Safi (Back to the coast)

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We spend a relaxing five days in Essaouria recovering from the mountain experience of woe. Essaouria was a really fab place, busy but relaxed with a combination of artists and rastas who made the whole town have a very chilled out feel.
Spent our time sitting and watching and learning to walk again. In our time there we managede to swim in the seam eat freshly caught sardines, flood our bedroom, have a home cooked meal and meet someone who's grandma new Jimi Hendrix (he had a house there).
We also made incomprehensible music with some very drunk Moroccans and had our first sip of wine in more than three weeks.
We purchased orange trousers and Alice got straight back into the shopping mode - flinging hangers around and having sevaral assistants on the go at once.
We basically did a whole load of nothing and just rejuvinated after travelling around Morocco, we left on the fifth day - driven out by the smell of drains and rude package tourists and made our wey north - roughly in the direction of Casablanca but we've broken the journey in Safi which is not a very visited place as it has no beach and is relatively ugly - although Othello was filmed here.
We are both well rested and feel ready to move to the next stage in our trip. Rabat and Casa will hopefully bring Malian visas and flights out of Morocco.

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Photos

Route
Back to red for bus with wood in place of windows

Gap Advert
Chris modelling a yellowing shirt with an acrid smell similar to vinegar.

Hobo traveller
Alice with boats

Beach
Colder than it looks

Beach suffering
Massive faces.

Boy
Kids in Essaouria doing what they do best

Come on the BBC
Desperately searching for the world service

Net lining
Forced to 'upgrade' Chris' trousers to fake Nike ones with netting

Comments

[Hazel]

I am really loving reading your journal - didn't know you could write so well Chris!! Sounds like you're having a brill time. Take care and keep on blogging! Love Hazel

[Chris' mum]

Glad you have spent some days recovering, just what you need after such a gruelling walk. Hope your legs are mending much more quickly than mine and I would like to see you in a photo with the orange trousers on please!! take care of yourselves

[Chris's Dad]

First Month
Can't believe a month has gone, you've done so much and seen such a lot. Well done, just chillin' by the sea, great idea before the next leg. Where is the pic of Chris in orange trousers? Great blog, keep it up, missing you but glad you're living the dream! love Mum and Dad.