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We’ve been traveling for almost six days now and the biggest fight Erika and I have had so far has been over this opening line. So I’m just going to write a quick email and include some news about our travels and you’ll get the gist whether or not Erika goes back to correct the grammar – which she will.We flew into Casablanca Monday afternoon and went to Rabat, the capital of Morocco. It is a beautiful city that is a good place to get over jet lag. Tuesday was on to Fez with its Medina and souks . Saw all sorts of interesting things including a tannery where they were softening and dyeing leather by hand.

We took a day trip to Volubulis a Roman ruin dating from circa the time of Christ- Erika’s first Roman ruins! One definite highlight of that trip was a French mother and daughter pair who picked us up while we were walking and gave us a ride back to town afterwards, saving us a half hour walk and an hour long bus ride.

We took the train to Tangier this morning. The train system in Morocco is very efficient and comfortable.
Say what you want about the French, but the build good train systems for their colonies.  We’re staying tonight at the hotel where William S. Burroughs wrote The Naked Lunch and where Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac stayed when they came to visit him. Had drinks at a cafe that was part of the intrigue and spy games during WWII.

We’re doing really well. Our intestinal fortitude is holding up and Erika is being a champion traveler.  We’re staying in cheap and yet bug free hotels. Despite its reputation, we’ve felt entirely safe and not hassled much at all the whole time we’ve been in Morocco.

Traveling together is really fun and interesting.  Erika’s french has been absolutely indispensable. It
adds an interesting dynamic to our relationship when I have to totally depend on her for any sort of communication whatsoever. Learning a lot and it should be interesting to see how things change/develop
once we get to Spain, as her spanish isn’t nearly as good as her french.

We can see Spain from here and tomorrow we’ll take the 2 hour ferry ride to Spain and catch the bus to Sevilla. The plan is to be in Sevilla Saturday afternoon and go to mass on Sunday at the cathedral.  Will try and email again in a few days. Hope all is well with all of you.