Castle in the Sands

Able to hang on to the dongle for a bit longer so will keep on blogging - after that, relying on Wifi connection.

The site at Essouaria was a bit crowded but we managed to squeeze on. The team held another briefing in the afternoon, followed by nibbles, wine and another of Ray’s stories [this time all about one of his ancestors, a James Riley who was a sea captain and an anti-abolitionist]. 

After this, we wandered across to the beach with Richard and Cheryl, and Andrew and Shirley. It turned out to be quite magical [the sun was setting] and quite hysterical [we had an impromptu ride on the camels!] We also managed to book ourselves a camel ride for 5.00pm on Friday along the beach to Jimi Hendrix’s former house. As we understood it, the camels were coming to the site to collect us – we thought it would give our fellow campers quite a surprise.

The camels did come to the campsite but had to wait just outside so, unfortunately, we weren’t able to impress everybody in quite the way we intended. However, off we went through the dunes and along to the “castle.” It wasn’t Jimi Hendrix’s house after all [apparently, he never even lived here] and not even a castle but, instead, a pile of rocks in the sand which inspired him to write [so they say] “Castle in the Sands.” Whatever, it was very scenic with the sun setting out at sea behind the rocks, and we had a great time riding the camels along the beach.