Dar zuina Oualidia

... nuit dans une maison plutot sympathique ou beaucoup de<br>surfeurs y sejournent. Apres une bonne douche Manu et Habib sont<br>parti acheter de quoi manger, au menu tagine de poulet plutot bien<br>reussi. Le lendemain session canoe dans la lagune et dans les vagues,<br>les photos parlent d elle meme. Le soir grillade de sardines au<br>barbecue et nuit dans notre quatre quart qu on avait ...

... way to see the world. "It is written in the Kuran," he explained. The next conversation attempt started with the topic of girls. When I told him that I preffer men over women he was yet again puzzled. "You have BIG problem", he announced. I smiled and told him that I did not think that I had a problem, and that I am very happy with my life the way it is. "But in the afterlife you will suffer", he warned me. I told him that I did not believe in the ...

... to the edge of the sand dunes, and the inland side provided a patchwork on the slopes to the sea ...

We left Essaouira and drove north along the coast to Oualidia, passing fields being ploughed by donkeys and children with school bags, walking along the roadside in the middle of nowhere. They would wave as we passed and we were always unsure whether they were trying to stop us to sell something, or whether they were just curious and friendly. As we drove we looked across at peaceful sandy beaches and fields of crops not far from the sea. I met my new boyfriend ...

... were soon hanging out by a pool, just off the beach. Of course there was a bathroom problem though. The water temparature woudl go from scalding hot to freezing cold 5 times or so during a shower. Mike swears it never happened to him. Must be the travel gods laughing it up again. Unfortunately, Mike got sick 2 days before we left. Note: don't try Moroccan pizza. So while he chilled out for an extra day, I hung out on the beach ...

... to the change in environment. The Hammam's are strictly gender segregated. After relaxing I had a young guy come in and poor buckets of hot water all over the body. After that, your attendant scrubs you with soap, followed by a sponge like glove that removes all the dirt (a gromage) and a shampoo. Once that is over, you go into another room where I had an unbelievable massage, which hurt at times ...

... of Essaouira lies in its blue-shuttered houses, art galleries, wood workshops, fisherman and coloured boats all enclosed by ancient walls. My first impressions of Essaouira were very refreshing - definitely a charming, laid back artist's colony with cobblestone streets and massive stone ramparts along the Atlantic Ocean. Our accommodation for the night is at Hotel Cap Sim on Rue Ibn Richid. A very simple hotel but ...

... 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 ...

... Singapore! Anexo del dia 13 de Mayo: Seguimos en Essoueira y casi salimos de vuelta para Marrakech, hoy nos tomamos un taxi hasta una villa a unos 6 km de aca, donde hay unas piedras en el mar que se dice inspiraron a Jimmy Hendrix a componer el temas "Castillos de arena" una de sus famosas canciones, cuando nos bajamos del taxi nos dimos cuenta que la villa tenia unas 20 casas nomas y que la playa estaba muuuy ventosa, por suerte ...

... a famous cistern, which Orson Welles used in his film, Othello, but we didn't visit it as we have seen one even more spectacular in Istanbul. We both had haircuts and did some internet, and caught up on some sleep. We enjoyed a cheap dinner of mixed seafood - sole, merlan, calamari and prawns dipped in delicious chilli and tomato sauce. Raymond's Travel Page