Well I’ve finally found time for another update. Right now I’m on Deck 6 of the Explorer taking in the view of the port of Casablanca. The ship will not be cleared for another 2 hours so we are all waiting in limbo right now. But enough about Morocco--that will have to wait until next time.
Yesterday evening I watched the Spanish coast vanish into the distance as we pulled away from the harbor in Cadiz. What an awesome country. I can see why all of you who studied there fell in love with it. I already miss walking from square to square--sharing a liter of sangria at each one. The food was amazingly delicious. I recommend the bull-tails (yes an actual tail from a bull) and fried anchovies. I think what I will remember most is buying a couple of bottles of wine and venturing out to the beach for the day. It was nice to actually be able to swim in the ocean after weeks of just looking at it.
The nightlife in Cadiz was quiet, but fun. Nobody goes out until 3am so don’t expect to sleep very much. Stay away from the Americanized bars and clubs for a better experience. Luckily my Spanish was good enough to meet a few locals that showed us a good time. One night we followed 2 dudes to a pier that must have had about three thousand people partying on and under it. Besides Cadiz, I traveled to Sevilla and Cordoba for a couple of days. To be able to walk through cathedrals and buildings that are thousands of years old was both unimaginable and humbling. Of course those churches used to be mosques--something interesting to think about.
Sorry for the lack of pictures again. I tried to upload a few but the free Spanish Wi-Fi wasn’t having it. If I can find a reliable hard-line somewhere in Morocco I’ll put all of the pictures I’ve taken so far on Facebook.
In roughly an hour I’ll be venturing out into Casablanca for the night. Tomorrow I leave on a 4 day camel trek into the Sahara to meet up and camp with a nomadic tribe. In Spain I was totally in my comfort zone--being familiar with the culture and the language. From this point on I’ll be a strange man in a strange land--and I couldn’t be more excited! I’m in Africa bitches! I have no doubt there will be some great stories to tell from Morocco. Wish me luck and I’ll update again on my way to Ghana.
Yesterday evening I watched the Spanish coast vanish into the distance as we pulled away from the harbor in Cadiz. What an awesome country. I can see why all of you who studied there fell in love with it. I already miss walking from square to square--sharing a liter of sangria at each one. The food was amazingly delicious. I recommend the bull-tails (yes an actual tail from a bull) and fried anchovies. I think what I will remember most is buying a couple of bottles of wine and venturing out to the beach for the day. It was nice to actually be able to swim in the ocean after weeks of just looking at it.
The nightlife in Cadiz was quiet, but fun. Nobody goes out until 3am so don’t expect to sleep very much. Stay away from the Americanized bars and clubs for a better experience. Luckily my Spanish was good enough to meet a few locals that showed us a good time. One night we followed 2 dudes to a pier that must have had about three thousand people partying on and under it. Besides Cadiz, I traveled to Sevilla and Cordoba for a couple of days. To be able to walk through cathedrals and buildings that are thousands of years old was both unimaginable and humbling. Of course those churches used to be mosques--something interesting to think about.
Sorry for the lack of pictures again. I tried to upload a few but the free Spanish Wi-Fi wasn’t having it. If I can find a reliable hard-line somewhere in Morocco I’ll put all of the pictures I’ve taken so far on Facebook.
In roughly an hour I’ll be venturing out into Casablanca for the night. Tomorrow I leave on a 4 day camel trek into the Sahara to meet up and camp with a nomadic tribe. In Spain I was totally in my comfort zone--being familiar with the culture and the language. From this point on I’ll be a strange man in a strange land--and I couldn’t be more excited! I’m in Africa bitches! I have no doubt there will be some great stories to tell from Morocco. Wish me luck and I’ll update again on my way to Ghana.
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