


The landscape starts to get more green...






Suddenly i realize that i was in an area much,much better...


Expensive houses...


..........


Golf clubs must be over 50!!!


And in the horizon i see this.....


Lets get closed to the "rock".





Awesome....


Giblartar is a UK country...And there is an airfield and a road run through it with traffic lights!!!


One side...


And the other....


Yeah.....


I was a little bit tired to get out of Giblartar after fill up my Varadero a lot of people with bicycles and motos wait for the costum control...




After all this i found a cool hippie camping and stay for the night...

Tomorrow Marocco and first step on Africa...
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The camp site looks a bit familiar to me,think I stopped there last year after getting off ferry at terifa and heading back up.
It's barking mad that Gibraltar has fuel at a pound a litre?...and here we get fleeced for it...
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Day 11 Wednesday 30 May 2012.

The route La Alcaidesa to Tanger MED.

I make my coffe and enjoy the nature around me....Say goodbye to the hippie oldtimer owner (i think) of the camping and hit the road once again,big day today "Africa"...




The road was full of big trees....


Wind generators beside the road....True there was a lot of winds on the road to Tarifa.


This is what i mean about the strong winds.
I was in Tarifa to get the ferry to Tanger.


Take my tickets and i have 2 hours until the ferry departs so i make a tour in the most southern point of Spain...






A photo and lets get to the costums ready to get on the ferry...




We get on board and in the lobby there was passport control and some paperwork for the visa of Marocco.


We leaving Tarifa.






Tanger port...After the fast paperwork in the costums i was in Marocco...
I talk with a couple of germans that we was together in the ferry earlier and they told me that there was a ferry to Italy today...
I ask them from where an they told me from the new port the Tanger MED.


We start to ride together for 50km to find out if there was a ferry today...




We get to the Tanger MED and in the ticket office they told me that there was a ferry to Genova(IT) that day at 23.00.
The ticket office will be open at 16.00,there was enough time to get back to Tanger and later i will deside if i'm going to stay or leave Marocco...


I was in Tanger and there was a small sandstorm brings all the sand inside my helmet...




Photo infront of the Tanger port.


Stop!!


This is the signs that lead you to the Tanger MED port.Hard to find but...




Buy some souvenirs and i left Tanger...Stop to a fuel station and fill up with cheap fuel my Varadero and take a map of Marocco...In my GPS i don't have a map of Marocco because when i plan my trip i wasn't thinking to make it so far that i was....


And HERE was the place that i have to take a decision (again).

Left the way to Rabat and 4-5 days in Marocco until the next ferry....

Right port MED and today ferry to Genova (IT).

Start counting my money....

In the limit my money if i was going back....300 euros above my budget if i was staying in Marocco the next 4-5 days...

I deside to go to the port to leave to Italy tonight.
But i made a promise that some day i will come back Marocco...


Have my ticket for the 2 days and 2 nights ferry to Italy...


Waiting to departure with other bikers.




We look the Italian enployees searching for ιllegal immigrants on the trucks..


And then, this bikers come...There was a couple.
I ask them on the ferry and told that there was for 3 weeks in the mountains of Marocco....I envy them so much...


The time to get onboard come...


And the ferry get sail for Genova (IT).
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Day 12 Thursday 31 May 2012.

The route Tanger MED to Genova.

After a not to good sleep in the cabin because of the 3 other Maroccean guys that snoring and argue between them (yes my yellow earplugs do their job once again) the ship was closed to Barcelona port around 07.00 in the morning...






The question and the problem was that the ferry from 07.00 departure in 14.30 why so much hours of hold??

So....

Because the internet was very expensive in the ferry i send a message to home to my wife to tell me what time departs the next ferry that im gona take....Italy to Greece....From Ancona to Igoumenitsa....The answer was "2 depatures one in 13.30 and one in 16.00".....Nice!!(get in your mind those 2 deparures for the next post...

The ferry get to genova in 09.00 so the 16.00 departure to Greece fit better to me after 500+ km that i'm go to do tomorrow...

I was boring all this hours on the ferry so i go to my cabin!
I have a book with me so the time run quickly...
The night comes i drink my 2 s and prepare my earplugs for another night with my Maroccean friends!!
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Day 13 Friday 1 June 2012.

The route Genova to San Marino.





The ferry get to Genova at 09.00 and with my Varadero start to ride in the Italian highway "autostrada"....
The kilometers was boring,traffic jams almost outside of all the major cities on my way to Ancona...


I saw the San Marino sign....From last year in my trip to Alps i try to visit this small country but also this year i couldnt visit again because my GPS informs me that i gonna get to my destination in 15.30 and the ferry departs in 16.00....Maybe next year....:

So i was in Ancona port and infront of the ticket office of Superfast ferries...

"Hello, A ticket to Greece,one person in a cabin and a bike for igoumenitsa port please...!".

"For tomorrow?The today ferry has depart in 13.30...."

"But isn't a depart in 16.00??".

"No!The 16.00 depart is only for the high season in the summer."

I was talkless for 10 sec I said "thank you" and i leave...(Never left a woman to do your job!!).

To stay for a night in Ancona there wasn't a problem but.....Then in my mind comes an idea....SAN MARINO here i come!!!
I turn back for a 100km and....




Welcome to San Marino!


The is no camping in San Marino i book a hotel make a shower and hurry to see the beautiful old city...




I see a middle age dance and acting truly amazing...!











The old city is awesome...!


The city hall....






Thats me....




After all this the same pizza.,internet and beautysleep....
Tomorrow ferry to Greece!!(Home).
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Day 14 Saturday 2 June 2012.

The route San Marino to Ancona port.




Breakfast at the hotel and get out for some more photos...




The view from my room....
120km was quick and i make it to Ancona port....


Have my ticket at last!!I find some guys take place in a classic rally with cars and motorcycles and wait the ferry to depart to Greece..




The superfast ferry departs and my trip almost ends....
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Day 15 Sunday 3 June 2012.

The route Igoumenitsa port to Polygyros.

The known route, for the Greek people, Igoumenitsa to Polygyros...




I made a stop in the Metsovo village (you see some photos in the first post of the trip) to buy some good traditional cheeses....
And with the speed of 100km/h continue my trip.....Is like i don't want to go back home....

In finally i like the solo trip....There is something mysterious, and crossing a lot, through your mind when you are alone...



Start searching for the next trip hope to be more adventurus....

Sorry for my mistakes in english language....

Thank you all for reading my ride report....

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Failed attempt to get my face near to the sign of Pyrennes!! Ha,ha,ha!!
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The camp site looks a bit familiar to me,think I stopped there last year after getting off ferry at terifa and heading back up.
It's barking mad that Gibraltar has fuel at a pound a litre?...and here we get fleeced for it...
The camping name is La Casita...The Giblartar fuel was cheap but i dont remember the price!!
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