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Published: October 25th 2022
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We got moving a bit early today, as we had a 10am ferry to Spain. The ferry dock is around a 30 min walk from our apartment- not that far, but carrying a bag definitely changes the experience. We had been told to be there at least 40 min early (good thing we had stopped by their office, as the website said 90 min before).
We ate breakfast, did a final check to make sure we had everything, and headed out for the walk to the port. It wasn't too bad- I bought a lamp when we were in Rabat, but it doesn't add too much weight, and my wardrobe is pretty scaled down, a 5 day rotation plus some cardigans, toiletries.
Checking out of Morocco was quick and easy. We waited for a little while in the waiting room, and then boarded. There was no bag scanning or checking, and people took their big bags with them onto the boat, and then left them on a shelf on one side as they entered the boat. The ferry takes cars, so the vehicles from the previous trip were driving off as we walked to the boat.
There was only indoor seating,
comfortable chairs and a little counter that sold food. We ended up changing seats after we got underway, as the morning sun was pouring through the window on us. The trip was smooth and easy, took about 1 1/2 hrs. We weren't in any rush, so we waited til most people had disembarked before we got off.
We had been told we didn't need to fill anything in for Spain (when I had looked into it previously, it looked like there was a long health form and you had to either have the covid booster or a PCR test, but 2 friends had been to Spain in the summer and said they weren't asking to look at anything). There was a bit of a wait in line to clear immigration, but once it was our turn, it was super fast- no questions, just scanned the passport, and we were on our way.
Our SIM cards from Morocco were no longer working, and we couldn't get a wifi signal at the dock, but Monica had told the Airbnb host what time the ferry would be arriving and she had the address already put into google maps, so we figured we'd
just find our way there and hope she was around. The apartment was only a 10-15 min walk from the port.
As we were getting close, I saw a cell phone store, so I popped in to get a local SIM card. They had ones that were good for Spain and Portugal (20 euro was the minimum, for 40 MB and lasts up to 28 days), so I got a chip. While I was getting set up, Monica logged into the wifi, and the host said she would meet us at the store.
We followed her back to the apartment. It's really nice- 2 storey in the apartment itself, with 2 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, and kitchen and living room downstairs. We got settled in, and then headed out to check out the town. We went out to the point where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic. It's very windy here, and a huge kite surfing destination, so we sat and watched the kite surfers for awhile- what an amazing sport! It looks like they're flying! Then walked through the town. We passed a vegetarian restaurant that the host had recommended, but it didn't open til 7:30, which was too
late for us for tonight, as we were hungry. We decided we'd plan for that tomorrow.
We stopped at the grocery store, picked up a few dinner and breakfast items, plus a box of wine, and headed back to the apartment for the night.
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