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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756  
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With the nights drawing in and the weather taking a turn for the worse I thought I would share this old video I made about 6 years ago after our second independent trip to Morocco. Please excuse the quality, it was all filmed on a little compact digital camera and I am definitely no video editing guru either. Hopefully it will give a flavour of the type of driving and scenery you can expect on a trip over there, especially if you organise the trip yourselves and get away from the standard 'tour guide' routes.
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26th Sep 2016 6:44pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8161  
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wow, amazing how the shadows depict your convoy, those LRs look like camels....
 Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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26th Sep 2016 7:58pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8161
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good memories from that trip Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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26th Sep 2016 7:59pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2673
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Awesome trip.
Just need to go back now with my Defender. Not so lardy as the D3 but not so comfy either 110 D250 SE HT 110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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26th Sep 2016 8:16pm |
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| TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3750  
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I can't remember seeing that clip before,, good trip that one California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1
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26th Sep 2016 8:21pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3787  
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Mountain Man,....EXCELLENT video.
Jeez, you were in some remote & rugged locations, especially that mountain rd & the river bed. In such locations, what would happen if something serious happend, like a blown head gasket, broken diff etc? Seriously good scenery. Thanks for posting, Pickles. |
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26th Sep 2016 10:09pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756
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To be fair, nowhere in Morocco is a huge distance from civilisation. And with 4 trucks in a group you are pretty safe in terms of recovery to somewhere sensible. The mountain road followed by the river bed was a bit of a highlight. I had mapped the route out from Google Earth as being a gravel track we could (hopefully) follow on the ground. The trouble was that a couple of months earlier the area had suffered massive flooding from snow melt and the track through the gorge had been largely washed away. We were able to drive on the odd remnant of it but for the greater part it really was just driving along a riverbed. Thing is, the track soon became good again once through the narrow gorge part and I guess after another mile or so we went through a village with farms and tractors, etc. Probably the most remote part was the long sandy climb after driving along the beach. That really did have the potential to ruin your day. The climb nearly beat most of the vehicles on first attempt. The only alternative had we failed was to back track for about 40 miles.
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26th Sep 2016 10:18pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756
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MInd you, I have just remembered the bit where we crossed a dried lake in the south of the country. It was basically a few hours driving through mini dunes with no defined track at all. Each truck took a turn in front until it got bogged down in the sand, got pulled out backwards while another truck found another route and took point till they got stuck. We were literally in the middle of nowhere and after a few hours of this it did begin to get a bit worrying if we would ever get to solid level ground again. Happy days
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26th Sep 2016 10:28pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3787
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I notice the Welsh Dragon!
I live in Aussie, but I'm 50% Welsh, my Mum being born in Rhymney. Pickles. |
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27th Sep 2016 2:30am |
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| TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3750
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But, took stock, there was 8 of us in 4 vehicles, that knew what we were doing, !, Full fuel,full food & water, Was certainly miles from anywhere !!  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1 Main Brian James Trailer Dealer for South West UK |
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27th Sep 2016 7:45am |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2673
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I know my D3 struggled in that section of the trip. Being the heaviest truck by far. And that wasn't just because I was sat in it
But as Tim states, 4 trucks, 8 blokes and god knows how many years of experience with offroad driving between us. I for one was very pleased when we found some firmer terrain to drive on. No fun being stuck in soft sand when you're the heaviest and 1 Defender isn't enough to pull you out   I was glad that Tim and James both had winches fitted. 110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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27th Sep 2016 8:35am |
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| TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3750
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LOL.. Like this
Click image to enlarge And it was HOT !!! California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1 Main Brian James Trailer Dealer for South West UK |
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27th Sep 2016 8:44am |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2673
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Not then. Who'd of thought that the Defender was stuck there. Very embarrassing for the driver
Hot is an understatement. Hot and dry, only place I have felt hotter and drier was Afghan a few years later. 110 D250 SE HT 110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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27th Sep 2016 8:54am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8161
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Hey MM - not all of us got stuck on the dunes leading! Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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27th Sep 2016 12:03pm |
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