Rented a car to drive myself from Marrakech to Essaouira ("esweera"). Great drive once I got out of the urban area. In the small, beautiful oasis town of Chichaoua I was stopped for failing to yield in a traffic circle. I was still driving in Marrakech mode. But the gendarme just took my last 100dh - about $12, all the cash I had - laughed and let me go. Don't know if he was laughing at taking my last dollar or because I had foiled his effort to exact more.
Passed through groves of argan trees, one with actual goats in its limbs! I didn't bother to stop and get my own photo.
Essaouira is a gorgeous seaside town. The Portuguese created a fort here and the cannons remain on the ramparts. Great medina (ancient walled town center) without risk of getting lost, windsurf beach, fishing port. I'll enjoy my time here.
Had dinner at the open air fish stalls where you pick from the daily catch and they prepare right there. Mullet, John Dory, snapper, prawns, sole, flounder, calamari, even lobster. Think I'll have a few meals here.
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