Casablanco Tarifa

... this would be the last time we got out riding during our Portugal/Spain adventure but a great end. <br><br>Despite Morocco being very close by and being able to add Africa to our list of Continents we didnt get there, perhaps a good excuse to come back to Tarifa!<br><br><br>PICTURES:<br>http:// picasaweb.google.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/2 0091017Tarifa?authkey=Gv1sRgCJLeg9-fwaH _CA&amp;feat=directlink

... pouring the champers he got so excited he decided it was a shirt-off occasion so our photos now have a shirtless man with prison tatts in them.  It looks like Chopper Reed was our waiter.  <br><br>So not your usual location for a proposal, but then nothing is usual for us so it made it all the more appropriate.  I feel very lucky to have such a great man in my life, and now he is stuck with me :)<br><br>Loving Tarifa!  

... Jose was a likable character who ran his bar a little differently than any I've seen. When you order a beer, he takes two glasses - one empty, and the other filled with a clear liquid (sanitizer?) on the rocks - he empties the contents of one into the other. He'll do this with any glass on the bar. This is how he cleans the glasses. I'm slightly overly-conscious of germs, but I thought, "When in Rome!" and then snickered ...

My hotel in Tangiers may have been pretty far out from the town centre, but my room had a great view. It was maybe 5 o'clock by the time I checked in, and it was getting dark, so I had resigned myself to sitting in my room and reading the rest of the night. Fortunately, I saw distinctly Irish looking guy sitting beside the pool reading a lonely planet guide, so I walked past, gave it the old "A'right mate?" and waited to see if I got a response. Sure ...

This was a time of transit for us. To get to Morocco we took a train from Lagos to Faro then to the Spanish border town of Vila Real de Santo. This town had a fantastic birds nest built on top of one of its buildings on the waterfront. Faro had the best coffee in Portugal. The Algarve train journey was supposed to be the best journey in Portugal as quoted by the Liars Planet but we found it incredibly boring because it did not run right on the coast line as ...

... have copies of them at the moment. We all just acted like idiots. We stopped at a supermarket to get supplies for the night ahead, then headed out to the campsite. Rather than put up the tents we decided to all sleep in a huge rotunda, so we set up our camp beds, got some tuna and salad rolls for lunch, and then headed down to the grottos which are famous in the area. Though they were no match to Capri or even Lagos, it was still quite beautiful. We ate ...

... a grassy hill and fountains) and made our way into the medina. Very steep and lots of steps we wandered through seeing many interesting lane ways and doors. Through another gate we were finally in the Kasbah - the highest point in the city and where we had views of Spain over the Strait of Gibraltar - so close yet so far. Walking walking walking we eventually found Cafe Hafa - a place made famous not only by the Rolling Stones but also the amazing views over ...

... gross but different-dad, even you wouldn't eat that stuff)...so thank goodness for the half melted protein bar in my bag..kristi ate it..eeeww!! it was a really incredible and unforgettable experience but i'll probably never go back... also we spent the night in Tarifa, spain which was the fun surf town...that's where you catch the ferry to morrocco. So hope you enjoy the pictures and since i am writing this safely from venice---you can be relieved mom!!! xoxo joan

... removing the Moroccan version of the scented pine tree from the rearview mirror. Map? We don' need no stinkin' map. How big can Tanger be? For the record, this was my second trip through Tanger in a rented car and apparently I didn't learn a dang thing the first time. After a long while and a new tank of gas, we were on the road south along the coast.

... for the lot, plus 300 euros shipping. He quickly knocked off the shipping price. Apparently the idea was to ship these rugs home and then resell them at a large profit. We had to write prices on pieces of paper and then go back and forth. At the end we were at 900 euros for the two more expensive carpets. Now came the tricky part. He kept trying to get me to agree that when we came to an agreement on the price, we would buy. I had no intention of buying these carpets and said ...