Hope they don`t get the top floor of every Hotel 
Rob, Nick, Steve and Tim depart the Ace for Morocco
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no close ups of Tims daughter! 
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darkhorse said:no close ups of Tims daughter!
how much?
have they got there yet?
Greg and I would have been half way home by now
Greg and I would have been half way home by now
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Joyseeker has PMed me saying, That Tim on the 12, has only been riding a year, and this is his 1st bike.
This is very honourable and I`m in pressed but its no excuess for me not taking the piss , sorry if I have offened .
So I have contacted the SPANISH MOTORAIL and a service is being specaily put on to take the from, MADRID to SANTANDER as the must have missed that one ON THE WAY DOWN as well.
BAKERMAN said:MOTORAIL
Roads don`t take trains either
its only 350 miles
Joyseeker has PMed me saying, That Tim on the 12, has only been riding a year, and this is his 1st bike.
This is very honourable and I`m in pressed but its no excuess for me not taking the piss , sorry if I have offened .
So I have contacted the SPANISH MOTORAIL and a service is being specaily put on to take the from, MADRID to SANTANDER as the must have missed that one ON THE WAY DOWN as well.
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well, i have looked into the paris to barcelona motorail..... over nite, nice bar, meal and clean sheets. in the summer it runs also from calais!!!!!
then from barcelona the bike is to be loaded onto a boat but i still have to salect from a number of morocian beaches to ramp down on to.
seemed to make sence to me....... one can keep more africian maps on the gps should the urge take me deeper into africa.
save myself for the real stuff and get into the action quickly.
then from barcelona the bike is to be loaded onto a boat but i still have to salect from a number of morocian beaches to ramp down on to.
seemed to make sence to me....... one can keep more africian maps on the gps should the urge take me deeper into africa.
save myself for the real stuff and get into the action quickly.
Joyseeker said:
save myself for the real stuff and get into the action quickly.
NO bars in MARROCO !!
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are the boys back in spain yet?
Joyseeker said:
Think they get into Waterloo at midday.
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The shortest route from Santander to Algeciras is nearly 700 miles, not feasible or desirable in one day given the ferry's arrival time of 1130. So the day was planned as seven hours varied riding from Santander to Madrid then an overnight on the Autorail (and yes tickets for the bikes were purchased in advance). This reason for this was to maximise the time we had in Morocco. Your 'tour' of Morocco only scratched the surface. Yes, you could say you had been there, but that was about it. We wanted to do more than sit in some faux Bedouin tent. I can go to Camber Sands if I want a sand dune.
Tim
As you say, each to their own. Mine doesn't involve senseless riding. I read your account of your 1000 mile day, and whilst it was mildly interesting, other GSers I spoke to couldn't see the point. Most people will do the math involved and will look at the wisdom of paying French autoroute tolls, forking out for petrol, wearing out tyres, sticking unnecessary miles on the bike and using up huge percentages of service intervals. And for what benefit??? Seeing France at a high speed blur? I don't call that worthwhile biking, and the 40+ other bikers on the last Brittany Ferries sailing would presumably have agreed.Greg Masters said:
The shortest route from Santander to Algeciras is nearly 700 miles, not feasible or desirable in one day given the ferry's arrival time of 1130. So the day was planned as seven hours varied riding from Santander to Madrid then an overnight on the Autorail (and yes tickets for the bikes were purchased in advance). This reason for this was to maximise the time we had in Morocco. Your 'tour' of Morocco only scratched the surface. Yes, you could say you had been there, but that was about it. We wanted to do more than sit in some faux Bedouin tent. I can go to Camber Sands if I want a sand dune.
Don't worry about upsetting me, I'm not affected by curmudgeonly peccant humour. For the record, it's my first year *back* to biking after a gap of 28 years, but it's more like 33 years since I first rode to Morocco on a m'bike--all the way that time, including the boring France bits.BAKERMAN said:
Tim
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We wanted to get home!
Greg
Zmeagol said:
We wanted to get home!
Greg
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good to see you're back Zmeagol 
look forward to the account and pics.
off to scotland next month and if it is like last june it will be wet and cold so bought a heated vest this week........ my dealer however was unable to confirm it would plug into a 'motorail cabin'.
pm me your email..... i have that vid of alex videoing your set off at the ace.
look forward to the account and pics.
off to scotland next month and if it is like last june it will be wet and cold so bought a heated vest this week........ my dealer however was unable to confirm it would plug into a 'motorail cabin'.
pm me your email..... i have that vid of alex videoing your set off at the ace.
