This was near Tan-Tan in Morocco, a coastal area likely not completely dry (can see some trees on satellite photos). https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tan-tan&ll=

This was near Tan-Tan in Morocco, a coastal area likely not completely dry (can see some trees on satellite photos). https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tan-tan&ll=28.357568,-10.946503&spn=0.671922,1.499634&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.505383,95.976562&t=h&hnear=Tan-Tan,+Guelmim-Es+Semara,+Maroc&z=10 https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tan-tan&ll=28.357568,-10.... One having 12 days of drinking water in his trunk is anything but shocking for the area. Also the motorcycle ain't awesome at all, only one gear with a crappy transmission, making it a barely practical contraption.