24 - 25 MAY 2008
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| A warm welcome from the Tangier fishing fleet |
We had been concerned about getting upset stomachs in Morocco but Roger seemed to have got one in Spain, which he was taking to Morocco with him.
We left about 10.00, passing close to the Tuna net and fishing boats just outside the entrance to Barbati. We had an excellent sail to Tangier, arriving about 3 p.m. Spanish time or 1 p.m. Moroccon time. We seemed to have timed our arrival for the exit on the whole of the Tangier fishing fleet, who seemed very friendly and waved and shouted at us, calling me 'guapa'!
The Immigration Officer came on board immediately and was extremely friendly and even told the Customs Officer that we had nothing to declare and he didn’t need to come on board.
After lunch, we wandered around the medina, which was extremely atmospheric. Some of the alley ways were obviously only made for thin people! The souk sold all kinds of vegetables, fruit and spices. Baskets, leather, copperware, pottery, carpets, hookahs and musical instruments were also being sold in nearly every shop. Roger bargained for a Jellaba, like a Kaftan. The starting price was 250 Dirham, but he managed to get it for 100 Dh, which is about £6 and the seller became his friend for life.
We had heard conflicting comments about Tangiers, some of the negative ones being that it was dirty and the people would not leave you alone until you had hired a guide to take you around. We found them extremely helpful and friendly and no one pushed themselves on us.
We had a drink in the very smart Yacht Club by the port and stayed on the boat. We had just gone to bed about 10.00 Tunisian time, 12.00 Spanish, when the boat on the inside of us wanted to leave, so we had to get up and re-moor the boat.
We left about 10.00, passing close to the Tuna net and fishing boats just outside the entrance to Barbati. We had an excellent sail to Tangier, arriving about 3 p.m. Spanish time or 1 p.m. Moroccon time. We seemed to have timed our arrival for the exit on the whole of the Tangier fishing fleet, who seemed very friendly and waved and shouted at us, calling me 'guapa'!
The Immigration Officer came on board immediately and was extremely friendly and even told the Customs Officer that we had nothing to declare and he didn’t need to come on board.
After lunch, we wandered around the medina, which was extremely atmospheric. Some of the alley ways were obviously only made for thin people! The souk sold all kinds of vegetables, fruit and spices. Baskets, leather, copperware, pottery, carpets, hookahs and musical instruments were also being sold in nearly every shop. Roger bargained for a Jellaba, like a Kaftan. The starting price was 250 Dirham, but he managed to get it for 100 Dh, which is about £6 and the seller became his friend for life.
We had heard conflicting comments about Tangiers, some of the negative ones being that it was dirty and the people would not leave you alone until you had hired a guide to take you around. We found them extremely helpful and friendly and no one pushed themselves on us.
We had a drink in the very smart Yacht Club by the port and stayed on the boat. We had just gone to bed about 10.00 Tunisian time, 12.00 Spanish, when the boat on the inside of us wanted to leave, so we had to get up and re-moor the boat.
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| Roger with his new best friend |
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