The trip just started and it already seems an eternity, both in km and in events.
Still in Spain, and looking for a hostel, we were asked 45 € for one night. Easy to choose. Time to make some returns for the investment on the 2 seconds tent!
After the wild camping night, we continued our way to Algeciras to cross to Africa. On our last stop at a Chinese store, we even had a 40% discount and two bottles of water offered, courtesy of Chinese people to Sweet Potato! Bought the tickets and with the Gibraltar rock's view on our mind as the last picture of Europe during months, we landed in Africa.
Time to cross the customs... and to start feeling Africa! Tear Drop is parked when the customs officer arrives. "Bonjour!". I try to mumble some French: "Bonjour!". He collects the papers, and starts speaking English realizing my limited French abilities. "You need to go to the police, they will check your passport." Without hesitations, I move to the kiosk. As soon as I get there I realize it is empty, while some tables are full of food. Ingenuous, my first though is "Nice way to welcome foreigners!". No way...! They have been all-day fasting and those croissants and dates are their meal after the sun goes down. More, while they eat, we wait! Five minutes at the beginning, extended to ten, quickly half an hour. Some more time and finally someone show up, quickly checks it and we can go! We are officially in Africa!!
Ten o'clock and we have no idea where to sleep... After two hours looking for a place in Tangier, we end up in a gas station on the highway, close to Asilah. Tent on the grass, motorbike parked and a good night of sleep. In the next morning, four people are looking at the motorbike: João and his crew! They are going to Guinea Bissau, driving a car till the south of Morocco and then driving two nice motorbikes and got fascinated by Tear Drop and her equipment!
Shortly after, it was time to leave to see the camels in the beach in Asilah,...
... eat the watermelon with a view to Asilah...
and to taste the snails in Kenitra!
It's official: we got to Africa!!
Still in Spain, and looking for a hostel, we were asked 45 € for one night. Easy to choose. Time to make some returns for the investment on the 2 seconds tent!
After the wild camping night, we continued our way to Algeciras to cross to Africa. On our last stop at a Chinese store, we even had a 40% discount and two bottles of water offered, courtesy of Chinese people to Sweet Potato! Bought the tickets and with the Gibraltar rock's view on our mind as the last picture of Europe during months, we landed in Africa.
Time to cross the customs... and to start feeling Africa! Tear Drop is parked when the customs officer arrives. "Bonjour!". I try to mumble some French: "Bonjour!". He collects the papers, and starts speaking English realizing my limited French abilities. "You need to go to the police, they will check your passport." Without hesitations, I move to the kiosk. As soon as I get there I realize it is empty, while some tables are full of food. Ingenuous, my first though is "Nice way to welcome foreigners!". No way...! They have been all-day fasting and those croissants and dates are their meal after the sun goes down. More, while they eat, we wait! Five minutes at the beginning, extended to ten, quickly half an hour. Some more time and finally someone show up, quickly checks it and we can go! We are officially in Africa!!
Ten o'clock and we have no idea where to sleep... After two hours looking for a place in Tangier, we end up in a gas station on the highway, close to Asilah. Tent on the grass, motorbike parked and a good night of sleep. In the next morning, four people are looking at the motorbike: João and his crew! They are going to Guinea Bissau, driving a car till the south of Morocco and then driving two nice motorbikes and got fascinated by Tear Drop and her equipment!
Shortly after, it was time to leave to see the camels in the beach in Asilah,...
... eat the watermelon with a view to Asilah...
and to taste the snails in Kenitra!
It's official: we got to Africa!!
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