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agadir’s secret beach when it’s 36 degrees too hot to care

@Mila Sanders3/10/2026blog

woke up today to a sky so blue it felt like a science experiment gone wrong. i mean, 36.76c? that’s not a temperature, that’s a personality. did not pack shorts. did pack a fan. which eventually died. so here i am, sipping lukewarm tea and wondering if the ocean is just a giant sprinkler system.

someone at the beach told me the sea here is so clear you can see fish swimming in circles. i didn’t believe them until i dropped my phone in the water. turns out, it’s real. or maybe that’s just my hopes. either way, the ocean now has a new accessory. who needs a bubble machine when you’ve got existential dread?


so, i’m a digital nomad. or at least i was until this heatwave decided to rewrite my productivity manual. my laptop fans are now fans of existential despair. found a tableside spot at that café mentioned on TripAdvisor-link if you’re brave enough to try their mint tea: https://www.tripadvisor.com/restaurant/agadir-where locals serve lukewarm bites and louder whispers than the ac. overheard a tourist swear the dunes here look like a melted pastry. i didn’t argue. why would anyone?

for neighbors, i guess you could say this city’s vibe is… sparse. 6% humidity means no one cares to gossip. but if you want company, marrakech is a day drive away. or don’t. honestly, why bother when your brain is already on fire. caught a local at the market yelling about a storm that wasn’t even in the forecast. weather here is a liar. always.

one thing i heard from three different people, though? the churro stand near the boardwalk serves chocolate ones. in july. i’m 80% sure it’s a hallucination. maybe the sun is shading my eyes. maybe it’s a local lie to keep tourists away. either way, i’m going back. link to their Yelp if you dare: https://www.yelp.com/biz/churro-stand-agadir-though i’d bet my last euro they’re not open right now. or they are. who knows?

i took a picture of a cactus doing literally nothing. image below. it’s fine. cacti don’t care about your drama. neither do i.

overheated cactus


another shot of the beach. the water’s so hot you’d think alfred hitchcock directed it. image here: https://unsplash.com/photos/agadir-beach-sunset?q=80&w=1080. no caption needed. just vibes.

mates, this heat is messing with my yoga practice. tried to do downward dog and my legs immediately staged a mutiny. turns out, your core doesn’t appreciate 36c. i’m now a ghost in the ashram. hashtag spiritualbutnotgathered. maybe i’ll start a podcast. links to my notes: https://www.indiehackers.com/notes/heat-madness

night mode is my only salvation. been stealing naps in the cab. woke up to a neighbor’s cat sitting on my laptop bag. cabe/source said it’s a sign. i don’t know what that means. maybe that the heat is trying to warn us. maybe it’s just cold. who knows?

p.s. someone told me the beach volleyball here costs 5 dirhams per person. five. for a game where you’re sweating enough to create your own cloud. not worth it. unless you’re a masochist. or a tourist. or both. don’t take my word for it-ask the locals. or don’t. they’ll probably tell you the same rumor. just like everyone else.

here’s another image. this time, my coffee. it’s 12am. still drinking it. because life’s too short for lukewarm tea. unsplash link: https://unsplash.com/photos/coffee-stain-agadir?q=80&w=1080. add that to your bucket list.

i finished today by yelling at a seagull. it flew away.onie. maybe it was a sign. maybe the heat is just global chaos. either way, tomorrow’s forecast is 36.76c again. or maybe it’s 37. who cares? tomorrow’s bagel is destiny.

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About the author: Mila Sanders

Believes that every problem has a solution (or at least a workaround).

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