Raine Jackson, Alize Arnaud and Amandine Sanchez hit the coast of Morocco for a week of surf, sun, and….
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 4 May, 2011:
”I truly had no idea what lifestyle or culture awaited me in Morocco. I had never been to an Arabic country before but since I’ve always been interested in all types of religions. I was eager to jump straight in and get amongst it! I’d been told that rugged coast catered for plenty of empty waves, and I couldn’t wait to explore it – just the 3 of us.
Some of my fondest memories of the trip are just driving along the coast with Alize Arnaud and Amandine Sanchez, blasting music on the stereo, doing burn outs in the hire cars and just laughing so, so much! I also loved the day we surfed tandem on the stand-up paddleboard!
The long wave of Imsouane that our house overlooked was beautiful peeling right hander which was perfect for long boarding and also great on a stand-up board. I just remember how much fun it all was, screaming and laughing together so much!
There were so many different places you could surf and a variety waves – reef and beach breaks, slabs and soft mellow points – all dependent on different swell and wind directions. It was like a surfer’s playground: everything you could ever need was there.
We spend a lot of time driving to explore different locations. It was well worth it – we got to see a lot of beautiful coastline, different towns, their inhabitants and their way of living. I loved the sense of adventure – you never knew what was lying around the next headland.
Morocco is such a beautiful place and I think all surfers should stick it at the top of their “must-go-to” list of places! There’s such a variety of waves along the coast, I would definitely go back!”
