Day 45 - From the rock to the casbah

We had bought tickets online for the one hour bus trip to Tarifa which is where the ferry leaves for Tangier in Morocco. The bus left on time at 11.30am but by the time we walked from the bus station in Tarifa to the ferry port we discovered that we had just missed boarding the ferry that we could see  waiting but hadn't left yet, and the next ferry wasn't until 4pm. Another case of poor planning from us or maybe we can just blame it on the fact that the bus and ferry timetables were poorly synchronised.  The positive was that Morocco is an hour behind Spain so the one hour ferry that was to leave at 4pm would get us to Tangier at 4pm.

The ferry was a similar size and set up to the ones we had used last year between the Greek Islands. Moroccan passport control was processed on the ferry which was a very efficient use of time.

We were ready for the touts when we left the ferry and found a taxi to our riad. A riad is like a homestay where you have your own bedroom and ensuite. Our place had a number of floors with a lovely roof top and a great view over Tangier, it was also right by the Casbah, We walked around the Casbah to see the views of Tangier and its port, then wandered around the medina before getting our first taste of Moroccan tagine for dinner.