Day 95
Montenegro, Mojkovac. Sunday 19th November 2023. The panther’s head is ginormous, she looks more like a living doll than a cat. My mum is beautiful and smiling, her skin glows and[…]
Day 89
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Prijedor. Monday 13th November 2023. The river is black and the trees and grasses that slope down to its banks are indiscernible. Wrapped up in thermals with our[…]
Day 85
Slovenia, Ljubljana. Thursday 9th November 2023. My Frio pouches feel very cold to the touch. I pull them out of the fridge and hear a slushy crouching noise. It’s the gel[…]
Day 81
Italy, Dolomites. Sunday 5th November 2023. The clouds levitate below the snow-tipped mountain peaks as we sit and enjoy coffee and cake at the start of our ride. We’ve stopped early[…]
Day 73
Morocco, Ait Baha. Sunday 29th October 2023. Through earplugs, I can hear white noise, the ligaments in my neck crunching, my heartbeat quickening, and street dogs barking. I dreamt of being[…]
Day 62
Morocco, Ait Baha. Friday 20th October 2023. When you look up at the night sky you may be lucky enough to see the dusky band of the Milky Way, with pole[…]
Day 60
Morocco, Merzouga. Monday 16th October 2023. High above the ground, my camel sways side to side as her broad feet pad across the sand. Her coat is coarse and curly, and[…]
Day 53
Morocco, Chefchaouen. Monday 9th October 2023. We’ve checked through our bags and relocated the scattered items. The wrought iron gate that leads from the second bedroom into the terrace has been[…]
Day 50
Morocco, Chefchaouen. Friday 6th October 2023. The screen on my satnav displays a line from ‘A’ to ‘B’. Other lines intersect my line but if I try to diverge, my satnav[…]
Day 43
Malaga, Spain. Friday 29th September 2023. The moon is full tonight but I feel less creative than I normally do on nights like this. Why go on a long motorcycle trip?[…]