Sahara Trip, Christmas 2008 (Part 3)

Part 1 is here... Sahara Trip, Christmas 2008 (Part 1)
Part 2 is here... Sahara Trip, Christmas 2008 (Part 2)

Part 4 is here... Sahara Trip, Christmas 2008 (Part 4)

The Trip Home is here... Africa Twin, The Trip Home

"For a clean desert take your garbage with you. Help to protect the soil and plants: Don't leave the road by car."

I met these two Swiss guys coming the other way. They seemed a bit dubious about my ratty old Africa Twin yet gave out about how badly there BMWs coped with sand. The G650 seemed to be particularly useless. I met an English couple on a GS1150 and a G650 who echoed these sentiments about the 650.

This was a good a place as any to stop for Christmas dinner - Peanuts and crocodile jerky!

Back on the highway for the short spin from Mhamid to Tagounite.

Tanking in Tagounite before heading back out on the piste again.

Losing daylight and looking for somewhere to camp, I came across a sign for an auberge.

I chose to stay in the Auberge rather than camp. I expected to have a room to myself but ended up sharing a big living space with all the male members of the family. We spent Christmas night watching The Fantastic Four on an enormous TV.

Packed up and ready to go at dawn the next morning. It was a cold start but warmed up quickly.

These guys were great. They sorted me out with petrol, tea, cookies, cigarettes and some information about the way ahead.

Easy going. So far...

Part 1 is here... Sahara Trip, Christmas 2008 (Part 1)
Part 2 is here... Sahara Trip, Christmas 2008 (Part 2)

Part 4 is here... Sahara Trip, Christmas 2008 (Part 4)

The Trip Home is here... Africa Twin, The Trip Home



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