The GCW Tour, Spain & Morocco: Dave Earns His Keep

For our one night in Tarifa, we're staying at the Hostel Africa, a small, 13-room hotel recommended by Rick Steves. And I'll add my voice to the recommendations. It's a lovely little place in the heart of the old town, and well worth your money if you ever wind up in Tarifa. Just be sure to brush up on your Spanish before you get here, as the operators do not speak a word of English. Oh, and watch out for the fifth step when you head up to your room; it's quite a bit higher than all the others.

But the best part of staying here occurred when the niece went back up to the room to get her passport. While I was waiting, I started taking pictures of Dave around the small lobby. I didn't notice another two guests come in behind me, and they were soon pointing and laughing. 

Three things became clear in very rapid order: first, the guests behind me did not speak English; second, they had no clue what a minion was; and third, the gentleman who had checked us in knew exactly what a minion was. Pretty soon, I hear this very animated conversation between the three of them with the word "minion" frequently poping up. Eventually, the proprietor pulled up the preview for the new Minions movie on his laptop, and soon all three were busting up.

So of course I took a picture of Dave with the three of them.