Our summer adventure

After a crazy travel day to Tangiers, we explored the city for a day. We woke up in the hostel and were greeted with this view from the rooftop terrace We walked along the beach and had a wonderful meal. We went to the American Legion museum -  I didn't realize that Morocco was the first country to recognize the US as a nation independent from Britain, and our countries have long been friends.  Because we were taking an overnight train that left at midnight, we ended up spending about 5 hours at the mall, since we had all our luggage with us, and the main train station is under renovation so there was really nowhere else we felt safe as the sun went down. Crossing the streets was an adventure in itself, they don't really stop for pedestrians unless you are right in front of their car. I have always wanted to stay in a sleeper car, and it was a lot of fun. I think the train car was from the 1960's, and the bathrooms were not great, but we all enjoyed the 11 ...

We had some fun at the end of our time in Spain, my parents were with us and we went on some adventures. First, we went on the "Caminito del Rey", a 7 km path that goes through a narrow river gorge. Up until 2010, it was called the most dangerous path on Earth, because it was an old path with no railing between you and the canyon far below. They have redone it, but you can still see remnants of the old path. For a terrifying YouTube video, search "Caminito del Rey 2010" and watch a video by "videotekandote". If I had seen this before we went, I may have chickened out! But it is much safer now, and quite beautiful. We then took a day trip to Seville, and only scratched the surface.... While there, we saw a pigeon with string wrapped tightly around it's feet, so Jeff caught him and I removed it - my first "surgery" in Spain! It's hard to see the bird in the photo, but he is there. I think locals probably thought we ...

Hello, This will be quick, our wifi has been quite poor here in Morocco, so no pictures. In fact, this is the first time I have been able to load the page to post to the blog. We have had an amazing time, it was quite a culture shock at first. We took a ferry from Spain (near Gibraltar) to Tangiers, after 24 hours in Tangiers we took an overnight train in a sleeper car to Marrakech. Then we joined a guided tour and visited a Berber village in the high Atlas Mountains, then an oasis in the desert, then the Atlantic coast (with a camel ride on the beach), and now back in Marrakech. We will fly to Paris tomorrow and hopefully will be able to update more and post some pictures. I can't believe we will be home in 10 days! Kristi