Aquaholics Surfing Blog

Morocco overview, mostly photos.

Posted on 03/02/2009 at 09:58 pm by Nanci Boutet Viewed 2,598 times | 0 comments

MOROCCO, 12/26/08-1/7/09

A friend of ours Pete “Kiwi” Hansen visited Morocco last winter. (Pete makes it his mission in life to surf everywhere in the world that there are waves to ride, to date his favorite has been the Galapagos Islands.) This winter, Pete is working in Morocco, at the surf camp where he stayed last winter. Pete is an amazing guy, lots of fun and very resourceful. When he invited us to visit Morocco, we knew enough to accept the offer. WORD TO THE WISE- when opportunity knocks- ANSWER THE DOOR. I can’t tell you how many people we’ve invited to join us in Costa Rica in the past, and they’ve waited till this year to accept. When someone invites you, it’s not an infinite invite. GO! NOW!!!

When we arrived at Agadir airport, Pete and his lovely girlfriend Chrystal Rose Thomas were at the airport to pick us up. We rode back to Taghazoute and surfed near the “home base” Surf Berbere. A Berber is (yes I mean IS, as in cultural group, in case the grammar police are checking up on me) the local Nomadic people. Every day we surfed somewhere new. There are two full time surf guides, Azziz and Mohammed to drive two 4WD Sport Utility vehicles to transport whoever wants to go on surf Safari.

The food is all included. Breakfast is eggs, toast, juice, coffee (Instant. Brits run the place, no clue how important good coffee is) and fruit. The fruit is great. Chrystal is a great cook but there is a full time chef, Yusef, for lunch and dinner and often there is competition for who has the best culinary skills. (Between Yusef and Chrystal) The guests benefit greatly from this friendly competition. Morocco is known for its great cuisine. The food at Surf Berbere is always excellent.

There are several sleeping options, from dorm style to private apartments. Pete has been managing several local apartments. Pete leaves Morocco in early April, so I don’t know if the folks at Surf Berbere will continue this practice.

I have had a bit of trouble with the photo downloading program, so after a bit of hair pulling, I’m beginning to figure it out. Hopefully it will get easier from here on in. For now, the photos for the Morocco blog are all here…If you want the accompanying text and explanations, see the daily blogs. Keep clicking around, it’s great for my page rating. Thanks and…
Enjoy!
nanci