It is an early morning departure from Lugano, Switzerland to catch the ferry from Genoa to Tangier. I say goodbye to Katherine who takes these photos of a clean bike. The travel bug has now firmly taken hold and I look forward to the adventures ahead. Onboard I meet Robbie, an Italian fellow bike traveller, and this is what he has to say:

Robbie is taking a pure classic into Morocco:

Welcome to 48 hours on the ferry… and load your car in a manner to make it worthwhile…