From the moment Andy rolled out of Tangier, it was clear this wasn’t going to be an ordinary ride. His mission: to cross Morocco by bike, avoiding asphalt as much as possible, tracing a line through remote pistes, rocky passes, and forgotten valleys – the kind of route where you don’t just ride through the landscape, you become part of it.
Armed with determination, a tent, and a bike that wasn’t entirely on his side, Andy took to the wild trails. Nights were spent under the open sky, pitched up in the middle of nowhere, with only the wind and stars for company. It was solitude of the best kind – until the bike started whispering trouble.
A misbehaving hub became a daily gamble. Most of the time, it would catch. But then – without warning – it wouldn’t. A few times a day, the clutch would fail, leaving him dead in his tracks. No bike shop for hundreds of kilometers. No quick fix. Just Andy, his tools, and an unreliable drivetrain.
Still, he pushed on.
From the Rif to the Middle Atlas, then down into the edge of the desert, he kept the wheels turning over loose stone and windswept piste. But with the worst of the terrain still ahead – and the clock ticking – Andy made the hard call in Boudnip: stop the ride before the ride stopped him.
Instead of risking breakdown in no-man’s-land, he boarded a local bus bound for Sidi Ifni, just in time to welcome the Spanish couple arriving for their own Morocco Bike Adventure. From rough trails to rusting buses, Andy stayed true to the ethos of the ride: adapt and survive.
His ride may have ended in Boudnip, but the adventure? It’s far from over.
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