Posada La Sacristia Tarifa

... into view as I rounded a bend, and I immediately recognized this place. This was where I wanted to be!--it was the famous Monaco Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium where Jacques Cousteau had once served as Director! Sadly, I initially recognized it because I had done some research on invasive marine species for a class last year and had seen photos of this very same building, from the very same angle. During Cousteau's tenure, a type of algae (its name escapes me at the moment ...

This morning we set off from Arcos de la Frontera.

It is what Rick Steves calls a white hill town. Arcos is all whitewashed, and it is a town perched on a hill, so I guess it all works.

We wandered around the town for a couple of hours. It consists of impossibly narrow streets, which are all very steep. Occasionally a street will turn into a flight of stairs, just like that.

We ...

... so entirely pathetic; it made Carrie's day. We wandered aimlessly in Cadiz amid gale force winds. We saw some more cathedrals and a Roman Theater that was closed for repair. We were glad to see the sea, but excited to get to Tarifa where we are planning on taking a ferry to Africa. "Hey what did you do in Spain?" "Went to Africa." We trekked to the southern most tip of Spain, Tarifa, a cool little surf town, and came upon our ...

... a single entry and in a semi-rush...please be patient and you'll read more - and look at some cool pics - as I go through my draft entries, adding spice and wisdom to them. And maybe soon, you'll hear again news of me from Morocco...this I can sya now, my time there, by myself, has been a time of thinking, reflecting, and now I'm excited to see if I can put these ideas into actions in the near future... Bye for now, Stay Tuned.

... swelter with the windows closed. We stopped off for lunch at a roadside servo stop, and had some ordinary chicken rolls and chips for lunch, and rolled into camp quite latish, this was one of the more boring days on the trip as when we reached the campsite in Moulay Busselton there was little to do but set up camp, eat dinner, sit around for a while and then head to bed. And we had satay for dinner... yuk. Friday 15th - Cap Spartel We were up again ...

... streets and back alleys. Our hotel was right on the waterfront, the rooms had views and a balcony...being on a budget trip thats luxury.! All of us are getting a good buttocks workout with all the stairs we are doing in the hotels.! As soon as we dumped our bags we cruised down the road to a restaurant called Ali Baba's -- i had a great chicken shwarma... Full tummies we walked along the beach and checked out the scene... you could have taken a camel ride along ...

... went to the Grand Socco, and went to the rug shop and spice market. It was kind of scary at parts to deal with the street vendors who are very pushy and follow you around and basically hand you stuff and then won't take it back and ask you to pay for it. BUT, it was interesting nonetheless and a worthwhile experience. Now for the icky part. We got off the boat late because it left Morocco late and had to sort of rush to get me to Malaga (in Spain) to catch my train to ...

... of that matters at this second. Morocco has brought laughs, smiles, warm hearts, and deep thought. The pure fact that I have been given this opportunity to experience what I have, is a miracle in itself. The people I have met in the past week are simply grateful to be able to put food on their family tables and to live in peace within their country. If I was searching, I am searching no longer, because I realize there is nothing to search for when what ...

... and our guide had to talk him back in. He said that he didn't understand our way of buying. The whole process was interesting but I quickly grew tired of the sales pitch and it was becoming obvious that we would be taken from store to store until it was too dark to see. We saw Berber rugs, woodcrafts, herbs, and some robes. The herbs were pretty cool, and a young guy gave us a speech in Spanish, memorized, about various herbs. Tai bought some tea for insomniacs. The last ...