Morocco Motorcycle Ride

As part of our South-Morocco tour, we planned to spend New Year’s Eve in Ouarzazate. Or near. We usually stay 20km from the city, at the border of the lake, in a family run B&B named “Les Tourmalines”. A quiet, wonderful place. Before leaving Casablanca, I contacted Peter, a friend who lives there and operates…

The day started well: I ordered coffee to the room and set on the terrace of the hotel overlooking the city and the old medina watching as the sun was getting up and pushing the clouds away. After breakfast we set off in convoy in the morning traffic through the city and the suburbs to…

On Sunday we took a rest day to explore the surroundings of Ouarzazate. Based on the advice of our hosts we headed to the Fint oasis, located south of the city. After about 20 minutes drive on dirt roads, a small sigh situated in the middle of nowhere indicated a to take a left following some…

I woke up early to see the sunset and walk the dog in the chilly morning.  After breakfast we hired a guide to take show us around. We spent the morning visiting the dunes, the abandoned village and some nomads who offered hot mint tea under the shade of a tent. The kids and dog…