Pre-read Note: This post is from our 2019 Basque Country - Senegal trip. We never did a post about the days when Gaspard and I reunited in Marrakesh, just before our families arrived to visit us. Why now? Well, because we are planning something in relation to our trips, and first we have to cover... Continue Reading →
This movie features us biking (992 kilometres and 10'000 m elevation gained) over two weeks through the atlas mountains, the arches of Sidi Ifni and much more… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd0Kk4kfg2c&feature=youtu.be
Day 54: Tafraoute - Tiznit (28th of March) The day kicked off with a very paranoid Javi, scared of not being able to make it due to his stomach pain. The road was not specially helpful: not far after leaving Tafraoute, the valley ended and a tough uphill started, with dry nude mountains surrounding us.... Continue Reading →
Day 46 (20th of March) So the holidays are over, and it's time to come back to action. All our relatives are gone to the airport and we are alone in Morocco again. Lysiane and Patric, the friends Javi made on the way to Marrakesh (post #8), have proposed us to go together. We agree,... Continue Reading →
From Sevilla to Marrakesh (Gaspard) Day 13 - From Zurich To Sevilla Finally I was ready to go back on the bike! I had planned a schedule to fix my bike, protect my hand and start biking again slowly. As you can guess nothing went as planned. On the plane I met Afta, a teacher... Continue Reading →
Day 37 (11th of March) I start cycling with a magnificent view of the Palmeraia of Thingir. As soon as the Toudra Gorge ends, a huge forest of palms expands. However, on the last uphill before starting the descent to the national road, my bike starts to make some weird noises. Shit, gotta stop and... Continue Reading →
Day 32 (6th of March) The day starts and wow, it's freezing. I am at the highest altitude of all the trip: 2'100 m above the sea level. However, once I pass the "Col du Zad", I enjoy 30 km of descent, definitively leaving the Middle Atlas and entering the transition area to the desert... Continue Reading →
Day 27 (2nd of March) I think I have one leg longer than the other. Really. I am adjusting all the time the saddle, and when I relief the pain on one leg, it appears on the other. And so on. I kind of remember also that as I was 14 or so, a doctor... Continue Reading →
Days 22 and 23 (25th-26th February) I took the ferry. From Tarifa to Tanger Ville. Most of the people were with a car. The police in the border was surprised to see me with the bike. They checked the passport and made the classic joke "Ahhh, you are basque, now I understand..." So I arrived... Continue Reading →
Cycling Pirates 