I recently moved from California to Saudi Arabia with the wife and kid for job related purposes -I live on a beach but I’m Kind of bummed about the no surf here -At least the kite surfing and wind conditions are decent.
Anyways, I’, going solo to Morocco Dec 18 for a few weeks and had some questions. I brought a shorty with me on the plane and my kite gear, but I need some more gear. Any help with these questions would be appreciated:
[]should i go to agadir or rabat for surf? []should i bus it from casablanca? []where is it less crowded? []can i get cool water wax? []can i buy a board there? (im bringing one and some kites but dont want to bring two boards) []any other tips?
Also, if anyone else is going to be around let’s trade emails and meet up.
Thanks for helping a bruddah out.
PS. Mad respect to all designers and builders. I owe a great debt for all the knowledge I gained from this community.
Larva, []Dec is a great time to go. []Agadir: take a taxi or rent a car to go to Taghazoute, get out on the main square and ask around for accomodation (in French that is). []Rabat: smaller waves better for kite []should i bus it from casablanca? can do, but you can also share a taxi with the locals… []where is it less crowded? down south towards Mauritania, used to have heavy guarded boarder patrols…take a 4x4 as well []can i get cool water wax? maybe goats switch to wax have a drink at Panoramas (@ Taghazoute) and look south, there is a shed in which they drip dry them… []can i buy a board there? (im bringing one and some kites but dont want to bring two boards) should be a shop in Casablanca []any other tips? respect the locals…especially around Ramadan…look around the corner and you will find…northern maroc more crime…pack a snowboard as well if you visit the Atlas mountains…
Everything Martijn said is spot on. I’ll add a few:
Bring a 3/2 full suit.
Since you have that new job in Saudi, why go on the cheap? Rent a car, bring tie down straps (but watch for shake down speed traps!)
Buying a board in Taghazoute may be a problem. Lots of Euro surfers around that would sell their boards to the surf shop for fare home, but the surf shop has no money to buy them! Just bring a board with a removable fin system. Man, I would NOT want to be in that wave rich area w/o a board.
have a drink at Panoramas (@ Taghazoute) and look south, there is a shed in which they drip dry them… []can i buy a board there? (im bringing one and some kites but dont want to bring two boards) should be a shop in Casablanca []any other tips? respect the locals…especially around Ramadan…look around the corner and you will find…northern maroc more crime…pack a snowboard as well if you visit the Atlas mountains…