April 29, 2025
Today is our last stop on this side of the Atlantic. First of all, I like to go back to yesterday’s power outage in Portugal. We always think what would happen if we got hit by an earthquake or a devastating flood which would likely knock the power out for extended time. What became apparent yesterday that cash is king. Without cash it was impossible to buy anything. Credit and debit cards were useless as all the infrastructure was shut down. No traffic lights, no gas and no water at highrises. It was definitely an eye opener. My advice is to stuff a few bucks under your mattress for desperate times.
We arrived in Tangiers 3 hours late due to the late dep arture yesterday. Luckily we were given a 3 hour extension by the harbour Master. Several tours were canceled ebecause of these events. As we had done a tour here before (see post April 7 2023) we planned to walk into the City on foot. It was approximately 1 km walk to the city from the ship. When we got to the City we recognized some sites from our previous visit. We walked into the Kasbah, this a labyrinth of narrow streets lined with little shops, basically selling everything you can think of. We sat down at a cafe- restaurant and had pizza for lunch. While we ate our lunch we were entertained by several street performers trying to make a living. After lunch we carried on through the small streets, being careful not getting lost. On our way back to the ship we had to fight off a few vendors who became a little too aggressive with their selling techniques. Eventually we arrived back at the ship. At around 6PM we set sail for our trek back across the Atlantic.
Cheers
Cor and Carol
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