The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . t from the heat and jolting they suffered more thanever tyres were meant to stand. On both our machinesthe rear tubes gave way at the joints, butwhen replaced by tropical Dunlops, caused us ^^ j no more trouble, although in one case a 30 had to do for a 28 in. wheel. Towards noon theheat of the ground and the sun was so great that theair in the tubes extended and puffed them until wecould let off a good rush, and yet leave them tight. 44° ON A BICYCLE Most days, however, we rode in the early morning andlate afternoon, enjoying a much
The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . t from the heat and jolting they suffered more thanever tyres were meant to stand. On both our machinesthe rear tubes gave way at the joints, butwhen replaced by tropical Dunlops, caused us ^^ j no more trouble, although in one case a 30 had to do for a 28 in. wheel. Towards noon theheat of the ground and the sun was so great that theair in the tubes extended and puffed them until wecould let off a good rush, and yet leave them tight. 44° ON A BICYCLE Most days, however, we rode in the early morning andlate afternoon, enjoying a much needed mid-day restwhere we could. Jaeger-clad, cap a pie, I was as independ-ent as could be of changing temperature, though atnight it grew piercing cold in contrast to the heat ofthe day. And once, having failed to overtake our manwith his load, when taking refuge in an Arab tent, along-side of a calf and chicken, we were fain, in the dark,to roll ourselves on the ground in a native blanket, sofilthy that when day broke we could not look at THE AUTHOR PATCHING A TYRE. Photograph by Dr. Rudduck. When we got our tent up, and could cook our own supper, everything went well, but when we had to rely on what we could get, we needed all the D^pailnlnL appetite the day had given us. The most sumptuous fare in the country was a musty flavoured preparation of barley, interspersed with chunks of mutton or chicken, and eggs ad lib. Milk could only OFFICIAL CONSTERNATION 441 be obtained when we arrived at the moment of milking,before the new was mixed with the old, though the result-ing sour beverage was almost always to be had, andthe Doctor liked it. Bread we had with us, and waterwe carried also. Once or twice we obtained oranges,and on several occasions we fell in with governors orother officials who invited us to join them at well-cookedand well-served repasts, with abundance of sweet green tea. At last, after several days, between walking and riding,we reached Marrakesh, and
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