Written 16th April 2012.
The following morning we got up early to avoid the traffic craziness and headed off to Essaouria. The scenery was more interesting, having a little green. There were so many cop stops though. They have them everywhere we have driven and there are so so many of them it's a bit overkill!
We arrived to a fresh looking town with a cruiser atmosphere which was a welcome change. It is a fortified town – or was. We had a yummy breakfast and then went to explore the madina and buy a few goodies. I bought a box of wooden dice and a little wooden boat. Next we admired the ramparts.
The cannon were pretty cool.
There were lots of pretty sights to see.
Next stop was the fishy smelling wharf. There were stalls with men selling their fish, and places where you can get some cooked up for you. And so many fishing boats!
View looking back at the town.
We relaxed on the break-wall and gobbled up yummy fresh strawberries.
Then a quick lunch before we hit the road again. They boys were excited because a big swell was predicted and they were keen to get back to Taghazout to surf it. We drove through olive trees most of the way back and checked a few roads that led to the coast.
We were disappointed when we arrived back at boilers to flatness. And extreme wind. We sat waiting hopefully in the car for waves to turn up and I frustrated the boys with some riddles. We were not in luck with the surf. It remained poo. That night we had fun playing 500 though. We taught Steve how to play and he was really good at it. Lucky he was my partner!
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