Essouira

Essouria was the next stop on our travels in Morocco. After a three hour bus ride we headed into the medina to get our lodgings. We found a nice place, the Hotel Samara, where there was a wonderful view from the roof top patio overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with the surf pounding on the rocks below. In front of us was the old wall surrounding the city, replete with canons pointing to the ocean. This was the setting for for the opening of the film Othello, one of the stars being Orsen Wells who even has park named after him in town. Essouria is much more laid back than Marrakech, quite quiet and we did a lot of exploring. It is supposed to be famous for it's fish but the area near the wharf for eating was somewhat disappointing. Perhaps the cold wind discouraged people from dining there. Before bed we watched the waves crashing on the rocks with an almost full moon illuminating the town and water. After Essouria we begin the long and challenging trek to Mauritania.