We sailed (I think we mostly motored) to Tangier on September 28th. It was only about 30 nm from Spain to Tangier, so a short day trip.
We passed baby sailboats on the way out of the marina in Spain. How cute!!
September 29: We spent our first day in Tangier and took a tour with a driver the next day. Here are some sights from Tangier.
Continue readingWe had been in regular communication with my friend, John (soon to be Michael’s friend as well) since we started sailing. John is an avid traveler, so he was uber interested in our adventures. Our repeated message to him was, “Come join us!” So he did! It worked out well because Michael and I had planned a trip to the USA and knew exactly when we would return to Spain. John joined us a day after we got back to Seahike.
If you’ve been reading this blog you know that Michael and I had been to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar. But we wanted to share this experience with John as well. So we walked from Spain to Gibraltar with the expectation that we would ride the cable car to the top.
That didn’t happen.
The cable car to the top of the Rock was closed. We found a little tour bus office. They told us to wait for the next tour bus and guide to arrive. They were extra busy this day cuz the cable car was closed. The owner assured us about 20 times that we were taking the right tour. We didn’t want the “shit tour” that the cruise passengers took because it was a “shit tour.” He told us about 18 more times that we didn’t want to take the “shit tour” because it really was a “shit tour.”
So we waited. About 30 minutes later, the bus and guide arrived. We were on our way on the “non shit tour”! To be fair, it was a good tour. We would have preferred more time, but they had to pick up another group, of course, to save them from opting for the “shit tour” instead.
We took a totally touristy photo by the phone booth while we waited. The other picture below is from our first viewpoint stop. These are the Pillars of Hercules. The Pillars of Hercules are the mountains on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. And noted by this marker.
