Hotel Convento San Roque
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An airport runs through it
... to eat and get a little dried out. Most of the little pubs we passed only had a few tables, and finally we wandered down a street and found a place called "The Clipper". It was a nice English pub. Debbie and I had hot tea, and the boys had beer. We had interesting lunches, I had a typical roast dinner with all sorts of veggies and potatoes and Yorkshire pudding (yum). Debbie had Moroccan meatballs and cous cous, John had fish and chips (huge piece ...
A day on the Rock!
... spent at Gibraltar, the weather was a bit more tolerable today at only 35 degrees after spending a couple days walking through 45 degree heat. I was a little disappointed not to get a new stamp in my passport, but that just meant getting through customs went a lot faster than normal. I was most excited for the views from the top of the rock and getting to see Africa and all the little monkeys running around up there was definitely a bonus.
-Tash
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The top of the Rock
... So we were back among the English road signs, flag, currency, and language for a day. After crossing the border on foot, we took a public bus which transported us to the far end of the peninsula. Looking across the water where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean, we could see Africa. The wind was extremely heavy so we didn't stay for long!
We bussed back into the town of Gibraltar and had a bite of lunch (fish and chips, we're in ...
Inside the rock
... several concerts each year in its underground auditorium. Further on, we stop to see a colony of the famous Barbary Apes. These fellas are very inquisitive and one sticks his hand into Bryony’s pocket to see if there are any treats for him and then climbs on her head. At the highest point we can reach (the ultimate peak is off limits to anyone but the military) we take a photo that shows two continents (Africa & Europe) and ...
At Sea between Valencia and Casablanca
... I cannot do what several have suggested: post without titles, etc because it won’t let me. Dumb. I’ll keep experimenting to see if there is a relatively simple way to do it. And, of course, all this title/caption stuff has to happen while on line. I did the last batch while at a free wifi spot in the port but while onboard internet costs 45c a minute so I’m NOT going to do the photo title slog then……So….I’ll ...
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