Fourth stop: Tangier, Morocco
The lure of Tangier is that it is in Africa, and for this reason we boarded the ferry from Tarifa. (Click on each image to see the high-resolution version)
Afria in view! Tangier from the ferry.
Tangier
Because of the uncertainty about how to get around in Tangier, this is the only place on our trip where we hired a guide. The van first took us to the sea coast.
Tangier Coast
Cape Spartel Lighthouse at the most North Western of Africa.
Cape Spartel Lighthouse
Caves of Hercules, the shape of which is supposed to look like a man's face, or also the map of Africa.
Hercules Caves
After touring the coast, we went to the old town. One of the attractions is the tomb of Ibn Battouta (or Battuta), a famous Tangier-born world-traveler in the 14th century who supposedly reached China.
Ibn Battouta
Street scenes in the old town.
Tangier
Tangier
A store selling spices and other goods.
Store
The fish market that displays the catches of the day.
Fish Market
A rather hurried day trip, but it marked our only visit to the Continent of Africa. The only new bird I saw on this day was a few House Buntings (this would be my only African bird to date).
House Bunting
House Bunting
