“I’ve spent a lot of time surf exploring in the Med,” says Erwan. But we’re scoring for sure, and it’s great to meet the local crew.”Most of the local surfers here live and work in Algiers. Then in the late 1980s things fell apart as during the 1990s the civil war tested two contrary visions of a modern Muslim state. Hard line Islamists wanted a nation built on strict religious codes, while the government wanted a more liberal system. Thankfully new leaders in the early 2000s bought amnesty, so that by 2007 this rich country was open again to adventure travel.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 16, 2020 10:41 UTC