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London - Gibraltar
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Wir verlassen Gibraltar und fahren ca. 50 km nach Tarifa in Spanien auf einen Campingplatz, wo wir die erste Nacht verbringen.
Für einige ist es der erste Trip und es wird sicher etwas dauern, bis sie sich an die Abläufe gewöhnt haben.
Tagsüber Sonne, aber sobald die Sonne weg ist, wird es durch den Wind vom Meer ziemlich ...
We're back home.... kind of!!
... at the end of the main street, pays a nice homage to the wounded of the trafalgar battle. After a visit there we found a shady spot to have a cup of tea and sarnies (well it is the British thing to do).
Our next expedition was to drive up to the top of the famous Rock of Gibraltar. Now a nature reserve with spectacular views and several interesting spots to visit. The first of these was St ...
Rock On
... day in 1703 when the Rock was signed over to England. Charlie’s children and grandchildren live in Gibraltar; if anyone could say he knew the place it’s Charlie. As a resident of the Gibraltar, Charlie could take us up to points on the Rock which are difficult to access except on an organized tour. The incredible complex of caves, some natural, but most excavated over the centuries as part of the defense against various invaders; the ...
At Sea between Valencia and Casablanca
... distributorship for South Africa. She grew up in GaRankua, the black township that Rex and I stayed in when we first went to SA in 1998. Amazing. Hope we get to talk with them some more.
Today we are at sea again, on our way to Casablanca. In a few hours we will go through the Straits of Gibraltar. Hope we can see it a bit…it will take about 2 hours and it might be a little dark since I think we get to there around 5PM.
Love, elinor & ...
The Rock of Gibraltar
... the streets, picking up various touristy items from the shops along the way. Soon, we found ourselves at the wall of Gibraltar, originally built by the Moors and fortified by the Spanish. This was our marker leading us back to the ship, so we strolled along the port until we were able to climb back aboard the Grand Princess and have a free (if not terribly tasty) meal.
After lunch, Mom went up on deck to catch some sun, Carol sat on ...