Today we've driven through sand dunes and desert and had an incredible time. We've thought several times that the car would get stuck in the sand, but we've managed this far without even using the differensial locks.
We drove through flat salt fields, but suddenly we met a wampy aerea and the car started slowing down and the traction control and anti skid started blinking. So there was only one thing to do, and that was to put the car in low gear and head on. The car managed without any further problems, but the car has never been this dirty :-)
The mud down here is something else. It sticks to us and the car like glue, and we can't do anything but laugh it off and wait to we arrive at Tan Tan, where they probably can wash the car clean with jet wash cause it really needs it to get the mud off.
We've driven with the tire pressure at 20 psi trough the dessert, and it has worked well. We drove 110 Km/h at most and the sand trail was like a giant muchroom behind us. It's been a hot day in the desert with over 38 Selsius. We've been drinking lots of water this day since we havn't used the AC to much. We get to much condensation if we drive with the AC on to low.
Last night was just an amazing experiense to se the moon shine over the sand dunes, and we where sitting in the middle of the wildernes of it all. It was just amazing, and the temperature was at a comfortable 16 Selsius. We thought it would get much colder, and thus we got a good nights sleep.
Now we're in Tznit and we're planning to sleep under the palm trees. The sun is shining strong above us, but it's going down soon. We allso got to meet the local Moroccan police out in the sand dunes today, but when we took out our camera to take pictures of them we got strict notice that this was against the law. They only wanted to check that we knew where we were going, and that we did not arrive from Algerie since we've been driving along the Algerian border all day.
Then we drove through a mind field that was marked with excavated mines, but we're still here so it whent well :-)
An interresting and fun day, but we get tired of all the concentration and impressions. Our clothes get red from the sand, and our hands are allways dirty, but we've gotten used to it now. We had a stop at a small village right before we stopped to make our camp for the night. Lots of kids and they all beg for money, and we give them some Dirams, but if we only give to a few of them they get angry so its not easy.
Now its time to change the air filter and check up the screws and bolts arround the car. The roads we're driving on are very bumby and rocky, so we ofthen just sit and hum and the vibrating of the car makes our voice funny and then we laugh. We've filmed lots of fotage that we're gonna upload when I get home. It'll take to long doing it with the satellite, and last but not least expensive.
Some pictures of our day.
Peace and Love,
David & Martin.
David having fun, and Martin laughing his head of
The tires fold out nicely
Lots of mud and clay on the car
A nice tire of MUD :-)
Last nights camp under some palm trees
Martin enjoying the day
The salt plated dessert roads
Sand dunes :-)
Satellite explorer 325 sending
We're ready for any sand bandits if they come near us
Driving along
Pumping ut the pressure to 30 psi again. Lots of sharp rocks
Enjoying ourself with STYLE :)
We drove through flat salt fields, but suddenly we met a wampy aerea and the car started slowing down and the traction control and anti skid started blinking. So there was only one thing to do, and that was to put the car in low gear and head on. The car managed without any further problems, but the car has never been this dirty :-)
The mud down here is something else. It sticks to us and the car like glue, and we can't do anything but laugh it off and wait to we arrive at Tan Tan, where they probably can wash the car clean with jet wash cause it really needs it to get the mud off.
We've driven with the tire pressure at 20 psi trough the dessert, and it has worked well. We drove 110 Km/h at most and the sand trail was like a giant muchroom behind us. It's been a hot day in the desert with over 38 Selsius. We've been drinking lots of water this day since we havn't used the AC to much. We get to much condensation if we drive with the AC on to low.
Last night was just an amazing experiense to se the moon shine over the sand dunes, and we where sitting in the middle of the wildernes of it all. It was just amazing, and the temperature was at a comfortable 16 Selsius. We thought it would get much colder, and thus we got a good nights sleep.
Now we're in Tznit and we're planning to sleep under the palm trees. The sun is shining strong above us, but it's going down soon. We allso got to meet the local Moroccan police out in the sand dunes today, but when we took out our camera to take pictures of them we got strict notice that this was against the law. They only wanted to check that we knew where we were going, and that we did not arrive from Algerie since we've been driving along the Algerian border all day.
Then we drove through a mind field that was marked with excavated mines, but we're still here so it whent well :-)
An interresting and fun day, but we get tired of all the concentration and impressions. Our clothes get red from the sand, and our hands are allways dirty, but we've gotten used to it now. We had a stop at a small village right before we stopped to make our camp for the night. Lots of kids and they all beg for money, and we give them some Dirams, but if we only give to a few of them they get angry so its not easy.
Now its time to change the air filter and check up the screws and bolts arround the car. The roads we're driving on are very bumby and rocky, so we ofthen just sit and hum and the vibrating of the car makes our voice funny and then we laugh. We've filmed lots of fotage that we're gonna upload when I get home. It'll take to long doing it with the satellite, and last but not least expensive.
Some pictures of our day.
Peace and Love,
David & Martin.
David having fun, and Martin laughing his head of
