Nov. 28, 2024
Quick warning – if you don’t like cats, you probably shouldn’t go to Essaouira. Also, you might as well skip the below message.
It doesn’t matter where you are or what time of day it is, cats are out and about in Essaouira.
Locals put out kibble for some of the cats. However, other cats scrounge for scraps by sticking to the food stalls or lingering near the fishing docks. For the most part, the cats of Essaouira appear to be in decent shape.
Generally, cats like to stick to their own territory, and they’re really bad at sharing. Keeping this in mind, it was easy to see where individual cats had taken up residence. And, since nothing is free in this country, I saw cats with many different jobs throughout the Medina.
For example, some are shop keepers:
Others are the layabout artistic types:
Then there are the child soldiers at the Sqala of the Kasbah:
And, fishmongers in the harbor:
There are rug makers:
More shopkeepers:
Hotel porters (on break):
Cafe proprietors:
Bike messengers:
Even more shopkeepers:
And, then your run of the mill hooligans:
That’s only a small sample of the cats we’ve seen today, so imagine what else these furry little guys do in this town.
All our love,
Tara (Steve, Sarah and Brad)
Tara’s Adventures 