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Today Antonio had to go to Japan on business and so it was up to Natalia to show us around. We had lunch at a trendy tapas bar and then had drinks at the beach. We had to dip our toes in the Mediterranean Sea.
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On a clear day you can see Africa from here, but we did at least see Gibraltar.
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Ronda
The drive up into the mountains to Ronda is very nice if a bit chilly at 3.5 degrees.
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This town is teeming with tourists. We parked at the city hall lot, which is .90 E for 2 hours and in the end they did not charge us at all.
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We had a snack on the square and then toured the old city including the famous bridge and bullring.
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14 Apr 2015
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Gibraltar
We arrived at the hotel in Algeceras about 5 pm and quickly changed to drive the 22 km west to the border at Gibraltar.
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Crossing over was easy after just showing the passports.
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We then parked and walked thru the pedestrian zone. Here we had some pints and gin and tonics at a traditional pub and then some great Indian food.
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15 Apr 2015
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Morocco
Getting up this morning we were psyched to finally get to Morocco. Our plan was to get the boat from Algeciras to the new port at Tangier MED. We had heard that this was much less crowded and that there were no “helpers” bothering you. From there we were going south to the town of Chefchaouen in 111 KM.
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Chefchaouen
It was simple to get tickets on the main road in the center of town near the port. They are all the same price and so just pick one of the shops. They all sell tickets for all the ferry lines. We picked the one that was the “Burquebus dealer” so it “looked” a bit more reputable. We bought tickets at 945 for the 10 am ferry and arrived at the boat at 5 to 10.
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It is super easy to find where to go you just follow the signs like breadcrumbs.
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You check in at the gate, show your ticket, and head to the boat. There is a secondary checkpoint where you need to show your ticket again.
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There is a third set of booth, but you just drive past these.
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You are directed where to load and the crew secures the bikes for you. Then you go up on deck to enjoy the 90 min crossing of the straight and the view of Africa!
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There is a passport control on board and you must fill out a tourist paper and receive a tourist number stamp in your passport. There is also a passport check at diembarkation.
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Arriving at Tangier MED (the new port) is very civilized. After you show your passport as you exit the boat you just follow the big green exit signs.
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Drive past the police kiosks and you are directed to the aduana parking.
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Here an agent will greet you and tell you what information to fill out on the temporary import card. This can all be done ahead of time on line and printed off at http://www.douane.gov.ma/d16ter/formAT.jsf . If you do this all you need is the date, tourist number, and signature. He also asked us if we had any arms or guns and any Catholic books. Luckily they did not ask us if we had any alcohol, which you can buy very cheaply at the duty free on board the ship. You will be asked by the border control to open your pannier lids and step away from the bike so the drug dogs can go over it. Then you take your passport and walk back to the police kiosk. Here the officer will ask if this is your first visit to Morocco and will verify your tourist number. From here you are free to go.
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You just keep following the exit signs and you will pass a row of money exchange places to get some Dirham.
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We were headed to the hotel recommended by a fellow rider. It was on the GPS, recommended by a rider, and so stupidly we did not check the location further. We had decided ahead of time we would not stay in the old citys or Medinas. These were built before vehicles and are essentially pedestrian only. The hotels there are usually not accessible by road and in general do not have parking on or off site. This means you need to wander around on foot to find the not so easy to find hotel and then carry all your stuff there and then find secure parking for the bike. This hotel was IN the Medina and when we eventually found it we told them we would have to go somewhere else. We did find a nice place nearby on the road outside.
Arriving to the city the GPS directed us up into the steep narrow cobbled road and to a blocked off construction zone. The next was to some serious off road and then impassable road.
Finally turned around we made it to the paved road, but it ended 500 m from the hotel at the gate to the Medina. This is the old part of the city that existed before cars and is generally a maze of narrow walking paths.
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Now what to do. The local taxi driver said, “No problem you can drive there from here thru the Medina (one generally never drives in a medina). “Its easy there are just a few stairs. “ Actually you “can” drive thru and we did, but not to the hotel which only has foot traffic access. This was breaking our rule of Morocco “no hotels in the Medinas”. When we finally found the hotel we did not stay there, but found another just outside with onsite parking.
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