Today begins day 4 of my voyage south. The first three days were consumed with learning process of travel alone by motorcycle. I have done very little so far in comparison with many trips, but as it is my first, the learning curve has been steep. Firstly, I overpacked despite all warnings and several attempts at losing stuff. I even left a whole bag at the first hotel. I also assumed that I would use more tech stuff but I have been bogged down by several factors. Firstly one has to deal with handling the bike, the weather and route finding. As I am not on highways and am often on dirt roads, playing with gadgets like a gopro is tough. Also gloves make touch screens a pain. The next hurdle of being alone is that I have no one to watch my stuff when I need to make a pit stop. If I can say anything about motorcycle travel it is that less is more and reliance on the internet in remote spots is not a good idea.
All that being said this has proven to be an amazing start. It is equal parts scary, exhilarating, lonely, mind blowing, and a challenge. I am glad I have had Spain to negociate prior to getting to Morocco. Taking my time descending through catalunya, Aragon, and castella La Mancha has been amazing. The photos speak for themselves!
I will definitely be leaving some stuff behind with a friend in Jerez before crossing the straights.
When I arrive in cordoba tonight I will have access to a real computer and will update about the details, the bike and what's to come... I did not expect to be so disconnected on the route I chose, 3G and Internet have been terrible. Also, of all things to leave behind I chose the Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad. I think I have equal weight in extra socks!!
More soon.
All the best
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