Day 6: Taghazout & Paradise Valley

Took a lazy morning and gobbled up our morning bread and jams at the hostel. Wandered out along the sunny beach to Tamraght, a stretch packed with gnarly surfer dudes🤙😜🤙 The waves were ferocious, but not as ferocious as our chat in the A to Z game.

Lapped up some ice creams at the end of the beach and made it back to scoot off for our tour to Paradise valley. And what a paradise it was, as John Li sweet talked his way into French mademoiselle Lisa's Instagram following. But amid the romance, we were whisked around a botanical garden, learning great fallacies about lavender and lemongrass alike. Next stop was a viewpoint over the Anti-Atlases, where John's abysmal negotiating over a camel statue effectively earned him an argument. The final stop took us to the valley itself, where we grazed the rock pools and clambered up to a view over a sheer drop into a deep ravine.

After not too long, it was home time again. We perused the town under skies of purple and red, and discovered a seafront restaurant where the sweet taste of Hawai pineapple drink satiated our dry lips.Read more