Auberge Tangaro Essaouira

... in that bitty "Title" box that travelpod offers. Thus... my "OMG...Ack!" above.

Whatever. What no doubt you're far more interested in is - whattheheck I've been up to this past week, yes?

Many, many adventures. A dizzying array of sights, sounds, people, experiences.

But perhaps I best rewind here and post a bit at the earlier dates at each location in Morocco.

Stay tuned...

... 8211; Sahara – was a bit temperamental and in truth he actually frightened me a bit by shaking his head around and flicking his tail about – he seemed agitated and I think he sensed that I was a bit nervous of him, so he took full advantage of that – which meant that I ended up being led round, which wasn’t quite the same.

Johnboy on the other hand was a complete natural – he looked decidedly unsure when – after two minutes of ...

... 8211; they are celebrating a wedding. So we have yet more delicious food, accompanied with the now familiar Moroccan bread, which I adore. After the meal, once the family have gone, we go upstairs onto the terrace with Yassir and his friends and yes, you’ve guessed it – more mint tea!!!!!

The streets are practically empty by the time we leave and Yassir walks us back to the riad.

Essouria is way, way more laid back than ...

... workshop where local masters make different and and extraordinary things using the tree Thuja. Diiferent small souvenirs, tables, boxes, cupboards, hangers, toys... All that can be found here, such beauty things...

Then we had some free time to walk around the city and shops by ourselves, and then we met again to go to Agadir again.

While on the road, we saw local trees Argan ...

... awe. Have a drink in our
cozy bar and relax, while being entertained by our home cinema. There is also a library, billiard
and bridge room within this splendid bar, reminiscent of a club setting.




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And the best awaits you in the medinas of Morrocco at Heure Bleue Palais.

... those wanting to sell us tissues. WHY TISSUES??! Your country does not exactly inspire the sniffles... Why not sell something we might be remotely tempted to buy? The mystery persists, but we decided that tomorrow night we would eat in a restaurant overlooking the square to avoid the tissue sellers, and to get a panoramic perspective on the chaos that permeates.

... The road to Essaouira is partly along the coast where some huge waves attract surfers, but at 17 degrees water temperature at this time of the year, it appears somewhat pale compared to Hawaii. So I guess they come here if Daddy's cheque didn't arrive in time for the flight to Honolulu. Essaouira is a town with a great atmosphere. It is right next to the coast, a walled city that looks unchanged ...

Opened the door to go to breakfast, only to be greeted by the pungent stench of sewage. The whole corridor reeked. At the same time Jane appeared from her room. 'My God - the drains must be blocked, it smells awful' I said. 'It's not the drains' she said. It's Jeff. He's got a bad stomach - he's been up all night. You must have heard him'. I certainly did. Breakfast over we board the coach for the long drive to Essaouira. It wasn't a totally healthy coach I have to say. Jeff with ...

... Play the stalling game and have the surreal experience of logging onto the internet from a mud hut on the edge of the Sahara. The world has truly shrunk! But our purpose is to find alternatives to our Algeria travel plan. There has been a distinct lack of ambassadors for this place, and no one has exactly been dragging us into the country, all the while waxing lyrical about its must see attractions. So an alternative ferry route to Tunisia is investigated for when our Moroccan ...

... surprisingly, not too much pain. I was really worried about tetanus though, because although the shot might have been required for working on ships, I don't specifically remember getting one. Plus, the most common scenario for getting tetanus is by stepping on a rusty nail, so I wanted to be safe. Unfortunately, we had a bus to catch, so I only had time to clean and bandage the hole in my foot! I was sad to leave the cute little town, but anxious to finally get ...