Tangier
20 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Day spent meandering along the waterfront and getting lost in the tiny alleyways of the Medina and kasbah. So many cats everywhere! Only offered hash a few times 😏 Toured a few museums includingЧитать далее
Across the peninsula
21 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Even with a relatively early start, leaving Tangier was a bit hectic. No dedicated bike lanes 😏. Smaller streets fed us into the one big road towards Tetouan. Busy road but drivers generally gaveЧитать далее
Tétouan
23 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Sunshine warmed up a chilly morning pretty quickly though breakfast on the rooftop was a bit nippy. Made our way to the enormous cemetery. The pictures don’t begin to capture scope. Also found ourЧитать далее
Into the Rif Mountains
23 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Managed to navigate out of Tetuoan much easier than we came in. A tough ride up and over the mountains but very scenic. Very green with small towns up in the hills. Last push to the hilltop town ofЧитать далее
Chefchaouen
24 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Day spent wandering in the “Blue City”. It was painted by the Jews who fled here after WWII to reflect the sky. Beautiful alleyways and vistas from up above. More touristy though as we heard quiteЧитать далее
A Christmas ride
25 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
With no indication that it is Christmas besides the calendar, we set off up to go down. Nice mountains around us and a pretty quiet road. Arrive at the guitar castle and though a bit confused aboutЧитать далее
Some days ……
26 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
….just aren’t that fun. Did have a lovely breakfast before riding off into a bit of fog. Route kept getting longer as we either missed our turnoffs or opted to not take them. Poverty and lack ofЧитать далее
Volubilus
27 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Short day ahead though we had to climb out of the valley. Passed through olive groves and then rose into barren slopes. Actually a nice change from the day before. Arrived at ancient site ofЧитать далее
On to Meknes
28 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Short day of riding though on busy, hilly roads. Managed to find our Riad without too much trouble. Wander around, find a drink or two and have nice dinner.
Meknes
29 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Day spent touring the city. Lots of reconstruction going on. Two small museums where the buildings were as interesting as the exhibits.
Fes
30 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Took the train to Fes. Bigger and more polished city than Meknes. Many beautiful gates and doors, though guards would not let us take photos. Other sights included the tanneries and ancient tombs.
Rabat
31 декабря 2023 г., Марокко ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
In order to avoid what seemed to be bad roads and traffic, took the bus to Rabat. Quite easy - just rolled the bikes into luggage compartment. Toured around - visiting the Atlantic Ocean, the KasbahЧитать далее
Happy New Year
1 января 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Enjoyed quieter parts of Rabat. Though we couldn’t go inside Chellah, the walls and the birds were quite impressive. Also couldn’t get in to see the palace or the museums (because of holiday).Читать далее
South along the coast
2 января 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Marvelous bike path along the water leads us out of Rabat. Pass by a vet different side of Morocco - a wealthier side. Seem the king also has a lovely palace/compound on the coast as well. A camelЧитать далее
A day of contrasts
3 января 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
As we were going to ride through Casablanca we knew it would be busy - which it certainly was. However, occasional bike paths helped. Lots of trucks heading into and out of the giant port. A beautifulЧитать далее
Onto El Jadida
4 января 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Our coastal road was neither coastal nor much of a road. Very chewed up and narrow. Opted to go off onto a smaller road. Though a bit under construction it wound us through farmland and amongst tinyЧитать далее
El Jadida
5 января 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A rather chill day for us. Late start and wandered into
Portuguese Cite for a late breakfast. Walked within 600 year old fortress and along the walls. Returned via the coastal route which would haveЧитать далее
Morocco: Cats and Chaos
6 января 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After an 8 hour bus ride, we find ourselves back where we started -Tangier. Our time in Morocco has been great - with some real highs and definite lows. It is a country that should be on bucket listsЧитать далее
España
7 января 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
One last harrowing ride through Moroccan streets got us to our ferry. Just a quick one - and we are back on the European continent. Lovely ride along coast on newly created bike paths. With daylightЧитать далее
Pine forests and more coast
8 января 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
It’s amazing what 3.4 million € will buy - an incredible bike path up a mountain and through a pine forest. More surfing towns and made our way to our warm showers host- Claudia. Nice eveningЧитать далее
A rainy day
9 января 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Dragged ourselves away from the 15 cats and nice stove and rode to Jerez. Though heavy rain at times, it was dry most of the time. Sandy ride through park. Opted to hop on the train and go to Sevilla.
Sevilla
10 января 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A nice return to Sevilla - visiting parts of the city we had not seen last time. A walk along the canal, Flamenco museum and of course - food.
Loonnng train ride
11 января 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Quick ride to the train station and board our train to Madrid. Zoom past green countryside. Almost 8 hours later we arrive in Madrid. Head for the Cats Hostel (again).
Another step closer
12 января 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Very cold morning 32F. Chilly ride through chaotic streets of Madrid to our warm showers hosts - Jesus and Dace. Settle in and plan our next steps. Doug disappears for a 4 hour haircut. Get bikeЧитать далее
Packing
13 января 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Day spent packing. Added adventure of needing new wheels for Doug’s bike as hub axles are broken. And of course it’s a Saturday, late in the day - this bike stores are closed. Decathlon comesЧитать далее