December 20, 2018
Last minute shopping this morning before leaving Marrakech. Andy also went and got a local shave with an open razor. Scary! Close shave though.
We rented a car and drove to Essaouira. It was a three hour drive. Roads are very flat and very good road conditions. It is interesting to me how there are so many varied forms of transportation: mules, horses, donkeys, bikes, scooters, roller blades, buses, taxis. They all play together nicely and give each other the room they need. It is busy but not nearly as crazy as Vietnam. I feel like after Hanoi we can cross a street in any country.
Pulled into Essaouira. You park outside the walled city and walk in with luggage in tow.
It was a quick 5 minute walk through the medina to our riad - Chem Bleu. We actually aren't in the official riad. It is an apartment they have. It is super cute, two story place with three bathrooms and two bedrooms. We have a small little ocean view.
Essaouira is a seaside little surf town. It has a really cool vibe. It is nice to walk the corridors and not have nearly as many motorcycles everywhere...just the occasional. One of the sides to the town has a rugged coastline. The other has a beautiful beach. The town is mostly painted white with lots of sea blue accents.
Time to explore. We walked around the medina. Made our way to the docks of course.
You would think it was the fish market but it wasn't even though there were little stalls set up to sell.
All the traditional stuff but there were also eel! They must have been at least 3 1/2 feet long. Lots of them.
Went to a cafe to enjoy the sunset and listen to some musicians playing in the square. Easy going tunes with a guitar and djembe drummer that fit the scene perfectly.
Finished the day with dinner at the Loft. It was a nice meal, relaxing. Time to relax for the evening.
Hudson's quote of the day:
I think I'm standing in a pile of fish guts! - and he was
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