http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/ 40th Birthday Trip en-us Well my last day in France unfolded as planned with a lovely scenic ride avoiding motorways and following the course of the Loire to avoid major cities in the morning. I rolled up in Le Mans after lunch, did a... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003770.php Set out after breakfast and a strangely disturbed nights sleep, not sure I can handle the drink any more! Another great day of riding without touching a motorway once. The mountain trail down to Pau was spectacular as expected and... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003766.php What a spectacular day of riding! Took the N630 (need to check that road number later) from Vinaroz to Zaragoza this morning and the sections around Morella were fantastic. Trying to keep pointing North but staying off AutoVia as much... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003762.php Brief update tonight from Beni Casim just north of Valencia. Lots of miles through spectactular mountains today but a lot of motorways involved. Had a late full English breakfast before setting off at midday. Route via Malaga, Granada, Murcia and... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003761.php After Jackki left Marrakech I had a sense that essentially I had done what I wanted to do in Morocco and that the trip needed a boost to avoid the last week feeling like that long journey home after a... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003759.php During our time in Marrakech we took a car out to visit the SOS Childrens Village in Ait Ourir which is in the foot hills of the High Atlas not far from the city. It was an interesting opportunity to... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003758.php Well Jackki arrived safely in Marrakech and I met her at the airport as planned. Had a fantastic weekend without really doing a whole lot and I guess that is what people do here. It feels hectic all the time,... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003757.php Had a great meal in the Jmaa Al Fna last night and walked around on my own for as long as I could to find my way around the Medina. Good fun and the hawkers are all so good natured... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003750.php Only a short update since I am working from the phone but I have arrived in Marrakech pretty much a half day ahead of schedule having done far more than I thought possible so far on the trip. Checked into... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003749.php Decided to stick arround in Tinerhir and found a campsite in mid afternoon. Pitched in a sandy corner aith a bit of a whiff but managed to avoid too many stones where I would sleep. Took a walk into town... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003748.php Cant upload pictures from internet cafe so will have to add them later when I get home. You will have to put with 1000 words instead. The ride from the disappointing ErRachidia made me smile with stunning views across the... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003744.php Late last night I discovered that Morocco operates on GMT all year round. What I thought was 9 or maybe 8 AM was actually 7AM. Not so critical of the late mornings, whoops. After a genuine lie in this morning... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003741.php Slept like a baby and was happy to sleep in until 8AM and start my day. Well I say 8am but I was unsure if I should have put the clock back to UK time so in my mind it... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003740.php The bad use of French in the title pretty much gives the game away and the reason I am using an Arabic keyboard to write this is because I am sitting in an internet cafe in Tetouan having arrived in... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003736.php Wednesday turned into a mammoth mileage day but it was fun from beginning to end. I decided to go for an early start and set the alarm to get me up in time to be on the move at first... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/jedicoe/003735.php