Gibraltar Stories


Monkeys and St. Michael's Cave

16.Febrero.2009. Sorry I am little late writing up about the Strait of Gibraltar but oh well, here we go. We got up bright and early on Saturday morning to meet with the tour group. (we booked through a company called Discover Sevilla. They cater to college age Americans studying abroad in the city.) We left around 9:30 and got there near 1...


Tj; The Rock

The sign said “Thank you for visiting the rock”, but the words “Thank you for having me” sprung to mind after I had an awe-inspiring sprint to the top of Gibraltar’s rock. The town is a quaint place with all the English touches you’d expect from a British colony, including the British price tags. Derek and I had five hours to get from the cruise ship d...


Has it been a month already?

Week four is now over – I can’t believe I’ve been here a month already. We spent Monday in the Bay as Peter had never sailed Rincewind before, so we all needed to figure out how she handled. Tuesday we headed off up the Spanish coast with Louise in charge as Skipper for the day. A distinct lack of wind meant that 6 hours later we finally arrived, under ...


Day Skipper. In Theory....

Almost at the end of another week. I can't believe how fast it's all going. I've been ashore all week doing the Day Skipper theory course. A good thing really, considering it's been raining since last weekend! I found the course quite tough but very interesting - it was a lot of chartwork, plotting courses and learning about tidal streams and tidal heig...