I can see Africa from my house!
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| From Tarifa |
Tarifa, Spain – only 14 km separates Europe from Africa, but man, are they different worlds. There is a fair amount of Islamic influence in Tarifa, but it is definitely Spain. It is exciting to eat food again, and even more exciting not to be chained to the bathroom. Tarifa is a funky little town, with a lot of surf shops, jewelry stores and little eateries. When we were walking around this afternoon, we couldn’t figure out whether many of the stores were closed just for siesta or for the off season. It is only in the low 60s here during the day, so it is not beach weather. Supposedly action heats up around here in July, but it is pretty sleepy around here now. That’s okay with us. We watched the kitesurfers navigate the strong winds this afternoon, and checked out the relations between the dogs frolicking in the sand. One followed the kitesurfers up and down the beach, while a group of four others did their butt sniffing ritual. We called the black and white one Scrappy, because he walked up to the big dogs like he didn’t realize he was small. The beach was very scenic, with views of Africa, mountains, windmills, soft sand, fluffy clouds, purple, yellow and red wildflowers, teal waters, and multi-colored kites.
We’re taking the bus to Cadiz today, and the following day, we will pick up a rental car to drive around Spain for the next 8 days. We plan to explore the Andalucia region, then head over to Valencia and then up to Madrid.
I love all your pictures! I added you to my reader – it looks like you guys are really seeing the world. I’m totally enjoying reading about it and hope you can catch up on good eats that won’t make you sick! Safe and happy travels!
Nilam
I thought of you today. We were at the beach and these sea gulls were quite bold. They were swooping down and actually got into baby Chases face. I got a mental image of one pooping on Seans sandwich and I started to laugh, hard.
Thanks, Nilam!
Danielle – hope you are having fun at the beach. I think Spanish birds have it out for Sean, because yesterday, one pooped on his jeans.
I think getting pooped on is good luck. If that is the case, tell sean to buy a lottery ticket….. NOW!
What’s up friends? How many times did I tell you not to eat crap from vendors that wasn’t steamed or pealed? See, I’m not as dumb as you think…
Looking forward to the spain posts…
Ciao