L'Hippocampe Oualidia

... de
plage, petit arret a la grotte et rencontre avec un pecheur local.
De retour sur walidia arret au stand pour regonfler les pneus chez un
mecano plutot symphatique pause 4 heures et retour a notre campement.
Dans la soiree nous avons fait la rencontre de Aziz que l on a plus
quitte jusqu a notre depart « Il loue du materiel de
glisse ». Ce gentil personnage nous a mis en ...

... 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 ...

... a cart on the streets and for a mere 50 cents US, you got a huge bowl of snails and another bowl of broth. Delicious. I went 3 times while there. And when I tried to tip him, he thought I made a mistake and tried to give it back. That's a first. We opted for a better hotel and I convinced Mike to check out the Ibis, a french chain like the Holiday Inn. They each have a pool and are reasonably priced. For just a few dollars more ...

Clearly the number one highlight of my trip to Morocco has been getting a local Hammam. Probably one of the most satisfying activities this year. A Hammam is a local concoction similar to Turkish baths. I shared this experience with Thomas who was as equally imressed as I was. The Hammam starts with stripping down to your underwear. You go through to a hot room where you relax for about 10 minutes and become ...

... this morning. I found the trekking hard work. After the walk, we returned to Armed to pack up our things and walked yet another hour or so back to Imlil at the base of the mountain. It was hot today... well over the 40 degree mark. We left the valleys of the magical High Atlas Mountains and headed westwards for about 4 hours towards the windswept Atlantic coast and Essaouira. The word Essaouira means image. The ...

... which turned a little sour. We went walking down the rocky beach which was pretty despite the heaps of garbage everywhere and the awful smell of excrement (not sure if it was human or seagull, because those seagulls stink!). On the way back, right at the end, I set my sandaled foot down on what i thought was glass, but when i went to pull it out I found a decent sized rusty nail! It went probably about 1/2 inch into my heel and came out with a dribble of blood ...

... 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 ...

We arrived in El-Jadid to find the train station was way out of town. It was such a welcome sight to see a local bus pulling up within a few minutes of our arrival, which took us straight to the centre of town. This is a lovely seaside town, overcrowded in peak season but now very relaxed. We are in the Hotel Bordeaux, clean, comfortable and cheap (half the ...