Making It Stick: Going Cruising, Agidir, Day 6!

Our next port of call was Agadir in Southwest Morocco. We departed the cruise boat and met our personal tour guide at the dock. First, we drove through the city of Agadir and headed out to the walled city of Taroudant (about one hour east of Agadir). However, before reaching Taroudant, we made a stop along the road to look at the goats in trees. Yes, there were dozens of goats ,way up high in the tree branches, munching on the fruit. The kids thought it was really funny and we had never seen anything quite like that. Also, along the way, we had to make a detour due to a bridge that was out on the road, and we were forced to drive through a small river. The kids that was really cool and fun because it was very bumpy and rough. We would also do it again on the way home. Upon reaching Taroudant, we first roamed around the Palais Salam and enjoyed the gardens and freshly squeezed orange juice (it also had a clean bathroom). Then, we walked atop the city walls to get a good look at the city and its surroundings. Our tour guide then took us into the Berber market where we enjoyed a snake charmer show. He actually kissed a cobra and made them strike at him, really cool! The market streets were very similar to Casablanca’s with fruit, meat, and cheap tourist souvenirs. We also were shown a demonstration on the different types of rugs used by the nomads in the deserts. After Taroudant, we drove back to Agadir, looked at some camels and enjoyed a rather large lunch of fresh seafood at a local restaurant next to the ocean. They brought out a huge platter of lobster tail, crab legs, calamari, whitefish, fried sardines, and about seven other types of fish. At first, the kids were a little scared, as all the fish on the platter still had their heads! After chowing on seafood, our tour guide took us to one last stop at the Kasbah overlooking Agadir. There we took pictures with goats and camels and enjoyed the beautiful view from the Kasbah. I guess you can say we rocked the Kasbah! Finally, exhausted we returned to the boat to celebrate Tehya’s ninth birthday.

Tehya returned to find her room decorated with streamers, balloons, and a Happy Birthday sign. We enjoyed dinner in the restaurant where Tehya received a special birthday cake and was sung "Happy Birthday" to by the wait staff. Although she was sick from the waves rocking the boat, she really enjoyed her birthday. That night, the girls enjoyed the Celine Dion impersonator at the theater and the boys enjoyed their beds from a long day of touring. All in all, a very unique fun day.