13 COMPLETE SAHARAN CHALLENGE

Thirteen devotees of the classic Mobylette 49 cc moped from Arroyo de la Miel arrived back home to a warm welcome from family and friends last week after completing a challenge they had set themselves - riding their machines from Malaga to the village of Merzouga, some 20 kms into the dunes of the Sahara. They covered 1,800km there and back in ten days, driving through snow, rain, cold and wind at a speed of between 35 to 40km per hour. Before leaving the Atlas mountains on the way back, they gave most of their warm clothing to some of the children living there.