Socks

Oh it's a sad thing to have to put on warm socks on your holiday! But alas, the weather has finally turned and it now gets pretty darn cold, specially in the evenings. (Though this is probably partially due to the fact that I've only got summer clothes. :P) But I can't complain too much. I've had gorgeous hot sunny weather longer than most. And jeez I'm headed to Morocco at the end of the month. Mind you, I'll be mostly covered up for an entirely different set of reasons, but at least it won't be cold.

Yes indeed. The plans for Morocco have been set. I've booked myself a 15 day tour that takes me all over the country. Into the mountains. Into the souks and markets. And most important... into the desert. Camel rides!!! I am sooo looking forward to that part.

I could have done Morocco on my own. I've certainly met other women who've done it and have fabulous tales. But they've also got a truck load of bad ones. And even women who've been in tours or travelling with guys says the harrassment factor is huge and it can make things difficult. So, a tour it is! Chickening out maybe. But this is the first time I've travelled on my own after all.

For the moment though I'm just kicking back and relaxing in southern Spain. Got here a bit earlier than planned, so I've got about 2 weeks to kill. No a bad place to do it though! And besides, once the tour starts I won't have much time for relaxing. After that it's off to London for a couple days and then home.

Craziness! Can't believe I'll be home in exactly one month to the day. Not entirely sure how I feel about that yet. It'll be soooo good to sleep in a comfortable bed, to have reliable showers with *gasp* water pressure! To eat good food, and especially to spend time with friends and family. But at the same time I know I'll miss the travelling. The seeing a new city every couple days. The meeting new people from all over the world and hearing their stories. Mind you... Vancouver's probably changed a bit in the last 6 months, so it'll be fun to discover it again.

P.S. For the record: I have a tan. It's a good one. I only bring this up because if the weather continues to be grey and rainy, it won't be there when I get back home.