Greetings!
Our city walk today started off
with a veteran port fisherman be (Abdul) explaining the history of the docks, boats, equipment, procedures, and fish.
We then walked with him through the dockside fish market to choose the fish we would have for lunch. Bonita, sardines, and spaghetti fish were chosen, cleaned, and we were on our way.
Our journey then took us around the inside of the walls of the city to one corner bastion. A high fortress lookout, we saw where stabled horses dragged Spanish 18th century cannons to strategic positions in the wall.
In one of the narrow alleys, we found a woodworker specializing in the local thuhe trees. His shop was a cavern of magnificent pieces of carved and inlayed types of wood, and several of us are bringing home some of his work.
Further on, we visited an old synogue recently expanded to include a great museum.
Finally, it was lunchtime. In a small public eating area, our fish were cooked (along with some vegetables we bought in a nearby local alley marketplace), and we sat together for a well-selected meal.
To see all of the photos taken today, click on:
Monday, Sept 30th, Essaouira, Morocco.
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