Agidir, our first city in a while was a little shock to the system. We could not believe the traffic coming into the city. It was one huge traffic jam with not a donkey in sight. With the huge volume in traffic came the air pollution. It was a huge change from the desert. It made us miss Joy and Hakim even more. Agidir now has a population of 700,000 but on February 29 1960 it was totally destroyed by an earthquake. 17,000 people lost their lives .There was a museum dedicated to pre 1960 and earthquake destroyed buildings and then post 1960.The only remains from that day were the walls of the Kasbah way up on the hill. We decided to take a little stroll in the morning up the hill to see them. It was very humid and was quite a hike up and down, it actually took us an hour, uphill all the way. Great view and was a good achievement for me. The city is being developed at an extraordinary rate… lots of concrete. Europeans love coming here to holiday and invest. It has great surfing beaches as it is on the Atlantic Ocean. Nice place with some parks and hidden cafes in secluded spots and the most awesome patisserie. Actually glad to leave the city even though our Hotel was nice. It was a 60s type building and had the furnishings of the same era. Sweet. Nice people too. We took a bus out to Essaouria. Looking forward to a slower pace.
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