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Groundhog bushcamping
... girls got 'ambushed' by henna tattooists. As dusk fell the square became like 1001 Arabian Nights, with snake charmers, musicians, dancers, traditional water sellers and dervishes. Food stalls were set up, and we ate well, cheaply. Whilst watching the transformation from a roof terrace bar we spotted Alyson. She had got here pages and her I visa. Then back to camp.
Back to the centre of Marrakech and the medina ...
Riding Camels along the beach
... have looked pretty naive. It was also amusing how they would tell you want they thought you wanted to hear. When we were looking at scarves 'they are hand-made, very good quality' - even though you could see they have been finished with a sewing machine. We would play along with them and let them think they had us fooled.
We wandered round the seaside and enjoyed a drink ...
Essaouira
... if our seats were taken, we'd take the robbers on and show them who was boss, basically a show down like the movies where the goodies win and get all their stuff back - there was no way that was going to happen. It wasn't too surprising when there was no show down and we boarded no trouble enjoying a carefree journey to Essaouira.
We were staying in a 5 star hotel, it was very quiet due to ...
Inshallah - Ojala - God Willing
... the markets, one could find more women, but then the problem was that they did not speak much french and barely spanish and english. They speak Arabic and Berber, my Arabic was improving but my Berber was non-existent. So our conversations were very basic and in general they would just give up because of the frustration of not being able to communicate. Hence, my interaction in Morocco, all that I learned was due to my relations with men. Nevertheless, the two ...
Essaouira and cold weather
... storms, and each night we contend with a chill that leaves us colder than we thought we should have to endure in this part of the world. The beds in the riad have sheets that are left just a little bit clammy by the constant influx of sea air. Some of the beds look like they have been slept in, and the house cats sleep on whatever pillows look comfy. But the bathrooms are clean, there is hot water, and on the roof deck we have internet, which is available most of the ...