This morning we got up early to catch the train from Fez to Tangier. We arrived in Tangier at 12.30 and managed to grab a cab to the port, buy tickets, dash through immigration and make it on the 1.15 ferry to Tarifa, Spain.
We arrived in Tarifa at 4pm Spanish time (2pm Morocco time). Our plan was to get a bus to Algecerias and from there to Gibraltar. But first we needed to find Internet to check whether the only hostel in Gibraltar would be able to take us. We wandered around the beautiful little Spanish seaside town and eventually stumbled across the tourist information centre, where we were told to go to bamboo cafe for wifi. Well, we couldn't use their internet without buying something so after a pitcher of sangria and an hour enjoying the sunshine we decided to skip Gibraltar and hang out in Tarifa for the night.
Bamboo cafe - excellent sangria
We found ourselves a very nice hostel and headed to the supermarket so that we could make use of the first kitchen on our trip so far. Chicken salad was on the agenda.
Before dinner we went for a walk along the beautiful beach, admired the hundreds of wind turbines on the hill side and the castle-type fortresses scattered across town. We also enjoyed some delicious gelato before heading back to the hostel.
The beach with the wind turbines on the hill behind
Fortress
Looking back towards Africa
Beautiful town
Tomorrow Jill plans an early morning swim, then free hostel breakfast before we attempt to catch a bus to Seville.
-- Post From My iPhone
We arrived in Tarifa at 4pm Spanish time (2pm Morocco time). Our plan was to get a bus to Algecerias and from there to Gibraltar. But first we needed to find Internet to check whether the only hostel in Gibraltar would be able to take us. We wandered around the beautiful little Spanish seaside town and eventually stumbled across the tourist information centre, where we were told to go to bamboo cafe for wifi. Well, we couldn't use their internet without buying something so after a pitcher of sangria and an hour enjoying the sunshine we decided to skip Gibraltar and hang out in Tarifa for the night.
Bamboo cafe - excellent sangriaWe found ourselves a very nice hostel and headed to the supermarket so that we could make use of the first kitchen on our trip so far. Chicken salad was on the agenda.
Before dinner we went for a walk along the beautiful beach, admired the hundreds of wind turbines on the hill side and the castle-type fortresses scattered across town. We also enjoyed some delicious gelato before heading back to the hostel.
The beach with the wind turbines on the hill behind
Fortress
Looking back towards Africa
Beautiful townTomorrow Jill plans an early morning swim, then free hostel breakfast before we attempt to catch a bus to Seville.
-- Post From My iPhone
Location:Tarifa
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