bikoro child

My girlfriend and I made two successive trips to Morocco, the first aircraft in the month of October 2008 where we traveled backpack, bus, taxi and on foot for three weeks, the second month of March 2009 or we went with my own car for three weeks after checking through Spain and took the boat to arrive to Tangier
First trip:
At the Casablanca airport, we took the train to El Jadida, which lies on the sea south of Casablanca ... We stayed three days in this city who is a former Portuguese colony
Here are some pics of plants and trees growing in the streets of the city


curious growing palmtree:












Here are some pictures of the harbor, the walls ,and the portuguese Tank who once served to store water for the city













After El Jadida, we went by taxi (because there was no bus) for Oualidia , a fishing village an hour away


















Oualidia is bordered by a lagoon that is exposed at low tide, this place is famous for its fish and seafood



Of course we have benefited from this,and have eaten crabs and shells on the beach that we bought to fishermen who have prepared the food with a barbecue on the beach





the restaurant:







In Oualidia we slept in the hotel and eat in small restaurants in the village; ago in Morocco full of small shops where you can eat cheap ;careful not to drink tap water, in fact we drank mint tea during meals









the day is goin' down tomorrow early we have to take the bus for Agadir

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island cassie

Thank you for posting all those great pictures - a lovely place and somewhere I always meant to visit - my kinda place! I'll pass on the sea urchins though!!

momoese

That looks like a great meal on the beach! Thanks for sharing the pictures.

bikoro child

We had a long way to go from Oualidia to Agadir and despite the dirty windows of the bus I tried to take some photos:



















Morocco don't import the bananas, it grows mostly in greenhouses, but you can see them in open field north of Agadir on the banks of a river




this one is not very good...







We spent a day at Agadir, but we found a city attraction for tourists without special interest... We left the next day for a small town in the interior called Tafraoute we spent there 2 or 3 days







Tafraoute is a village surrounded by mountains and we made some treks in the areas ... The morning, breakfast we take tea mint bread and olive oil, honey or amlou . that's called Berbere brakfast.The amlou is a paste made of ground almonds, argan oil and honey; we took local donuts :" the sfinges"







Green filaments are actually leaflets of Chamaerops humilis cerifera, found in the wild throughout Morocco,and are used to attach them donuts for hungry customers

Argan oil is traditionally made from the villagers themselves ... argan nuts are roasted outdoors on a wood fire in a large metal container and then they are broken by hand with a stone and then passed through a rudimentary mill, mixture is collected in a settling basin and then after giving a cake and argan oil
This oil is non-food oil cosmetic is made with almonds that have not been roasted

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Richard

Oualidia is identical to San Diego in latitude and climate for the most part. The ocean water temperature in Oualidia is slightly warmer due to the Mediterranean Sea. Otherwise we are both on the edge of a large continent with coastal mountains and an inland desert.

That looks like a great trip, I would like to go there someday.

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bikoro child

The Mediterranean Sea has no impact in this area cause it's 1000kms above and at this point water is not specially hot (18°C in october),but this is why it's a good spot for fishing ...In Oualidia, oysters are grown in the lagoon...Unfortunately I do'nt know the climate of San Diego but I would like to compare...

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Dalmatiansoap

Great pictures bikoro!
Looks like U had a great time there.

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bikoro child

Yes sure I had ...

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CValentine

Wonderful pictures/stories bikoro child!! ~Cheryl

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bencelest

Nice pictures and experience for you.
Do you plan to go back there again?

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bikoro child

I've been in Morocco for 3 times, so not for the moment ...In march I go for one month in Malaysia (hope Tog Tan will go into my path) and next year I would like to visit my sister who Lives in Morea and my brother who lives in Papeete(tahiti) and next maybe south america

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Richard

Our coastal water temperature is also 18 C at the moment, and will drop to 15 C by January.

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bikoro child

So you are right that looks the same...You understand why Oualidia is one of my preferred spot ,I went there for the first time
24 years ago and Ifall in love with the area...It 's not the same now but it's still a good destination even if tourism has falsified data

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mjdsinsacto

If you mean, you hope to come across Tog Tan, I believe he passed away suddenly in June; I gathered as much from posts I came across around that time. Many here remember him in their signatures--harveyc, for instance. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. He was a great loss to this community from what I can tell.

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bikoro child

We started walking from Tafraoute to try to find the gazelle Tazkha which is a prehistoric engraving ... arrived in the village, we heard a call: he was a young man who took us to visit a traditional Berber house that he has renovated ... We visited this house which is a labyrinth with few openings to stay cool ... Mahfoud (young man) has kindly offered mint tea and then he swowed us the famous engraved gazelle on a granite rock











Mahfoud's house



Mahfoud and Patricia drinking tea





the very stylized gazelle



sight from the traditional Berber house





all this area is made of strange look granite rocks...Mahfoud gave names for all like tortle or family (father mother and son) try to find them on the pics

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CValentine

Just 'WOW' bikoro child!!
All the beautiful experiences you've had in life so far!!
As a military home-schooling family, I hope to be able to share things like this with my children.
Europe could be an option, via Germany...I can DREAM for now!!!
What beautiful pictures~~~!!!
Thank you for sharing! ~Cheryl

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bikoro child

No, what I meant was that I hoped his spirit with me during this trip...

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bikoro child

Yes would be great for you all...

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bikoro child

Another day, we are still left on foot to see some surrounding villages who are often lined with olive groves irrigated by a maze of canals ... When we walked, cars stopped to take us in stop and only after having traveled thirty kilometers,that we have agreed to return in stop...





the green trees are argan trees the silver are olive trees



look that funny panel (on the rightside:good price)



this mountain is called "Lions'head" cause of the shape




Some date palms :in this area they are suffering from heat















Argan tree he is asleep and just beginning to wake up:The argan trees during severe drought can sleep for eight years and wake up to the first rain





Irrigation canals




Typical berber styled buiding



A "dark vador" lady in the village







Unidentyfied tree but it smells so good!!



oliv and argan trees



How do you say for muslim church? Mosque?



A fig tree in the village







Watch oasis in the distance..







coming back to Tafraoute...

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bikoro child

We then took a small bus to the Canon of Ait Mansour about thirty miles ... the car in France typically contains 8 to 9 persons and here we were 21 inside ... The Canon of Ait Mansou ris famous for its dates, the best of Morocco and we have found is a paradise of palm trees stuck between the walls of the barrel













The "hotel" ,we were the only 2 customers









sight from the hotel



Toilets in front of the hotel



euphorbs growing on the rocks



We could catch it easyly with hands



Snake palms



Euphorb and lavanda(I believe)



The palms were very prolific





A little shop just near the hotel where we could find some cheap dates



What we had to eat in the evening



Patricia having a rest on the roof of the hotel

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