Daisy in Morocco

Comment Share Posted on Monday June 28th at 6:00 a.m.

As I write I drift back to the moment inspiration overcame me, to travel to the African country Morocco. After seeing Moroccos culture and beauty in a film a few years back now I had decided then and there I wanted to visit this place now the dream lives, 6 months of soaking in the culture and experiencing what the rugged coastline has on offer. Being the summer months here in Morocco the surf is not at it's peak, never the less the longboard has been getting a great run and the beauty of the sunset sessions have made up for any lack of swell.

I am living in a tiny fishing village which is frequented by herds of goats who occasionally greet me as I step outside the front door along with the local characters which villages and towns would not be the same without. There is not a lot of development here; raw drain runoff still runs casually onto the streets, rubbish covers the dry hill faces and the shores of the Atlantic coastline which is heartbreaking. Unfortunately a lot of the rubbish comes from out to sea but also their rubbish collecting system does not help their situation.

The people here are wonderful; day by day faces become familiar and most of them are very welcoming and genuine. It's amazing how much you can communicate with people even if you can not speak each others language everybody knows a smile and it makes for an interesting game of charades. My Arabic is coming along but still only familiar with a few phrases and the French, which is one of the main languages over here will be on my list to conquer.

Today was rather eventful, after taking 15 girls last week for the ROXY girls surf and yoga week I had two days off and it was timed perfectly with the International Whaling Commission meeting which is taking place as we speak in Agadir (20mins drive from my village) so I popped down there to show some support for the crew protesting against the proposal of lifting the Anti whaling ban which basically means a free for all out in the oceans letting fishermen slaughter and wipe out the little whales we have left. It was a super peaceful protest and the good news had arrived just before we joined that the ban will not be lifted which is huge! There is still two more days to go so fingers crossed the decision stays that way. Tomorrow there will be more Kiwi support!

Here are some photos to fill you in. I hope the winter season is going off and you are getting into the snow or enjoying super clean crisp surf sessions.

En Chala

Daisy