Morocco Day 2!

On Saturday we woke up and realized our hotel had an amazing view of the ocean. This was legitimately the only 4 star part about it. After realizing this, Katie and I got dressed and ate breakfast quickly so we could go out in the garden and onto the beach. It was a beautiful day, and the beach was so pretty with the mountains in the back ground. We collected some shells and some seaglass to bring home from Africa.






After that we got on the bus and headed out to our guided tour of the old part of Tetuoan. We had a body guard there since, 1) it was super easy to get lost in the windy, twisty little streets, and 2) it was kind of sketchy. Our guide walked us all around these little streets and we got to see how the Moroccan people live and work. We had a ten minute rest stop in this gorgeous little restaurant where we relaxed and drank a coke. Then we went to an herbal shop where they showed us all kinds of herbs and what they're used for (ie medical purposes or cooking). Katie and I bought some eucalyptus for ourselves since it's supposed to cure headaches, migraines, colds, and stop snoring. After that we went to lunch. The restaurant had all kinds of typical things from Morocco including food. Katie and I got henna tattoos, listened to some Moroccan music, watched a belly dancer, and a guy who had a tray on his head with a tea pot and candles dance around and do all sorts of crazy tricks with out  dropping or breaking anything. The food was delicious: couscous, vegetables and meat in moroccan spices. YUM.

After lunch we got back on our bus and drove to the Caves of Hercules. The sun was streaming in so brightly you really couldn't get a good picture, but the mediterranean sea splashes up through the caves and whatnot so it was really cool.

Next we we to ride camels. Not what I was expecting really. The price wasn't included in the trip, (but it was only two euros so it really wasn't that big of a deal), but the camel ride was literally less than two minutes long. Kind of disappointing, but nonetheless, I rode a camel. It was quite the experience, especially the getting down part. My mom told me I had a SPED camel, but she would say that. I also got some pictures with a baby camel and the man asked us for money for the picture... I gave him 1 dihram which is the equivalent of about 10 cents in euros. He wasn't happy, but dude, I just took a picture.

After the camel "ride" we went to a lighthouse which marks the point where the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet! It was really just a rest stop, but since I love lighthouses, of course I have a picture.







Then we made our way to Tangier to our second hotel. We had some free time between our arrival and dinner so Katie and I ventured out to try and find this market our guide told us about. It was basically impossible and frightening to be honest. You could just feel eyes on your everywhere you went. Not fun. So we turned back after taking a breather in a little art museum, and getting some pastries. We just chilled in the hotel and took showers before dinner. We also watched the Matrix, which is a very strange movie. Dinner was yuck to say the least. A fried hunk of fish with bones and some french fries and weirdly flavored green beans. Needless to say, I did not eat much of it. After that we went to bed since our wake up call for Sunday was: 6 am!