Agadir Morocco - Will we stay or will we go?

Agadir - nice easy place. We are staying on a five star marina which unfortuately has only 3.5 stars constructed but those three and a half are fantastic. The Marina facilities are good, very easy to get in and out of and the staff are great. The retail here is growing with work on a number of stores happening and I believe that by summer this place will attract a lot of cruisers.


We were planning to only spend two days in Morrocco as we said but Agadir was too nice to leave. As I am sure will be the case on numerous occasions when we find somewhere nice - the question is - will we stay or will we go?

We have relaxed, sailed past the King's new residence and had lunch just off his beach, spent 400MAD (Moroccan Dirham) at the Casino - apparently Karen doesn't always win, worked on the web site and generally had a good time.  We enjoyed a superb meal (with a superb rochefort sauce on my steak) for Valentine's Day at Les Blancs - Agadir on the Marina (tel:028828393 for reservations).

It is a non- threatening envrionment - with one exception.....

This morning at some ungodly hour - which we thought we would not see again while on land (7:00am) we were awoken by the sound of voices at the back of the boat. The next we hear someone walking on our deck. I got up and pulled on some trousers and went up stairs to find a women sitting in the cockpit and the night watchman on the pontoon. The woman was speaking Berber and I could not understand a word she said.

The night watchman hurried off to get the police as the woman would not leave - eyeing off our new tagines that Karen had been seasoning. On arrival the woman promptly explained that she was with me and that we had a fight. Through our translator the watchman I explained thatwas not the case as my wife was below in bed! After trying to coax the woman off the bed, the policeman had to forcably remove her and came back later to apologise.

After this and the reality of us avoiding the first unaccompanied trip, we decided to leave Agadir when the weather permitted. I will miss the magic of this place tho'.



COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Penny O'Loughlin
DATE: 4/1/2008 2:29:24 AM
Hi Karen & Matt,
Looks like you are having a fantastic time- even if strange Moroccan women are trying to hitch a ride with you!! Sorry I haven't written earlier- but will stay tuned in to your blog's for updates. (the site is great & Morocco looks amazing!)
We have just finished the GP at home, so things are starting to quieten down a little- which is good.
My friends and I were recently discussing Morocco as a travel destination, so I have forwarded your site to them, so they can have a look at where you have been and what it's like and we can then discuss. You do make it look very appealing, - except for the wandering women!!!!
Travel safely,
Wishing you all the very best on the rest of your travels,
Penny
The greenevent gang says a big hello. xoxo

COMMENT:
AUTHOR: kathy
hi just to tell u i go to agadir twice a year it is so nice,the local people never hassle u and i always have a great time