Sorry but couldn't resist!

Loved this sign post whilst chilling before catching the ferry to Tangiers tomorrow. Will post some pics as I go, WiFi depending 😄

Happy travels ya lucky b........

Cheers. Meant to do a thread on vehicle prepbefore I went but will have to do it when I get back now. At least I can say what worked and what didn't

Where are you heading to in Morocco? Erg Chebbi? Zagora?
Are you following Chris Scot's road book?
Make sure you keep a good supply of beer on board as this 'life essential' can be difficult to obtain in small towns.

Heading across the Rif mountains in the north then out across the Rekham plateau to Figuig. From there pick up some of the Dakar routes to Erg Chebbi. A bit of sand dune driving then onto Zagora. From here it's erg Cheggaga and Lac Iriki. Then we head north back across the mountains and onto the coast and back up to Tangiers.

Just stocked up on the Amber nectar

And keep a good stock of sweets to give to the local kids as you pass. But don't dish them out when you are at a standstill as you will be surrounded.

Just don't get carried away at Lake Iriki like I did this time last year...





A year ago... Wow...

8619Simon said:

Loved this sign post whilst chilling before catching the ferry to Tangiers tomorrow. Will post some pics as I go, WiFi depending 😄

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Have a good trip. We did it last April. Fantastic time.

Now in Figuig near the Algerian border. Had an amazing 2 days driving routes across the Rekham Plateau. Very hot and dusty trails, the Landy is now compplety covered in dust, everything inside has a thick layer all over it.

We wild camped last night in the ruins of an old Legionnaires fort in the middle of nowhere. The sky was so clear the stars were incredible. A long hot drive today covered nearly 400km. Our planned fuel stops did not materialise as the was no fuel in two of the villages there should had been. Arrived in Bouarfa on vapors.

Off towards Erg Chebbi tomorrow following the tracks along the border. There seem to be a lot of police checks up here at the moment. No trouble and they are very friendly though things with Algerier are very tense at the moment.

WiFi here is very dodgy so I might try posting some pics in a separate post.

Cheers

Found some WiFi of sorts so a bit of an update. We arrived in Erg Chebbi after a long day following pistes along the Algerian border, quite a few check points but army and police always friendly. Spent 2 days in Erg Chebbi at Dune Dor Auberge, lovely place right on th edge of the dunes. A great fun days driving in the dunes, my Defender equites itself very well only getting stuck once and that was a quick dig and out. The Disco 3 however had to be winched out once, dug and pushed out 4 times 😄.

After Erg Chebbi we headed east and a bit north across the Black Rock Desert, some bits of MS12 and MS6 from Chris Scott's book plus some made up sections. We wild camped near Lac Maider and then followed some of the classic Rally pistes to Zagora.

We've been in Zagora for two days getting the vehicles checked and re-provisioning for the next section. All the vehicles were checked in at Garage Iriki and given a thorough check. My 110 had faired quite well though the punishing sections had taken its toll. I had both front and back diff pinion seals changes, new gear box mounts, new rear ant-roll bar bushes and front steering damper bushes. They then checked all fluid levels, topped up as needed and then washed it. Cost me the princely sum of £130 😄. Aziz, the guy who runs it is an amazing chap and a very good mechanic. I would highly recommend him if you are ever there.

Heading off in the morning for two more days in the desert, Zagora to Erg Cheggaga and the across Lac Iriki.

I'll try and attach some pics but will do a full write up when I get back next week also.

Cheers