I am now in London. Came in from Casablancaa yesterday. Today I fly to Kyrgyzstan. I hope Rakhat is at the airport to greet me at 5am tomorrow. Getting to a computer has been difficult in Morocco. Besides the computers have French keyboard was frustrating.
I don't know whether getting to a computer will be any better in Kyrgyzstan. Anyway it has been very interesting and eventful since leaving Seville. First the train service from Seville to Cordoba to Algerciras is not as good. I really enjoyed seeing the country side. Lots of rolling hills and mountains and little towns in between. Lots more huge olive groves miles and miles covering the mountains.
The train got stalled just before Algeciras so I didn't get to the ferry port in time to catch my fast ferry. Because my ticket was for that ferry which left it caused much confusion. There were two men who were going on the ferry to Tanger or Tangier...it is written and pronounced so many different ways it can cause problems for a person who doesn't know the language... anyway these two guys were so helpful. They carried my bags and tried to help me. They were able to leave before me. I finally got a ferry...slow boat....took one official a whole hour to check everyone's passport. The ferry was full of families returning to Morocco. One of the most interesting things about traveling is meeting all kinds of interesting people. A young teenager standing next to me spoke English. He and his family have been living in Holland but were back to visit family. A father with to young boys ages 11 and 6 wanted his son who is learning English in school to practice his English with me. I took a photo of him. After all the hassel it was nice to lay down on the deck on the top of the ship and take a nap. I enjoyed watching the young (head covered)young pretty teenage Muslin girls eyeing the young teenage boys and vise versa.
Being an innocent traveler I got caught twice.
Friday, August 3, 2007
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