Our European Adventures - A trip to Africa

It might make a nonsense of the title of this post - but we took the unexpected opportunity of taking a return trip on a fast ferry from Southern Spain to Tangier. We left early in the morning and returned to Spain at about 6.00 p.m. It is the first time we had set foot on African soil.

The area around the port of Tangier was not what we expected to see - modern concrete blocks of offices and flats - it could have been any modern European city. However we took a tour with a guide involving a walk around the old parts of the city - the narrow streets were very much what we imagined!

After the walk, we went for a drive to Hercules Cave in a minibus. We passed these camels having a rest on the way.

The photo is not that good as it was taken quickly through the bus window but it represents how I thought Morocco would be.

Hercules Cave is in a cliff and the sea has carved away a cavern in the soft sandstone. It has left an opening in the shape of a map of Africa when you view it from the inside. It was quite impressive with the sea roaring away and spray shooting in towards our group. 

My outfit for the day was this purple sleeveless top and white trousers. It was the first time I had worn the trousers since I bought them last summer in New Look. It was unusual for me to wear fairly tight trousers without a tunic top but comfort and keeping cool was my main priority for the day.