Chefchaouen, also known as The Blue City to tourists, is an ancient city perched high up in the Atlas Mountains of Northern Africa. The city gets its name from its history. Back in the 15th century, when the Spanish Inquisition was killing everyone, all the Jewish people in Spain fled to these mountains and established this city. Jewish people back then always painted their homes blue and white and since the city was predominantly Jewish, it was also predominantly blue. Fast forward a few hundred years and the city is still blue and is a sight to behold!
Tangier, Morocco
At the very beginning of our voyage, we sailed to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. This island was named by John Smith because the landscape reminded him of Tangier in Morocco. I personally think he was running out of names for things because the next island over in the Chesapeake Bay he named Smith Island. Did that island’s landscape remind him of himself?
Years later, we finally made our way to Morocco and got to sail into the port of Tangier without the use of a diesel engine (only using our electric engine to dock inside the marina).
