Day 3 of Africa

Sunday... SUNDAY. We had to wake up at 6 am. Yup. I haven't woken up anytime before 7:30 since crew ended. But we were up and off to breakfast by 6:30. We then jumped on the tour bus and drove to Chefchaouen which was about 2 hours from our hotel. Not gunna lie, the ride there terrified me. We legitimately drove straight through the mountains and the roads were narrow and scary and I swore a million and a half times that we were going to fall off the mountain. I did a lot of praying to baby Jesus on that trip.

Once we arrived there we met up with our local guide who was legitimately about 80 years old, but hilarious nonetheless. He took us around the little town where all the buildings are bright blue and white to keep away the mosquitos (or so he said). We went to a place that makes berber carpets and blankets by hand. There was a beautiful yellow one that I loved, and I couldn't help myself so I bought it. :) I was very happy with my purchase. Then we ate lunch in another typical Moroccan restaurant. I liked the food again, big surprise there.

After we finished with our tour we had to drive to the port because we had a 4:00 boat ride back to Spain (which is 6:00 Spanish time since Morocco is 2 hours behind Spain. Whoever said that countries picking their own time zones is okay was seriously mistaken.) So after a long ride we finally arrived back at the boarder, got our passports stamped, and made our way to the ferry in Ceuta. We lost our tour guide somewhere along the way, but kept Pedro our bus driver, so when we got off the ferry we stuck with the group that was going back to Sevilla so we wouldn't get lost. Then another bus ride to Cadiz, then Sevilla, then a 15 minute walk at 10:15 at night to the bus station, and FINALLY a 12:00 am bus back to Madrid. Yes we had to take a bus back because the last train leaves from Seville at 9:45 pm and we didn't get back till 10:15. So it was stuffy and smelly on the bus, but for the most part we slept and before we knew it (ish) we were back in Madrid, and jumping on the metro at 6 am.

All in all however, it was a fabulous trip. A great way to experience a completely different culture (just not for too long).