Sunday, October 19, 2008

Friday 17th October 2008

This is such a cool campsite. The Swiss bikers Hans, Roland and Andy, are here, making a total of eight overland bikes. There are three fully equipped Land Rovers with roof tents (and a Toyota to pull them out of the sand). There is a huge, home converted, Swiss army lorry and, fairly incongruously, a Hymer motorhome with scooter. The Dutch couple with the Hymer took great delight in getting to crazy places with either their motorhome or their little scooter.
I’m starting to think Lois Price (www.loisontheloose.com) was right when she told me to buy a 225 Yamaha Serow and some soft luggage for this trip. There are definitely advantages with a lightweight bike once you leave Europe.
Today was the day I finally had no clean clothes available so hand washing in a tiny basin for some considerable time. To answer the big question for everyone in Ireland, yes, it is ‘great drying weather’ in Morocco.
The day finished in fairly surreal fashion with a genuine Swiss cheese fondue cooked in the desert by a genuine Swiss Roland.

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