We walked off the train, which had taken us from
Germany and we boarded the Spanish train at
Irun. Our
Inter Rail 1982 tour whisked us
through Spain. We stayed in San Sebastion and briefly saw Miranda as we
changed trains; we thought we were in a western. The state of the town and
the desert landscape was a surprise. The overnight train took us to
Portugal.
Braz & I crossed the river Guadiana via a ferry and
thus left
Portugal and returned to Spain. We
then embarked on the craziest stage of our
Inter
Rail 1982 tour. With 2 days left on our ticket we decided to visit
Morocco! The ferry from Algerciras crossed the
Straits of Gibraltar and we arrived at the port of Tangier. We were very
nervous about the dangerous reputation of Morocco. However, we had been in
the bar and failed to fill in an immigration form. We were refused entry
and sailed back without getting off! We then had a day in Madrid and
finally headed directly home. What a trip!
Joyce & I flew into Gerona and took the bus to
Blanes on the Catalonian coast; Joyce did not enjoy camping. We then
spent a few days in Barcelona; a great city but much restoration work
was on going for the forth coming Olympics. The journey upto the
Montserrat monastery was via a spectacular cable car. An overnight
train took us to Madrid. A memorable aspect of the trip was the great
food.
A business trip to visit ITP in Madrid. We stayed in
the Holiday Inn and went out for a cracking meal.
A brief transit through Spain enroute to
Morocco became an unexpected stay. Due to
storms I stayed in Ceuta for 24 hours. This is an unusual enclave on
the coast of Morocco.
