Goodbye Essaouira......

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Woke up at 930am after the late night out and went back to the hotel. Wanted to go to the Portugese fort but it was shut. Instead climbed a few building to get good panoramic views of the city. The best view of Essaouira is from the terrace of Majestic hotel which I came across quite by chance. The only building taller than this is the mosque and obviously you can’t et there. Only the loudspeakers are fixed there. I called one of the friends I met yesterday Aziz as promised and we were going to meet at 1pm. I work on Sri Lanka time hehehe so I met him at 115pm, actually that is a vast improvement on Sri Lankan time. He came with a friend of his Youssef who is a french teacher in a small village as well as a poet and painter. All of Aziz’s friends are arty people. We went for a coffee and then walked about a little. Thereafter we took a bus to Sidi Kaouki a small village by the sea, a secluded peaceful beach. We had food and coffee and these guys have been payiong for everything and I insisted that I paid. We walked along the beach taking funny pictures.

I met this French gentleman who was travelling in a caravan with his wife and dog. They have also been to Sri Lanka. I am soo hapy that everyone who I meet who have visited Sri Lanka has a very good feeling about the country. They have parked outside the beach and that’s where they hangout till they feel like leaving.

We took a taxi back to Essaouira and afterwards I hurried to the bus station to get a bus to Marrakesh which cost me Dhm40.

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Photos

Sidi Kouki
Tajines...a Moroccon dish....