Aug 8
When researching Marrakesh, several guide books and bloggers cautioned us about the sneaky sales people in the city’s main square. Watch out for the monkey men! Don’t touch the snakes! They warned. Nobody mentioned the ninja henna hustlers.
The site of Volubilis or Walili (in Arabic) in northern Morocco is home to some of the best preserved Roman ruins in northern Africa. On our way north to Chefchaoun we stopped to admire the view and snapped some pictures of this picturesque piece of Moroccan Rome.
We rolled into Marrakesh on one of the hottest days of the year, a mere fifty-four degrees! My helmet was too hot to touch, my trousers were stuck to my legs, my feet were swollen and I needed to pee. Things were never going to go well.
Cats. There’s something about them that often forces me to stop mid conversation and announce to whoever is present; whether they’re interested or not, that I’ve just discovered the cutest cat in the entire world. Of course this can’t possibly be true as I can often be found making this declaration several times a day.
It’s only been seven days since the boys set foot and bike in Morocco but it feels like months of touring. So many miles have been covered; over mountain passes, across deserts and through canyons. Morocco continues to amaze us.
For the past couple of months Neil and his friend Sean have been steadily working towards their adventure motorcycling dream – London to Morocco overland. On the eve of the expedition, Neil talks about the motivations behind the journey, the decision to purchase the Yamaha Tenere and what he’s planning next.
Two and half years ago Neil, Sean and I sat in a cafeteria enjoying our first (albeit interesting) experience with Korean food. Surrounded by expats from America, Canada, England and the antipodean nations, we laughed about the tiny milk cartons, challenged each other to eat kimchi and discussed our dreams of riding from London to Morocco on a motorcycle.
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