Our original plan today was to take an early morning bus from Essaouira to the town of Smimou, an hour to the south on the road to Agadir. Supposedly Smimou is the center of the tree-climbing goats phenomenon - if you believe in tree-climbing goats (and I mean unaided by alcohol or hallucinogenic drugs). Unfortunately, we are in danger of missing out because Christi is having another of her … [Read more...]
Essaouira: fortifications and architecture, Day 246
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Sadly, this is our last full day in Essaouira. We have been here for 6 days and a wonderful sense of contentment has set in, which is a serious danger for travelers. Perhaps one of the key elements of traveling in a foreign land is that you are always uncomfortable because you are always getting lost and you don't know how things work. By the time you've figured out these basic issues for each … [Read more...]
Marrakesh, Morocco, Day 247
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Having experienced a transfer of prisoners and rowdy passengers on separate CTM buses between Dakhla and Essaouira, we defect to Supratours for the 3-hour ride to Marrakesh. Unfortunately the leg room aboard this particular Supratours bus is negligible and worst of all the damn bus breaks down less than 15 minutes after leaving Essaouira. Perhaps we weren't supposed to leave Essaouira after all! … [Read more...]
Ali ben Youssef medersa, Marrakesh, Day 248
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There's a lot to see in Marrakesh and although Christi and I have now lost the ability to get up early we scuttle through the medina by mid-morning heading north of Djemma el-Fna to a cluster of three tourist attractions. The most impressive of these is the Ali ben Youssef medersa. The first challenge we face is actually finding the tourist sites. The alleys are poorly marked and it is easy to get … [Read more...]
Saadian tombs, Marrakesh, Day 249
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Morocco certainly encourages lazy mornings. And who wants to rush when there's fresh croissants , OJ, and coffee and views of Djemaa el-Fna from the hotel's roof-top terrace to linger over. Being a voyeur of Djemaa el-Fna is a lot less intense than experiencing it at ground level, although we have to run the gauntlet of sales opportunities, speeding mopeds, and confusing alleyways as we search for … [Read more...]
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