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Seafood in Safi and Essaouira

Posted on January 10th, 2010 in Africa, Morocco by robjkentjr

After passing through Marrakesh, and staying for three nights, we gorged on seafood along the coastal cities of Safi and Essaouira.  Besides the seafood, these cities were worth visiting just to see their ancient buildings nestled behind fortress walls.
The sea wall protecting the city from the waves.  Behind where I am taking this picture is a fortress that is home to all the fishing boats below.
The fleet of blue fishing boats waiting for slack tide to slip back out to sea.
The fish market along the dock, stocked by all those little blue boats.  Just pick what you want and the cooks throw it on the grill to eat.
Grilling up the tray of fish we selected from the stall.  We picked a John Dory and the freshest sardines we have ever had.
The crenulated tower and walls that surround Safi.
The white buildings of Morocco that look very similar to the well known Mediterranean style.
A lone chicken that dares to poke his head out.
It was in Essaouira that we decided to part ways with David and Peta in order to visit Rasa’s grandmother in Lithuania.  We were going to fly out of Marrakesh so we all headed back there for our last stop in Africa.

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Tiz n’ Test to Imlil Village

Posted on January 7th, 2010 in Africa, Morocco by robjkentjr

Overwhelmed from tagine shopping, we wanted to elevate our position and passed over one of the highest mountain ranges in Africa.  Crossing the Tiz n’ Test Pass at 2,100m (6,900ft), we found ourselves in the freezing village of Imlil, which is the launching point to climb Mount Toubkal.
Our motley crew overlooking the valley below as we enjoy an excellent and scenic lunch with a bottle of rose wine.
A better view of the track leading us over the High Atlas Mountains, one of Africa’s highest ranges.  No room here for oncoming traffic.
At the top of the pass, looking out at the low cloud ceiling but considering we are at 2,100m, it is really not that low at all.
Imlil is a small Berber village at the base of the impressive Mount Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa.
A picturesque view of Aroumd Village.
I find this sign of restriced activities in a glacial moraine very interesting.  I can understand no scuba diving, but flower picking?!?
Yet another village fortress on top of a hill.
We did not even attempt to camp here because of all the snow and ice on the ground but we did sleep comfortably under five blankets.  From here we did go to Marrakesh but I am going to save that as my last blog and skip ahead to Essaouira and Safi.

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