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... ill but it was cheap and filled us up. <br><br>We went to a place called Montys bar where they had a live act on we thought it was going to be really cheesy but it turned out to be ok. Steve the man who was playing was really good and played lots of old classics man rock songs so Ian liked it and I enjoyed it to. We then stagered back to our room around midnight a little drunk again. Looks like we are fitting right in with this holiday.

... the ferry over to Algeciras it only took an hour and half and then we where in spain, I felt a huge weight lift as now we can relax a little. In morroco you are always on edge always watching and not trusting people that it makes you a little crazy. So we went and got our bus tickets and we waited in a little bus station cafe and had our first taste of Spanish food. Ian had some paella and I had some meatballs ...

... the pool, cooking for ourselves, and watching MTV in German (South Park is hilarious, BTW) it was time for another adventure. <br>We ended up booking an actual group tour to Morocco for the day. We wanted to go check it out on our own, but it was actually cheaper to do it though the tour, so we got up at 5:45 in the morning on Thursday and got on the bus to Tarifa, where we would take the ferry over to Tangier. <br>Even though it´s only a 35 minute ferry ride, Tangier really is ...

... only seven suites, Hotel Claude is a stylish little sanctuary in the bustling historic center of Marbella!<br>This is the place you want to go when you are looking for a quiet and romantic break in an authentic Spanish village, but also perfect for any relaxing long stays if you wish to feel at "home"!! Not a place for those "Nikkie Beach" and "Puro Beach" party animals!!!!<br><br>Welcome to the house of Claude<br><br><br>

This is by far the most beautiful city I have visited in Spain! Ronda is where the first bullfight took place and is home to the oldest bullring in Spain. The other students and I started out the day listening to one of our professors give a speech about the history of bullfighting, very interesting but after three hours I was ready to see Ronda. We then went to the bullring and had the opportunity to go inside where the fights take place. It was a feeling like no ...

... order to get an early start in the morning.<br><br>Shae question for daddy: She's riding on his shoulders..."Daddy does everyone have hair in their ears? or just you? It's white hair"<br><br>Another one, Daddy is trying to get out of the parking garage in Ronda. It's very steep. He stalled the car 5 times and someone was behind him.. I'm laughing hard and Shae is laughing. She says, "Daddy you're a knucklehead." I really don't know where she gets that...;)<br>

... took us about 30 minutes to get to Grazalema and we fell in love with it as we were driving in. It's set in the hillside but is surrounded by national forest land. I've said it a hundred times about how beautiful the scenery is, but this by far was our favorite. It was breathtaking. The village was so cute set up a bit more for tourists than where we're staying. It has a great square where everyone was meeting. Monday ...

It was hurling a "blowy" as I stumbled through the rain at Gatwick North terminal...Bank Holiday Monday was going to be another wash out at least for the the South ...Flights were stacked up as we sat on the tarmac waiting for our 30 second window of escape..the steward sounded so monotonal and depressed that I wondered for a moment what a man so obviously uninspired with his career was doing or perhaps he'd was suffering from a lovers tiff ...

... suppose I had better turn my attentions to Spain itself. It is a lovely place which reminds me at turns of the Garden Route, Natal and the Karoo. It is gloriously warm, and all the buildings seem to have the look of being sun-tanned, whatever their colour. I don't know how you lot feel, but whenever I see signs in different languages I am compelled to read them aloud. Thus my travels around the area have probably been littered with impassioned ...

... Spanish could be rude, but it just reminds us how rude the Brits can be!! Not all of them of course. Off to Cadiz tomorrow to check out ferry crossings to Gran Canaria - but we think the cost will be too high. Rocky has bought a fishing rod which we used in Torre Del Mar, but the little tiddlers were not big enough for tea!! Well, it kept him busy. Keep your e-mails coming, it is good to have contact with the outside world. Be hearing from you soon. Liz and Rocky