December came around and the Bluebanana team got in touch because they wanted me to lead a motorbike expedition in Africa so we could shoot some content for their upcoming summer collection. I had always wanted to ride across South Africa, so I pitched them the idea and they loved it and decided to add Namibia to the mix as well. 3 weeks later 7 of us were on a plane to Cape Town hungry for adventure. We rented three Honda 300Ls, a Toyota Hilux to carry gear and a Toyota Hilux camper, Joe was in charge of guiding us through South Africa and Namibia as well as running day to day operations and logistics. Our route took us 3.200kms across both countries, starting in Cape Town. Here is the full itinerary although we didn't take the most direct route between these places: 1. Cape Town - Lambert's Bay 2. Lambert's Bay - Namakwa (coast) 3. Namakwa - Vioolsdrif 4. Vioolsdrif - Camped near Aussenkehr 5. Aussenkehr - Lüderitz 6. Lüderitz - Sesriem (by plane) 7. Sesriem - Aus 8. Aus - Camped near Aussenkehr 9. Aussenkehr - Springbok 10. Springbok - Cederberg 11. Cederberg - Cape Town 12. Cape Town Having so many people on a trip like this was a new experience for me and I loved it, we all had a great time and we returned home tired and happy. I strongly recommend doing a similar trip to this one, the terrain over there is incredible. Here are some photos from the trip, some are mine are some are from Jorge's Fuji (he's a much better photographer than I am). Soon I'll also be sharing the Bluebanana Film and vlogs from the trip once they are ready. First up, some photos of the crew. Then, our adventure through southwest Africa. Thank you Bluebanana team for trusting me with this expedition. It was the trip of a lifetime and I will never forget it.
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So November 2023 came around and my friends Pablo and Mauro asked me if I could help them out guiding and assisting a motorcycle trip in Morocco, in 4 days time... We were at a cycling race, it had just finished and we sat down for 10 minutes to plan this whole thing. We got a pen and wrote down all the trip details on the paper tablecloth, then took a photo of it, since we couldn't take it home, and got down with the preparations for the remaining 3 days. This is what we got up to in Morocco with Pablo, Mauro, Alex and Alain. We set off from Marrakesh and headed east towards the Atlas Mountains, then continued east to Boulmane Dades and Merzouga. After that we headed south into the deeper desert near the Algerian border to Ramlia, Sidi Ali, Zagora, Lake Iriki and M'Hamid before heading back across the Atlas Mountains to Marrakesh. I had my camera in the car so I didn't take many riding photos. I wish I had taken more riding pictures, which was the main part of the trip, but I didn't have space to bring my camera with me while riding... Until next time!
Alexia had never been to Africa, so we packed our bags and headed away for a 4 day weekend to Marrakesh and Essouira. March is a great time to travel to Morocco, the weather is light and it's the off season, so you won't find large crowds.
In Marrakesh we stayed in the medina for two nights and then we rented a car and headed west for the coast. Essouira is a lovely seaside town with plenty of things to do, the highlight was horse riding on the beach at sunset, but I also saw a lot of sand dunes at the beach where we were staying - I made sure to add a waypoint on my map so I can go back there and ride them on a motorbike. My camera broke during the trip so I couldn't get many photos to come out well... |