Emeraude Hotel Essaouira
228 rue Chbanate, Petite Porte Bab Marrakech Essaouira, 44000, Morocco
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Food brings everyone together
... to find better surfing conditions further down the beach. With Mary and myself being beginner surfers, and Tonyi having had a little more experience, she convinced us that it would really not be a good time to go surfing today and that we should wait until tomorrow around 11AM when High Tide starts and it should be the best surfing conditions.
So the three of us turned around and started heading back to the Medina. On our way back, we met Aziz who ...
Ease'n up in Essaouria
... with people, had no A/C and no open windows. This resulted in a 3 and a half hour bus ride from hell (I was so warm by the end of it!)
Checking back into our usual hostel for the last time, we hung around in the lobby area for a while talking to a couple from Cheltenham. After nattering for a while, we headed over to the main square for our last evening meal in Morocco.
After our usual dinner of kebabs, tagine and soup, Peter wanted to try some snails. ...
Essaouira
... was so dark I had to fumble my way to the other room where I was then asked to disrobe and shower. Without thinking, I disrobed and showered in front of the girl who was going to massage me. She handed me a plastic bag which had something in it that resembled a shower cap. "I have to wear a shower cap?" I asked her. She then pointed to my lower parts and that's when I realised. "Oh - I'm completely naked - and I'm standing in front of a Muslim woman. That can't be good". I fumbled ...
Fish, a Wind Farm and Tree Climbing Goats
... had to walk across a very rocky, scrub filled field, and because the trees are still leaf covered it wasn't always easy to spot the goats, until they jumped down and ran away, but I did get a few pictures, and they really do climb high into the trees.
Our next stop of a large wind farm that generates most of the electricity for the South Atlantic area of Morocco. There are between 90 and 100 wind mills that cost a million dollars each. ...
Reflections on Morocco
... of new eggs as chickens strutted around next to them. From this hodgepodge, we (mostly Ed) brought together some amazing meals that will be were the highlight of our time in Essaouira.
The last of our time in Morocco slipped away quickly. Finally, Ed, Britta, and I said goodbye to Max and Carmen and took an overnight bus to Casablanca, before flying to Lisbon the next day. I realize now that if I am to write of the pains of the night bus at every point, ...



