Well it’s one week before leaving on the southbound leg of the great bike journey from Amsterdam to Dakar and back. Packing list is mostly under control and various bases of operations are in place along the way in Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal. Last prep for the bike is underway and decent side panniers acquired thanks to Metal Mule in the UK.
A couple of pics of the old girl below, with the new panniers and as she is at the moment with the back sub-frame removed for a little spot weld tomorrow. Some stainless steel bolt replacement, a new rear back brake caliper are all that remain.
The route plan is to head south from here via France and Spain to the Strait of Gibraltar. From there it’s ferry from Tarifa to Tangiers and from there the coast road all the way down Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal. Route from Amsterdam to Dakar is in the order of 5900km. Should be an interesting ride 🙂
