Day 2: Waking up for a day in Essaouira
6am Having eventually fallen to sleep despite the roof terrace being a communal smoking area where other slightly noisy visitors came to take their last daily intake of nicotine or vape. (Slightly jealous as no nightcap for us), not to mention the cats and seagulls who were partying on in the night! The call to Pray has started.
and finally leading us to the port area where we found the blue boats and lots of fishing activity.
After a cloudy start the temperature was rising and we needed to rehydrate before chilling on the beach. Having escaped the Medina a much needed beer was tracked down in a rather comespolitian beach bar.
On route we had stumbled across the bus company and booked tickets to go to Marakkesh tomorrow. First tasting of local Casablanca beer.. refreshing. 33cl 65mdr(£5.20). Hence we did only have one.
A peaceful afternoon with plenty of surfer's and kite boarders and seagulls to watch whilst the sun glistened like diamonds on the waves.
I have read that the streets of the Medina are formed around an H with two tourist streets being the uprights and the local street forming the cross bar. Around the H you never know what you will find in the maze of alleys.
Time was flying and we still hadn't eaten, so we decided to head for the square we had visited many times before, we quickly got the eye of a waiter who wanted to feed us. Chicken lemon and olive tagine was our order washed down with a bottle of sparkling water at a very reasonable 150MD (£12)..
It is now
7.50am The call to pray crescendo lasted until 6.30am the early riser have had their first nicotinie and the seagulls are still partying. Time to wake boots and start exploring.
A Breakfast not to be faulted. Even the coffee was good.This morning we decided to explore the Medina area of Essaouira whilst Geo-caching.
There is a Lab cache that leads you to areas you may not otherwise find, including the Fish Market that was somewhat disappointing, the Jewish area that is being renovated then onto the city wall
3pm Time for a quick dip in the very cold Atlantic ocean followed by a siesta on the beautiful sandy beach. The tide was on its way out, we opted to pay a little more 70mdr (£5,60) for sunbeds that were not wet and sandy from having been covered in the recent swell.
A peaceful afternoon with plenty of surfer's and kite boarders and seagulls to watch whilst the sun glistened like diamonds on the waves.
5.30pm Sundowner time with a nice bottle of crisp white wine 140mdr (£11,20).
Having found another bargain hotel in Marakech whilst enjoy the last light of a beautiful day.
7.30pm we head back towards the fishing port with hope of eating fish selected from the amazing selection on the stalls we saw earlier that once selected they cooked it and served in adjacent restaurants. Disappointingly the area was closing and we were not to sample the lobster and huge crabs or ambience.Note to self - get it while you can or it may not be there later, in this case a real missed opportunity.
We decided to make sure we knew the way out of the Medina, but got side tracked by the local street which had come alive in the evening. Vendors were selling shoes, pants, Fish, chillies in fact everything from stalls set up on the floor. Another fascination was the young boys that were seemingly playing hide and seek around the streets of the Medina.
Time was flying and we still hadn't eaten, so we decided to head for the square we had visited many times before, we quickly got the eye of a waiter who wanted to feed us. Chicken lemon and olive tagine was our order washed down with a bottle of sparkling water at a very reasonable 150MD (£12)..
If doing the Lab cache, this restaurant is very near the fountain.
10.30pm Back at the riad and time for an early night. 18,000 steps!
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