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I'm currently sitting outside a catherdral in Cadiz on a beautiful sunny day. I can't think of a better place to sit and write about my trip in Spain!

First of all I'm so glad we went to Sevilla.
The old fashioned vintage feel and the history of the city was amazing. After wandering around for about 3 hours trying to find a place to stay we finally made it to a hostel, dropped our bags and went straight out for Tapas and CampoCruz (Sevilla's local beer). Once we'd had our refreshments, we spent the entire first day just wandering the city checking out local shops and landmarks. We watched the sunset over the river and hung out for a while in the parks along the water. We had big plans for the night but since we ate dinner around midnight we didn't make it out our first night there.

On thursday we did some more serious sightseeing. We walked around the university and the Gardens of Alcaczar and hung out around a fountain that quickly became our favorite meeting spot since it was right in the center of everything. On Thursday night we went to the Sevilla vs. Valencia football game. Let me tell you, the Spaniards LOVE their football. The game was intense and Sevilla score the winning goal in the last 5 minutes of the game. The energy was insane! After the game the security guards weren't paying attention and we got to go on the professional football field! Unbelievable. Then we danced and sang with some locals outside the stadium for about 2 hours and they gave us their championship scarves that all the Sevillans have. Perfect souveniers with a story. After a quick bite to eat we went back to our hostel to change and finally made it to the club at 3am. We stayed at Buddha bar until about 6am and then made our way home. The Spanish like partying about as much as they like football.

After a rough wake up call (and sticking to the moto "we'll sleep when we're dead") we headed out to see everything else we could find in Sevilla. We went back to the Catherdral and had the most amazing picnick lunch by the foutain. We bought fresh baguettes with meats and cheeses and some pastries and a bottle of sweet wine and just sat outside. It really was perfect. After meeting up wit Alex Goff (YAY!) made a plan to meet up later and then headed to the Plaza d'Espana. We were all really tired and grumpy from walking everywhere but I think everyone agreed once we got there that it was totally worth it. I've never seen such beautiful architecture in my entire life. Someone told us that one of the Star Wars movies was filmed there and I cana definitely see why. Intricate paintings on columns surround a central fountain with doves flying everywhere. Defintely and ideal movie set. At night we all headed to an underground Flamenco bar and saw some live music and local dancing. It was the perfect end to our Sevilla trip.

This morning we all tried to catch up on some of the sleep we missed out on while we were on th train back to Cadiz. Now its time to get back on the boat. We sail for one day tomorrow with a stop in Gibralter to refuel and then we'll be in Morocco on Monday!

I honestly can't believe this is only the first port, this trip has already been worth it.

Sea you later!