Residence Yasmina Agadir

... and cried at the same time because it was just so awe-inspiring. This life, this time, this gift.



--Friends. 3 months at Surf Maroc granted me the chance to meet and connect with such a groovy mix of people. I met friends who inspired me with thought, language, laughter, passion and kindness. I fell in love with the Moroccans that worked with me, their warm hospitality and ...

... with another girl named Laura, who hosts here.  My room has sea views and I can hear the surf from my room (as well as all the other sounds of Moroccan music and activity, in particular the goats wandering the alleys).    

I'll be here till mid August, then I'll travel the country for a bit.  I have two retreats I'm leading in July and there's still space--come join!

Om Shanti,
Heather

       

... spa. A ll of the spa services are inspired by renowned Oriental traditions. When you book a stay now for this summer season you can get a great deal that will give you access to the spa for a massage, the So Night Lounge and a free Berber Mojito! There's no better time than now to visit the hotel Sofitel Agadir
in Morocco. We hope to see you there this season!

... visited The UniPrix, a supermarket with fixed prices (rare thing for arabian countries =D ) and then went to get pastry and drink some Nes-nes (milky coffee).

Also I discovered that some souvenirs which I bought earlier on Bazaar, even while i bargained as a devil to get price cut in half, had 10 times lower price in a fixed-price shops! Not Fair! Now I would know that in my future trips!

And then, at ...

... a small pool, two tennis courts and one voleyball court and that's all! No territory at all! The restaurants are poor with food, waiters could be my great-grandparents, the tables near the window are inhabited by ants... The rooms: way too simple. Conditioner exists, but is not working, oopsie! When our toilet paper ended, it was changed only on the next day after! That's disgusting!

Well, after a shower we fell asleep... It was hard day...

... the port. Wow! I haven't something more powerful than this... I remember this smell in my nightmares :-D But all in all, it was interesting=)

We returned to the hotel and after a short time were ready to begin our work - to watch hotels. Our group was a mix of tour agents from different russian cities who gathered in Morocco for one purpose - to work. We had to collect information first-hand about hotels in Morocco so we may send our clients ...

... Agadir, at this time of the year, is not exactly JFK. It was about the quietest airport I've seen in a long time, and so orderly, no touts, no mess. Nobody. A few tour buses were waiting for package tourists, and in the distance a few taxis. They must have known about the situation and were asking for quite a high price, 15 Euro to go into town and 30 Euro to my hotel a little north of ...

... must be the next port of call, being the surfing mecca of Morocco and located conveniently only 20kms down the road. The next morning we jumped on a locals bus destined for Tagazout; mid-journey about a million locals jumped on and we were crammed liked sardines. My rather poorly constructed bag that I bought in Madrid was squashed up the front along with myself and the rest of the luggage ...

... that the group was a mix of Americans, Australians, French, and Moroccans, but we managed to come up with a few. Later still we roasted a whole sheep over the fire, after washing it in the ocean and rubbing it liberally with olive oil and cumin. It wasn't ready to eat until 2am when we were mostly half asleep, but those who ate it said it was delicious. (My vegetarian self just watched). The next morning it was too windy to go swimming again, so we packed our things and walked ...

... hair cut!!) sunbaking and more shopping. We also went on a 4WD tour of the atlas mountains. that was unbelievable. the views we got. i will try and send photos, because you cant describe it! This day included a donkey ride (so so funny, you dont walk the same after that...!) My birthday was good and tedious at the same time. we decied to do a tour to marrakesh and essaouira, and it only left on my birthday. 4 hours to marrakesh, and the the tour guide showed us through ...