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Imessouan:
Itīs a long drive on a winding road through the coastal mountains to this dusty little fishing village. Brown in all shades is the dominating colour. Sand and dust is a constant factor. The drive itself is exciting even on the now paved road. But it still ha s a lot of curves, passes steep cliffs without any protective walls and offers superb vistas on hard to rech beaches with promising waves.
The village itself used to be the little fishing port and some small and rugged houses. In 1999 they built some new streets for some kind of developement right on the place where all the surfers camped. It used to be a very backward and relaxed place and I think even with the developement attempt it still is the same.
surf: there are two main breaks, a right beachbreak to the north and a reefbreak just in front of the harbour that offers short lefts and long rights. Rumours go that on the right day the sections connect to an exeptional long right starting at the reef in front of the harbour and running far into the southern bay.....
Because the place is so far off and there is no appartements to rent and only very basic food supply crowds never used to be a problem.
windsurf: the setup is pretty good for some exciting waveriding but due to the coastal mountains the further north dominating strong trades very rarely work here. If itīs a northern wind direction with enough power it might be worth the long trip..
kite: what is not enough for the windsurfers might be good for the kiteboarders. Check it out in summer for flying at a strange but fascinating location!
more pics at the gallery !
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