We are told that Prince Albert II of Monaco has arrived in Agadir for a holiday. The timing is slightly suspicious as next week the resort is hosting the 41st Hassan II Trophy at the Royal Palace Golf Course
and the 20th Lalla Mariam Bowl at the Ocean Golf Couse.
Both are part of the european tour although it seems that reportage in Britain is confined to Ryder Cup team hopeful Paul Lawrie not attending so that he can watch Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Final. The old King of course was a great golfer and encouraged the establishment of numerous golf courses. The Ministry of Tourism is capitalising on the event to hold a conference on tourism opportunities in Morocco in Agadir in the middle of next week. Preparations include erecting circles of flagpoles at the coast roundabouts bearing the country's flags of competitors.
When we there on Thursday a smaller event was taking place on the beach where a scrambling circuit had been set up on the beach between the loungers and various french motorcyclists were screaming round. It didn't seem a very good spectator sport because the bikes really churned up the beach and you were liable to get an eyeful of sand. Beloved sniffed and said they weren't very good.
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