Day 487 19th November Tarifa to Trafalgar and Vejer de la Frontera Another day off the bike. I got up at 9 and had brekkie of sausage fried egg toast and tea before meeting Vernon. He drove all day and I enjoyed the rest and relaxation of a day being chauffeured around.
Day 486 18th November Tarifa Another day off the bike. I got up at 9.30 and had brekkie of boiled eggs and toast and jam and 3 teas. I did my washing and took a walk into town before meeting with Vernon and Nola. We had lunch in the sunshine and then went for a … [Read more…]
Day 485 17th November Tarifa A day off my bike relaxing and recovering from a bit of a hangover. I got up at 9.30 and had free brekkie of toast, boiled eggs and jam with tea. I left for the beach at midday and sunbathed for a while in the shade of the wind while … [Read more…]
Day 484 16th November 31 miles (Assilah to Tarifa) Average speed 13.4 mph Top speed 82 mph I got up at 6.45 as I couldn’t sleep due to a snorer in the room! I watched the sunrise from the rooftop with a cup of English tea with milk and wrote my diary. At 8.15 I … [Read more…]
Day 483 15th November 58 miles (Moulay Bousselhem to Assilah) Average speed 11.5 mph Top speed 31 mph I got up at 8 and lit the fire first time despite the dew, had coffee and croissants and charged my phone. I packed up and left at 10.30. There were quite a few people saying good … [Read more…]
Day 482 14th November 38 miles (BenMansour to Moulay Bousselham) Average speed 11.8 mph Top speed 26 mph It’s great to be back on the road. I got up at 7.30 and showered, (well, stood in a bucket of water and splashed myself with a smaller bucket). It was good to be clean for … [Read more…]
Day 481 13th November 15 miles (Ben Mansour to Tizi Ali and back) Average speed 11.8 mph Top speed 22 mph A practice ride, Kamal’s family are still trying to get me to stay
Day 477 to 480 9th to 12th November Ben Mansour 3 days of working and relaxing with Kamal 12th November Day off the bike again but I did go out on Younes new bike for a test run. I got up at 7.30 to my phone alarm … [Read more…]
Day 476 8th November Ben Mansour and Kenitra Another day off the bike. This time I was awoken by Kamal and he was in a rush to get going. We had mileu bread and tea, but when he came to get me from my room I was still brushing my teeth and the taxi left … [Read more…]
Day 475 7th November Ben Mansour I got up at 8, woken by Younes, had brekkie of bread, olives and oil with tea. The welder arrived and I helped but mainly watched him and Kamal at work. I had lunch with Aziz and the brickie of lamb tagine and fruit. Then doctor Abrahim arrived and … [Read more…]