Santa Maria
You can sail on a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria. It was very small! Christopher Columbus moved to the island of Madeira with his wife in 1480 or 1481.
Casablanca
Before we got to the ship we drove through Casablanca and took a little tour in the dark.
Open late
I'm sure the place closed as soon as we left. It wasn't a gas station. They only stopped for us to shop.
Fossils
There was a store selling "fossils" there. Curiously, all the fossils looked almost exactly alike. We think they were made of concrete. One guy said he would trade a big "fossil" for Bill's sunglasses. I told him he should have taken the deal. Bill didn't want to carry it.
Hanging meat
There was even hanging meat in one of the shops.
Cat!
We stopped at an out-of-the-way set of shops on the way back. We think another kickback for our tour guide. We got some drinks and, of course, all the shops were open. There were a bunch of cats in the snack shop.
Back on the bus
A 4-hour ride back to the ship.
Ready to go!
Ok, everyone is on board now. On to the next stop!
On the bus
We were on the bus and had already started to leave when our tour guide realized we were missing over 12 people. We stopped to wait for them. It wasn't a terribly organized tour.
La Mamounia
A SUPER fancy and famous hotel in Marrakech. Very nice!
Oasis
It looks a bit like an oasis in this shot.
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More Atlas Mountains
on our side of the bus.
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Atlas Mountains
We could see the Atlas Mountains in the distance.
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Nap!
It was a long bus ride!