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Enjoy! We visited the Tangier fishing harbour 10 years ago with no problems, but today, there are iron fences and police patrols everywhere to prevent migrant travel. But it appears that’s not all they are doing. We slipped in through an opening and wandered around. At one point Con went into a building where there were hundreds of swordfish for slaughter. He was taking photos when an officer called for him to stop. He then blocked Con’s exit trying to detain him. After lots of Arabic, Con said he’d erase the photos and was eventually able to leave. I was outside talking to fishermen in the sunshine, oblivious. Leaving the harbour, we saw a few more swordfish and looked over our shoulders and took the photos left. Apparently they are protecting their illegal use of drift nets.
We leave Tangier in the morning by ferry, and then two busses back to La Linea, Spain to Big Sky. * Weather is weirdly cool in Spain. The Levanta blew in yesterday, bringing cool winds, and today, it looks like rain will arrive. Open Sailing 2018 for stories and photos. * Click here for stories and pictures of our many road trips through Spain and our visit to the castle region of France with family. * Visit 2018 Canada & USA Diaries for an update on our spring visit. * My article from a few years ago: The Inspirational Philosophy of Sailing Through Life: https://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2012/02/sailing-through-life/ * Visit the 2017 Winter Cartagena pages for stories and pictures of our trip through the Andalusian. 
This website documents the adventures of two Canadians, Con and Barb Sprenger aboard their 15-meter sailboat Big Sky.
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Panorama photos below: View of Calpe region; Erice amphitheatre in Sicily; Gulfo di Castelemmarre, Sicily; castles in Erice; Paxos in the Greek Ionian, and the northern end of the island of Milos.
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