Maghreb

This was my first Overland trip. Whilst sorting the house out for the trip we are undertaking at the moment I came across some old photos.

I had just passed my motorcycle test and was the proud owner of a bright green KLR 600 dual sport bike with a big plastic tank. Having been dreaming of heading to Morocco for some time i set of in January 1993.

After freezing fog in France, falling off on ice in Spain and being ripped off at the border in Malillia I eventually made it to Morocco. I rode straight into the buzz of Fez and a whole load of hassle!

It took some getting used to travelling alone around Morocco. But after a few weeks I met up with some fellow travellers in order to travel across Algeria. A week I Rabat waiting for a visa had me learning to ride in sand on the beach taught by a crazy German GS rider called Olaf who was about 7 ft tall.Best I save the sand riding ‘till I really need to do it.

I travelled across Algeria and on into Tunisa over a period of 2 months.
We tried to get to Tammanrast but the furthest south we got was between In Salah and the Arak gorge as one of the vehicles I was with experienced major tyre problems so we ad to turn back.

Needless to say it was an amazing experience, 3 months and 7000 miles from the UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, France and back home.

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