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Merzouga to Zagora
Was wondering if anybody has driven this piste recently. We are driving this, amongst other pistes and I needed to know if the heavy rainfalls have affected it's passibility especially in the Remlia area and also the beginning of the track leaving Merzouga. Last time I was there (last October) there was a lot of damage caused by the rain and we lost many hours trying to find the 'new' piste in places.
We will be there end of February. Will also be doing Lake Iriki, the Draa Valley, Tan-Tan plage and chillin' out in Essouira.
29th Jan 2009 11:42 am
Deondef
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Where the is this ............... and what is a PISTES Erstwhile - D3 S '07. Dual battery system. Upgraded tow hitch. Mantec skid plate. Frontrunner rr. Tmax double headed built in compressor
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29th Jan 2009 5:00 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Morocco, and pistes I think refers to dried up lake/river beds that make good roads when they are not flooded.
29th Jan 2009 5:04 pm
Spanish Fly
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Deondef, unless you haven't noticed, there are other countries in the African Continent besides South Africa matey
29th Jan 2009 5:07 pm
heine
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We tend to be a bit isolated down here
29th Jan 2009 6:14 pm
Spanish Fly
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Hmmmm....maybe I should ask this question on the Toyota forum....
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29th Jan 2009 7:55 pm
phurley
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Spanish Fly wrote:
Deondef, unless you haven't noticed, there are other countries in the African Continent besides South Africa matey
That was funny! Then again, SA is hosting '10 World Cup so they have the right to pre-occupied with themselves!
FYI - Am I right in thinking it was you that drove your previous D3 back on bump-stops last time in Morocco? (my memory's not what it used to be...) If so, you should see about this http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic30193.html or did you end up getting that EAS Kicker?
29th Jan 2009 8:04 pm
Spanish Fly
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phurley, yep, I drove my old D3 out of the dunes at Erg Chebbi on it's bump stops. My mate followed me out in his D3. Once we got to Merzouga, mine reset itself and his dropped on its belly! So I followed him all the way back to Spain watching his poor D3 hit every tiny little bump in the road. We vowed never to go back to Morocco with a Discovery 3.
That was October 2007 and I went back in Feb 2008 with the same car and ZERO problems. My mate sold his and bought a Defender!
We were to blame really as we were friggin' about with shortened suspension sensor rods.
BTW I have the official SA World cup shirt complete with the 3/4 length sleeves. I bought it at Jo'burg airport last September on my honeymoon They will be my favourite after England and Brazil (wife's home team 8) )
29th Jan 2009 10:27 pm
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RLD, did you see the masses of pink flamingos in the estuary at the end of the beach run? We were lucky enough to watch them while we eat fresh fish caught and served up by the local fisherman. A truly beautiful place
29th Jan 2009 10:37 pm
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Drove this route in October/November What do you want to know about it In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
30th Jan 2009 12:29 am
Atacama
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HEy Deon. had the same problem. Pulled up the Gaarmin africa map. Straight line .. 7200 kms away. Seems like a good place to go when the world cup is on.
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30th Jan 2009 7:19 am
Spanish Fly
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AndrewS, just wanted to know what the current status was. Some friends are doing it and waiting for me in Zagora. Due to school holidays/ work commitments we will be in two groups separated by 2 days. The first group are less experienced and one of the cars is a Freelander 2. I am in the second group and have done this piste 6 or 7 times. I was just worried for the first group that they might encounter difficulties, although the Freelander 2 made it through 18 months ago. He did breakdown on the way back though on the motorway With so much bashing to his underside and fuel tank, the fuel pump worked lose and failed Passing the dry river just past Remlia is a bit of a drama if you can't find the correct passing point! We were stuck in that hell hole of powder fine dust for abut 2 hours. A RR P38 ripped his roofrack clean off when he tried following me and launched the car 2 metres into the air!
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30th Jan 2009 8:49 am
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is this ............... and what is a PISTES 
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They will be my favourite after England and Brazil (wife's home team 8) )
Passing the dry river just past Remlia is a bit of a drama if you can't find the correct passing point! We were stuck in that hell hole of powder fine dust for abut 2 hours. A RR P38 ripped his roofrack clean off when he tried following me and launched the car 2 metres into the air!
