…I haven’t posted in a week. Lamento (I am sorry). First I had a backlog of posts to write about Morocco. Then I had nothing to say. Then we had no internet. Then we had crappy internet. Then we arrived at the beach, and any semblance of productive activity stopped. So…yeah. Here we are.
Any guesses where we are now? We are not in Spain anymore! I’ll catch you up on Spain and our current location over the next couple of posts.
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.
[Just catching up on a couple of posts I wrote but never had the chance to upload. Why isn’t there internet everywhere in the world all of the time???]
From Sahara Desert |
Things no one tells you about camping in the desert:
But, the following might also happen:
All in all it was something we were glad we did, but it wasn’t not as romantic as one might think. The whole experience felt a bit manufactured, but that’s to be expected when you hire people to take you out to the periphery of the desert for no particular purpose. Overall, it was a cool thing to do, especially seeing the sun set over the dunes. Will we ever go back? Not a chance.