September 10th, 2011
Slow morning and long breakfast – the after effects of the usual bottle of champagne with Amine. Have internet access again so time to update the blog. My boot needs repaired again … I think some nails in the front rather than just glue could be in order. So back to the Medina as well. With a repack and low geared sprocket having two on the bike seems like an option, so Justyna is going to give it a go to head south with me on the bike and well see how it goes. There are tiny little scooters here which have no problems carrying two people, and I know from experience that south of here they can get up to five on an okada, essentially a hairdryer with two wheels.
So now just waiting for the embassy to open on Monday and if we can get visas there will immediately head south from there. So in theory, depending on progress, might be able to make Dakar next Saturday. Have sent a message to Willem in Nouakchott to check that we still have base of operations in Nouakchott. This timing does off course mean that side trip to the Eye of the Sahara is not going to happen. Oh well! And in hind sight, it was likely better that the chain situation happened on the road here in Morocco than on an empty road further south 200km from anywhere.
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