ESSAOUIRA
With the afternoon glare on the west coast too harsh to shoot pictures – and the current way too strong for swimming – we made the decision to head 20 km. or so down the coast to Essaouira (dubbed windy city) for a jump session. As you drive into town, past the police block, there are a bunch of dodgy looking characters waving keys at passers-by. These are apartment keys and the guys on the street receive a commission if they manage to rent them out to tourists. Down at the beach the swell was pumping with solid 25-30 knot wind sweeping across the bay. The wind blows so hard here it limits the tourists on the beach, as the sand can blow horizontally in your face down by the water. With the fortress walls of the old city and fishing harbour to the left hand side of the bay providing an awesome backdrop, Kauli and Boujmaa headed into the water for a two-hour session, right until the orange ball of the sun dipped below the horizon.