Morocco itenary check - please :?)

[nick_ratcliff]

I'm planning a trip to Morocco (early next spring) and am looking for someone who's spent a bit of time to see if my itinerary is realistic. I want to do some kind of a loop down from Tangier (I'm going to trailer the bike to Gibraltar) as far as I can get in a 2 weeks - well I might be able to stretch to 17 days but probably I ought to plan for 14 that way I have some days in hand for unexpected stuff. Anyway I was looking at doing a few days of high miles at times mainly the road work and not do all the cities extensively so I get more time off-road which is my reason for going really.

It's be great if someone would comment on the following:
1) Tangier(skipping Tangier mostly) to Fez - 150 miles
2) Fez to Casablanca - 200 miles
3) Casablanca
4) Casablanca to Agadir - 300 miles
5) To Tindouf - 300 miles
6) To Smara - 250 miles
7) To Galtat Zemmour - 150 miles
8) Into Mauritania to Ain Ben Tili - 220 miles
9) Back into Morocco to Tindouf - 220 miles
10) To Tiznit - 230 miles
11) To Marakesh - 250 miles
12) To Errachidia - 300 miles
13) To Oujda - 300 miles
14) To Tangier - 300 miles

Also which of the are likely unleaded petrol stops.

Anyway - help appreciated, hotel names, suggested routes, any of these unfeasable given terrain.

I'm going to be travelling on a DR350 lightness being to essence. The range should be based on my estimate of 10 miles per litre minus a bit about 250 miles carrying about 27 litres - 40 miles per gallon being a cautious estimate.

Enough for now, BTW the gathering in the UK was brilliant, inspiring a good laugh, well organised and a definite for next year :=)

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[This message has been edited by nick_ratcliff (edited 19 July 2002).]