Hotel Miramar Cádiz

... and we handed in our customs forms. Lastly, we were sent back into the truck where twenty minutes later yet another guy came in to check our stamped passports. Very weird, but hey it is Africa and we know it will only get worse.

The camp site in Morocco is pretty good with squat toilets and hot showers. The town is quite pretty and unbelievably cheap. We paid $1.50 for lunch and $0.40 for about an hour of internet. The sandwich was sooooooo AMAZING. It was ...

We arrived in Cádiz yesterday evening after spending the day in Seville. Cádiz has an incredible history and is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Europe. This is built right out on the bay on the very end of a large peninsula, which can only be accessed by road by a narrow strip of sand that connects it to the mainland. There is a university in the city, many historical landmarks, and the remains of old city walls.

The old town ...

... the streets, at 2 o'clock you spot a pack of smurfs, 4 o'clock a pack of Steve Urkels in blackface (Al Jolsen style! >>for Alice Ann), 6 o'clock you have the entire cast of Chicken Run, 8 o'clock a pretend SWAT team that looks a little too real to start to wonder...and so and so forth.   My friend Erica and I, of course took the easy way out, bought eye patches and swords, just happened to have similar peace-sign scarves and ...

... quite some time finding out that it wasn't bull's balls but eggs of a fish because José started laughing when I asked what it was and I thought huevas could be balls as well. - The same José picked me up at La Caleta, the beach where I burnt myself really bad looking like a tomato from all sides, took me to a beach I forgot the name of way further and way more beautiful. Everyone had parasols with them, very smart, and it struck me how strong and big the waves were. (I'm ...

... projects the image of Cadiz from the outdoor camera on the screen. Then he/she turns the screen to give a 360 degree view of the city. It looks like video because you can see people walking, cars moving, ships sailing, etc. but it is all real time. It is pretty amazing. The views from the top of the tower are great too. The rooftops have clothes lines, gardens or little patio areas. After visiting the Torre Tavira, we walked around ...

... in Cádiz wilde komen surfen, is hij eerst bij ons komen eten en blijven slapen. Gezellige boel dus! Kris had het dessert bij, nl. 6 chocomouskes van den aldi :-) en na het eten hebben de mannen afgewassen. Omdat het nog wa vroeg was om uit te gaan, hebben we eerst een potje uno gespeeld en wat fleskes wijn gekraakt. Dan tegen twaalf uur naar Rockodromo gegaan, vandaaruit naar Arsenio Manila en uiteindelijk beland in Diwán. Om half vier waren we thuis. Beetje dronken ...

... to even GO IN the really nice one we found - that's where the lady in a teddy was on the pay phone in the foyer. That's when it hit us - neon lights equal prostitution. Wish I'd known that when I came here in college! Pretty funny that it took a few stops at "fully booked motels" before we figured this one out. HINT: Look for the weird fountain in the foyer. I could spend more time in Tarifa. That place is really comfortable and easy.

... a piece for a hostel room where the bathroom was outside and they had to sleep with 7 other people in the room, where as Mike and I paid 20 bucks per person for a two bedroom hostel room with the bath in the room. After that we went out to the beach where we hung out till 7 o'clock I'm a bit burnt but it'll be gone tomorrow. Then on Sunday we just walked around the city till our bus left at 5. Oh yea we went out Saturday night to a bar cause it was Amanda's ...

... Morocco is a very diverse country, in fact not unlike California with it's beaches, valleys, deserts, and mountains. Unfortunately we wish we had at least another week to spend here since we only just explored the central and eastern part. From Marrakech as a central location, we explored Essaouira on the west coast and then ventured to the High Atlas Mountains to the east. We chose the small town of Imlil because it is popular with many trekkers ...

... they saw us burying our puke in the sand & snarling at them. Thought we would have to fly home so went back the hotel & bumped into our 3 new friends again, one of whom was the son of a pharmacist & had a tool box of medical supplies with him & sorted us right out with some medicine when we told him our symptoms. Then we were right as rain, phew. So the next time we left the hotel Myel was waiting, not put off by our disgusting antics, & took us all around & was lovely & even ...