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Sorry - I was referring to the ferry from Spain to Morocco

bmw1200 wrote:Sorry - I was referring to the ferry from Spain to Morocco

Nope,it was me..I read it again..that's the start of it you do realise?

We'll just turn up at the port,dander in and buy a one way ticket from Alegciras to Tanger Med.

It's very much like buying a train ticket..there's ferries all over the place...this way you can buy a ticket for the next one leaving after you get there....but....they'll not be leaving on time...or they might....Africa starts at Algeciras.








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The Spanish Biker wrote:

WIBO wrote:That's fine...bimble down at your own speed anytime beforehand. I'll ping GPS/address details closer to the time.


Normally we ride over Col du Pourtalet past El Formigal ski station and Biescas to Zaragoza etc.

In the meantime you can look for my village at Asson with a postcode of 64800 to orientate yourself.(I'll add this in page one also)


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Then you'll need to plan a stop in central Spain so why not make that render-vous #2 for people taking the Santander/Bilbao ferries or, like me, will be coming form elsewhere in the Pyrenees?

The camping at Albarracín is still open after October 12th - when most campings close - and also has bungalows for the fainthearted as it's @ 1,200 metres and can be very cold at night. But there are also loads of cheap digs in the 'city'*

That also makes a nice onward trip to Almeria ready for the crossing from there - is that's the route we take?

Regs

Simon

. Simon is that campsite open till November, wondering if it'd be handy to leave van etc there and join in riding rest of way ?

Got it - many thanks

john what bikes are you taking to morocco? are we wearing matching team outfits . mick has trouble wearing pink due to looking scottish . a stronger colour makes him look more manly !!he hsa asked if can spoon with you and jane.

Not sure yet , prob the crf 's but have a couple of old bm's r100/80gs's which I'm toying with , prob pick up
Some rotapax for fuel re crfs anyway , chances r it'll b those , Mick would look good in blue it'll match the ginger hair , I'll sort a size 18 dress out or maybe I'll bring a catalogue to the hiss and we can all pick our outfits

Spadger wrote:Simon is that campsite open till November, wondering if it'd be handy to leave van etc there and join in riding rest of way ?

That camping is open all year round, one of the very few ...

But it's a long way from Southern Spain - much better to carry on further south, if we don't stop at that guy's place near the tavernas desert we could use San Jose on the lovely Cabo de Gata - I'm fairly sure it's open all year round - full of naked hippy women too! :whistle:

Regs

Simon

The Spanish Biker wrote:

Spadger wrote:Simon is that campsite open till November, wondering if it'd be handy to leave van etc there and join in riding rest of way ?

That camping is open all year round, one of the very few ...

But it's a long way from Southern Spain - much better to carry on further south, if we don't stop at that guy's place near the tavernas desert we could use San Jose on the lovely Cabo de Gata - I'm fairly sure it's open all year round - full of naked hippy women too! :whistle:

Regs

Simon

Sorry, missed all the stuff about Algeciras - Wow the predictive text got that! - and I'm with WIBO, just roll up ...

Not very keen of farting around Madrid so i'l do my own thing, but the A-389 down to Algeciras from Ronda is a 'must do' ride - the only way to get to that part of the coast IMHO ...

Regs

Simon
PS there's a great little hotel opposite the station at Ronda - the Hotel Andalucia, OK null points for originality! :whistle: It's a bit gloomy and old fashioned - so a home from home for me! - but has easy parking and is away from the tourist hoards. We were there in February to collect the beast from his foster home ...

Im getting the ferry to calais then riding through France on the A roads over to Spain and most prob go to Ronda first i cant wait (thumbs)

"I think you've summed up Adventure Bike Riding perfectly WIBO and the attitudes and overbearing opinions of the doubters/doubter. I am personally full of envy, but admiration of all those that have signed up and committed to joining your Adventure. I only wish I could be one of them, I salute you all you lucky bar-stewards"












Thank you for the kind words.

Yes..these kinds of people...I guess that when they were kids and their friends got a better bicycle than theirs for Xmas..they were able to tell their friends that even though their bike was new,that it had only five gears instead of ten.....or that their disc brakes were only cable operated instead of hydraulic....You get the picture.


They never understood why they were pointed at and laughed at by other kids and this still applies in adult life. IMO this is one of the reasons why they are angry. Once these angry people learn what it's all about they will be content within themselves.


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