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Day 12: Easter on the beach
Distance 0km I woke early to the sound of waves on the shore, had breakfast of a fresh orange and read my kindle for a couple of hours. Does life get better? I changed the tyres on the bike, did my washing, took a walk on the beach…
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Day 11: Rabat to Wassai beach.
Distance: 470km Last night somebody on the HUBB confirmed that the Mauritanian visa was available at the border. I have decided to go for it. If the information is right it saves me three days in Rabat, if the information is wrong I will have three days travel…
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Day 10: Should I stay or should I go?
Distance: 110km, Start Kanitra, Morocco, End: Mohammedia, Morocco Today started very well with the best cup of tea I have had since leaving the UK and a tasty pancake breakfast courtesy of Bob and Ellie. Thank you for giving me a good start to the day and for…
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Day 8: Europe to Africa
The missing day 8 post: I took my time getting packed and ready to go this morning. This was my first night camping and it was an opportunity for me to rearrange things in a logical way. By 10.30 I was on my way to Algeciras and the…
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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…