Morocco - like I said, it won't be easy
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Before we can get back to this harder piste we find ourselves in areas of deep sand again, this causes problems for one of us but despite many drops he gets through and now we are only a few kms from Zagora.
A touch of over confidence in the sands sees me snaking out of the sand onto rock with far too much power on, the back end goes and I have a big dent in my pannier, ce la vie
A touch of over confidence in the sands sees me snaking out of the sand onto rock with far too much power on, the back end goes and I have a big dent in my pannier, ce la vie
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Next day is much easier, six again we're off to Tinerhir via Quarzazate.
Some take the road to see the Dades Gorge and have interesting ride round the steep hairpins as it's now raining
Ian and I turn north at El- Kelaa M'Gouna to see the 'valley of the roses' and the piste beyond to the Dades Gorge.
Some take the road to see the Dades Gorge and have interesting ride round the steep hairpins as it's now raining
Ian and I turn north at El- Kelaa M'Gouna to see the 'valley of the roses' and the piste beyond to the Dades Gorge.
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A small track following a river bed turns of the piste and goes up over the mountain, it's wet and slippy but we fancy some proper trail riding now.
We follow the track for perhaps 10km, it end in someones back yard with no way out. We gingerly retrace our steps in the increasingly slippy conditions, I see a muddy track down to the right, stop and look at it. Ian wisely shouts "Don't even think about it"
Back to the village and a beautiful track down to the Dades, I'm chasing Ian and filming him with an on board bullet camera, buggered if I can catch him he's like a rat up a drain pipe
We follow the track for perhaps 10km, it end in someones back yard with no way out. We gingerly retrace our steps in the increasingly slippy conditions, I see a muddy track down to the right, stop and look at it. Ian wisely shouts "Don't even think about it"
Back to the village and a beautiful track down to the Dades, I'm chasing Ian and filming him with an on board bullet camera, buggered if I can catch him he's like a rat up a drain pipe
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Next day should be the best days riding so far, perhaps fatigue has set in as just 3 of us set off on whats now known as the 'Tinerhir' loop.
First 111 km piste over Tizi-n-Tazaert to Nekob a blast along the road to Alnif then 64 km piste back to Tinerhir, or so we thought, this great ride had a little sting in it's tail................
first we ride out of town through the rubbish dump and dead dogs, but it get better, much better
First 111 km piste over Tizi-n-Tazaert to Nekob a blast along the road to Alnif then 64 km piste back to Tinerhir, or so we thought, this great ride had a little sting in it's tail................
first we ride out of town through the rubbish dump and dead dogs, but it get better, much better
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Did you bury anybody out there Tim ?
As I know being with you is tuff, but brill !
Found you dream team yet, and I don`t mean in bed !
As I know being with you is tuff, but brill !
Found you dream team yet, and I don`t mean in bed !
The views on the way down are awesome and it's difficult to keep going without stopping to continuously marvel even though I was only there last year.
Further to our east there had been heavy rain over our return piste, we don't know about this yet and how it will change our journey
Further to our east there had been heavy rain over our return piste, we don't know about this yet and how it will change our journey
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cracking report and pics so far tim 
Anyway we get back down to Nekob, meet up with some Spanish dirt bike riders again and who we meet at Erg Chebbi and again at Midelt, we also have a bit more time to chat with Charlie and Vincent and the woman whose name I didn't catch.
Then a quick blast to Alnif before heading over the mountains on our return to Tinerhir, or so we think.
I have no photos from the rest of this day as it all got a bit busy.
We must have been 40 minutes from the hotel in Tinerhir when I came across the raging brown flood water across the piste, I started riding across with a little too much enthusiasm, as you do , the water flooded over my visor and the next thing I feel is er, wet. . despite the attention of local kids Ian helps me get the bike upright and out to the far side of the flood water. I ride ahead another 100m only to find the route totally impassable so return across the river this time with less entertainment to the others.
We have already been going for nearly 10 hours, our only option if we are to get back to our gear in Tinerhir that night is ride back along the piste to Alnif.
And now it's dark, but 330 watts is enough to fry a camel at 200m, we ride east through flooded main roads, refuell at Rissani, eat at Erfoud (it's now 10pm) and return to Tinerhir arriving at midnight. we been on the go for 16 hours and the detour added an extra 180 miles. Brilliant fun 
Then a quick blast to Alnif before heading over the mountains on our return to Tinerhir, or so we think.
I have no photos from the rest of this day as it all got a bit busy.
We must have been 40 minutes from the hotel in Tinerhir when I came across the raging brown flood water across the piste, I started riding across with a little too much enthusiasm, as you do
, the water flooded over my visor and the next thing I feel is er, wet. . despite the attention of local kids Ian helps me get the bike upright and out to the far side of the flood water. I ride ahead another 100m only to find the route totally impassable so return across the river this time with less entertainment to the others.We have already been going for nearly 10 hours, our only option if we are to get back to our gear in Tinerhir that night is ride back along the piste to Alnif.
And now it's dark, but 330 watts is enough to fry a camel at 200m, we ride east through flooded main roads, refuell at Rissani, eat at Erfoud (it's now 10pm) and return to Tinerhir arriving at midnight. we been on the go for 16 hours and the detour added an extra 180 miles. Brilliant fun
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So things are really becoming eventful, well I did say it would be an adventure 
Today we are headed for the Auberge Erg Chebbi near Merzouga, so it's off back on the road to Erfoud
One of our group who was riding at the back hits a moped as it turns left in front of him. He stands no chance and hits it at around 50mph.
Police, ambulances, mashed moped rider, smashed but rideable bike but a broken finger etc etc. Luckily my friend Aziz from Erfoud is instantly on his way in a Landrover. We get the bike to a secure place in Erfoud, the rider goes to hospital in Errachida only to meet us later that evening near Merzouga with both arms in a sling.
Today we are headed for the Auberge Erg Chebbi near Merzouga, so it's off back on the road to Erfoud
One of our group who was riding at the back hits a moped as it turns left in front of him. He stands no chance and hits it at around 50mph.
Police, ambulances, mashed moped rider, smashed but rideable bike but a broken finger etc etc. Luckily my friend Aziz from Erfoud is instantly on his way in a Landrover. We get the bike to a secure place in Erfoud, the rider goes to hospital in Errachida only to meet us later that evening near Merzouga with both arms in a sling.
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Next couple of days was spent off the bikes, with a landrover trip round the back of Erg Chebbi and close to the Algerian border, then a night out in the desert with some grumpy feckers, and some camels.
Ian and I rode the piste back to Erfoud whilst the others went back on the road. Our arrival at the Auberge Erg Chebbi had been around 10km of piste in the dark, perhaps they decided to quit whilst ahead.
Ian and I rode the piste back to Erfoud whilst the others went back on the road. Our arrival at the Auberge Erg Chebbi had been around 10km of piste in the dark, perhaps they decided to quit whilst ahead.
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