Riad Alech 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...

... able to canter along the beach and through the waves with her horse – totally awesome, I want to do that some day – I AM going to do that some day! I was having a fantastic time, but part of me was extremely disappointed at having to be led. It was amazing riding along that beach – really beautiful, ******* the legs and bottom, but breathtaking just the same. We make our way back through the sand dunes to the ranch – the entire time we are riding around ...

... while we were sitting and having coffee, some people came to interview us for a documentary! So everyone keep an eye out for Christine's Moroccan TV debut! Haha!

He seemed harmless enough, so I met him again the next day. We walked all along the beach. For lunch we purchased a small mountain of fish in the market and took it to a place to get it grilled up. A messy way to eat, but it was great.

We visited some of his other friends who owned a ...

... A popular old Russian song by Alla Pugachova, the light suddenly went down low for a couple of seconds and the show was over... It looked like synthesizer of a band member was burnt by electricity failure=( It was so pity...

So, as far as we ended our drinks, we went back through the night city, which looked wonderful at night... Then again we spent some time by the pool with some wine=)

... br>the family or couple on vacation. Offering a host of amenties, including wifi, DVD players, spa
and massage services, a restaurant and club style bar, and a roof top pool that gives you
access to a view of the city you couldn't find elsewhere. Take a stroll through the narrow streets
of the medina and visit the many soukses (market places) that fill every corner of them.
Hear the ...

... lovely room in Moroccan style. I felt like I'd never want to leave again. My first stop was Il Mare. A restaurant right behind the city walls but high enough to look over them. Ten days before Christmas, I was sitting outside on the roof terrace, enjoying a good lunch with a view of the ocean. It was blue skies all over and just pleasant. Was it really 3 days since I was walking through the snow...

... a place called The Hole. Its a dingy bar at the back of our hotel in a lane way with no signposts and no women. We had a quick beer and got some complimentary fish in batter then went out for another non-Moroccan mean at the Camel pasta place. Had the spag bol - it was pretty simple but I loved it. The others went for more drinks but I was done so I headed back to the hotel for a bit of veg out time...

... to turn back this time. After the craziness of Marrakech, the relaxed, laidback atmosphere of Essaouira is a nice change. It is a popular tourist destination, on the Atlantic coast. Although it's touristy, the town hasn't lost its charm and there are still signs of everyday local life.

... a teacher, tried his best to persuade us to please please stay with him and his brother for the night. We; ofcourse; declined as best as we could in broken Arabic and French, and made a mental note to look up tactful ways to say: ummm; no thanks, that is not appropriate. Those Moroccan teacher men, they really love to invite ladies to stay with them and boy are they persistant. The world's most incredible sunset ...

Saturday was our last full day in Morocco. Cynth, Dee & I decided to do a day trip to Essouira which is a small town on the west coast a few hours from Marrakesh, well known for beaches, surfing and being a chilled out town. We bought a bus ticket on the "tourist" bus (the normal standard of bus we are used to) and in a few hours we were there. Unfortunately, it decided to rain very heavily and we were unprepared for this having had nice ...