11 July

SURFERS' PARADISE & CO.

Night-time has fallen here in Sidi Ifni …. And as I remembered so well from Saudi Arabia as a child, that’s when the place becomes alive !!!

We arrived in this very peaceful and quiet town this morning around 10h. The little hotel by the name of “Seurte Loca” was highly recommended everywhere and we managed to get two very nice rooms with balcony and views on the ocean which is just at 200m.

We decided to stay here for a couple of days to rest and enjoy the beautiful beaches in the area. The boys were getting quite fed up with the Medina’s and souks and so were we.  They were really happy to find a pool- and soccertable once we were checked in and had our breakfast.

First real afternoon on the beach was a ‘warm’ welcome ! It was great to rest and not be ‘out and about’ around the towns… Again we seemed to be the only foreigners. According to the locals we spoke to earlier, October thru December are the high season months, when the place will be buzzing with surfers coming from all over the globe.

Many Moroccan youngsters were floundering the seaside. Young girls were in bathing suits, although always with a shorty of some kind. Not one was wearing bikini pants… apparently the older ‘teenage’ girls prefer to keep their clothes on and bathe dresses, just like in Saudi Arabia. I haven’t been able to find one married woman uncovered… I can tell you I felt quite odd on that beach this afternoon!!!

Berber tent on top terrace of the hotel

On top of the roof of Seurte Loca was a big terrace with a nomad tent where you could sit and enjoy the views. We asked the hotel manager if we could have a beer and rosé there. (Dad’s coolbox still had some reserves as most hotels don’t serve alcohol).  

View from the terrace

Well, what more could we have wished for… this place is definitely the best one we have found so far! I adopted it !!!