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Day 9: Tatouan to Rabat
The bike needed a bit of maintenance this morning. The oil level was getting a little low as was the coolant; this is normal. Also one of the headlight bulbs had blown taking out the fuse with it: all easily fixed with the spares I am carrying. The…
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Day 7: Madrid to the Med
Distance: 620km, Start: Madrid, End: Calahonda between Malaga and Marbella, Spain Another big mileage day today. It started with long flat straight motorways through farmland growing every kind of crop. Surrounding the plains were mountains and no sooner was I in them, the olive trees began. And they…
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Day 6: Madrid
Distance: 20km, Start: Madrid, End: Madrid The only travelling today was from my hotel to the centre of Madrid and back. I spent most of the morning in Parque del Retiro which is a massive 19th century park with a big boating lake, a crystal palace and a…
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Day 5: Through the Heart of Spain
Distance: 450km, Start Pamplona, Spain, End: Madrid, Spain This morning I thought I left in good time but i didn’t realise until later the clocks had gone forward so I lost an hour. Initially I set my Satnav to Salamanca avoiding motorways, my intention was to go via…
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Day 4: Vinyards to Mountains
Distance: 340km, Start: Bordeaux, France, End: Pamplona, Spain Yesterday after leaving the ferry I forgot the bike maintenance checks so last night I wrote a check list. The people looking through the dining area window seemed impressed as they watched me going through the list, checking fluids, adjusting…
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Day 3: A big push South through France
Distance: 640km, Start: Caens, France, End: Bordeaux, France. I had a massive push today to get through France and down to the warmer weather. A big thank you to all the people I met today on the boat and at service areas who stopped to chat and wish…