July 2010
5 posts
Ifni Independence Day
Ifni Independence Day
Little did we know that June 30 celebrates Sidi Ifni’s independence from Spain. There is an annual festival that looks like a strange mix between a carnival and a farmer’s market. There are carous wheels, ferris wheels, and bumper cars in one area and just 20 yards away there is a section of stands of women and men selling their goods – soaps, argan brauty products, honey,...
Travel
The trip from Houston to Ifni truly was like traveling to another world. It was Houston to DC, DC to Madrid, Madrid to Casablanca, and Casablanca to Agadir. 30 hours and four plane rides and we still needed a night to recover in Agadir before heading to our final destination, Sidi Ifni. Atlas Kasbah provided us with the warmest Moroccan welcome we could have asked for. The Kasbah, which literally...
