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Posted on August 4, 2007 @ 5:11 pm by massimo | Filed under: africa,blog,fun,travel,wordpress

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Essaouira’s camping area was bordering the long sandy beach. I had got there at dusk, after a long, long drive, and parked my car by the sandy dunes. My two travelling companions and me sat on the sandy ground, and lit quickly the oil lamp with no definite plan for the night. We were damn tired, yet couldn’t sleep, nor wishing it. Coming into Essaouira, we had bought some cheap and good “chocolate” (hashish) and, yes, we were looking forward to try it! Young chaps, you know.
We started boiling water quickly, and poured into the teapot green tea, mint, sugar and hashish. The innocent infusion was swallowed entirely; then I got up and made for the beach, to contemplate the ocean and listen to the sound of the night-wind. I don’t know how long I stayed there. I realized the drug was working slowly but steadily, and I felt easy and talkative. I got up again and went back to my friends…Nobody was there anymore: they had vanished, apparently. “Two missing people” – I thought, smiling, and entered our little and empty tent…
The day after I woke up early, and exiting the tent I discovered easily my two mates’ locations: one of them had climbed a tree in the dark, and was still sleeping, between the leaves….the other one was sleeping too , sitting behind the wheel of my green automobile.

Illustration Friday’s topic is: missing

Interesting works on last IF’s topic are: uvor ; my topography ; noodleoodle

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9 people have left comments

Sounds like a fun evening. I like how you did the opacity on the car behind the glass.

Kim wrote on August 4, 2007 - 7:37 pm UTC

Hahaha… very funny story, Massimo and beautiful and magical illo ;)

pati @-;– wrote on August 5, 2007 - 9:42 am UTC

Where does your travel go?
Beautiful image.

kuriyama wrote on August 5, 2007 - 10:29 am UTC

Really neat and lovely illustration!

isay wrote on August 5, 2007 - 12:55 pm UTC

I wouldn’t mind trying that concoction when I’m feeling uninspired if you know what i mean, teehee! Wonderful piece, I love it all especially the orange glow in the lantern. It’s all laid out lovingly and beautifully!

valgalart wrote on August 5, 2007 - 8:15 pm UTC

Bellissimo disegno. Proprio bello. Potrebbe essere un biglietto da visita…!!
Buonagiornata! vnn ;-)

p.s.ovviamente lo… rubo.. eh eh! su smilin!
bye bye!

vanna wrote on August 6, 2007 - 10:43 am UTC

I love the story, and the story in this piece, and I would like very much, a cub of tea. So good!

hardwax wrote on August 8, 2007 - 3:48 am UTC

sounds like fun times long ago and far away, nice pic to remember them by.

michael dailey wrote on August 9, 2007 - 1:35 am UTC

Haven’t visited in a while. Same great work. I really enjoy your style.

Larry Lee wrote on August 9, 2007 - 2:46 am UTC

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