Saturday, February 28, 2009

I was planning to ride my bike, change the stickers and wash it today but the weather is really bad (for Mallorcan standards). I guess, I will skip all of that.
I still have the old stickers from my Turkey trip, stickers from Lelles, one of the leading motorcycle dealers in Sweden. They sponsored my trip 2 years ago. For the Morocco trip, I plan to put 2teker, advrider, some dakar stickers. 

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Preparations, preparations....

For me planning of these type of long journeys is a great part of the experience. I simply love to plan my trips. Some people might argue that too much planning takes away the adventurous part of the journey. I agree with that if one tries to stick to the plan during the journey if it is not possible anymore. I like planning but am also very flexible to changes during my journeys.

This trip is not much different than many trips I did before. There are some common tasks and things to do.

First step is to plan the routes. Jaime and I spent decent amount of time to investigate the routes. We first talked to our friends here in Mallorca who have been to Morocco. I got great tips from experienced riders in advrider, ukgser and horizonsunlimited forums. We adjusted the route according to the group's riding skills and the motorcycles we ride. I will put our route here soon.

Second step is buying the ferry tickets. Since we live on an island, a beautiful one indeed, we need first a ferry to reach mainland Spain then another ferry between Spain and Morocco. The total ferry rides cost us about 350 € per person.

Next step was to fix lodging. We fixed so far lodging in Merzouga, the 3 nights with a guide who will accompany us with his 4x4, a lodging in Quazazadan called Bikershome thanks to information on UKGSER Morocco knowledge forum. I am currently working on bookings in Midelt, Marrakech and Fes. I guess we will stay in Ibis hotels in Marrakech and Fes.

Finally and most importantly preparation of the bikes and personal gear. My favorite part. I guess that section requires a new post.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Morocco, the land of Atlas Mountains and sand dunes


In about 30 days, we will be sitting in a ferry from Spain to Morocco.

Why Morocco? Well for two reasons: First, we live in Spain now and it is easy to get to Morocco from here. And the second reason is actually funnier. My friend Jaime and I were talking about doing a motorcycle trip and discussing different alternatives. "Now there is a economical crisis, we should go somewhere cheap! Let's go to Morocco" were the convincing words of Jaime.

I wanted to see Morocco so much, of course I didn't argue a second. From now on, I will be documenting this journey in this blog. This is my first blogging attempt, I hope it will turn out to be OK.

Time for a blog

I think it is time for a blog to document my motorcycle trips. I have been writing in different forums about my trips but this blog will be a place where all my trips can be read.