Our Saturday excursion programme took us south, towards the Atlas Mountains near a village called Ourika. For a long time we had wanted to visit the magical garden, the well-known Austrian artist André Heller had created with art works of Keith Haring, Igor Mitoraj, Edgar Tezak, Pablo Picasso, Hans Werner Geerdts, and many other locally… Read More Anima & Saffron [Day #27: 28.10.2023]
It rained quite heavily most of the night but fortunately the tent held tight and we managed to stay dry. But, the ground was very hard and uncomfortable, the mats made no difference, so not much sleep could be had. At 5 am we decided to get up and get to the port to see… Read More And back onto the African Continent [Vehicle 2, Day # 2: 18.10.2023]
Some 24 years after the initial seed was planted in Trevor’s mind, 3 years delayed, and with some adjustments made to the original plan, departure day dawned. After packing a few final things, a quick breakfast, and saying farewell to Trevor’s cousin from the USA who was staying with us while finalizing the purchase of… Read More Let the adventure begin, [Vehicle 2, Day #1: 17.10.2023]
The sunrise in the desert is always a special moment and something you don’t want to miss. Although we slept well, the night was incredibly quiet apart from the odd snoring somewhere in the valley, it was a somewhat short night for some of us. The temperature had dropped to around 16°C, higher than we… Read More Pizzas on the Piste (#2) [Day #21: 22.10.2023]
Very early on Saturday morning Charlotte, Julia, Trevor and I packed our two vehicles for a monster tour across the Atlas mountains to the east of Southern Morocco. We had signed up for “Pizzas on the Piste”, an annual Overlanders’ gathering in the desert of Morocco. We left Marrakech while it was still dark. As… Read More Pizzas on the Piste (#1) [Day #20: 21.10.2023]
Abidjan-Marrakech-Abidjan Overland Expedition 2023 
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