Alarm went off at 01:55 as we had to get to Gatwick for 3:30. It didn't seem so bad when I booked the flights.
Monday 2nd August 2010:
Tuesday 3rd August 2010:
Anyway. The trip went fine, and here we all are having dinner looking out over the Med, with Gibraltar as a backdrop.
Monday 2nd August 2010:Morning in the pool, then went to Tarifa this afternoon. The most Southerly point of mainland Europe. An interesting place, if not the most picturesque that I have visited.
We drove to Ronda, one of the "White Towns", famous for their spectacular and picturesque appearance. In Ronda's case also famous for bullfighting. I have never been a fan, but I did find that the visit to the bullring and museum did make me more sympathetic to the spectacle. I felt that the bull pens from where the bulls are released into the ring had a particularly grim atmosphere.
The drive to and from Ronda was along spectacular twisty mountain roads. I think that Lynda and the children were relieved to get back to the apartment in one piece!
Had a day staying near the apartment at the beach and the pool. Everyone pleased not to be driving too far. I did go to the Carrefour supermarket to buy a few things and noticed that at the far end of the shop they have a pet shop with puppies for sale. Of course, now the children want to go back!
Went to Gibraltar today. Managed to park at La Linea and walk across the runway into the town which was quite exciting. It was very hot so we tried our best to stay in the shade where we could. This wasn't easy though. The children bought a variety of monkey shaped souvenirs. After wandering through Main Street and past the Trafalgar Cemetery, we queued for the best part of two hours and took the cable car to the top of the rock.
The view was good, I have photo of dad's dad at the top of Gibraltar, but I couldn't see the exact same spot. There were quite a few apes around looking intimidating, and we had some excitement when one jumped up onto my backpack that I was wearing and tried to open it. They are quite heavy I found! Lynda shooed him away, and no harm was done.
We did have some final excitement when I couldn't get the car park machine to recognise our ticket. All became clear when I realised that I had put the ticket from our visit to the bullring into it. It worked much better with the correct ticket inserted!
A day of beach and pool today. We arrive at the beach around 11:00, have a swim and play on the sand, and by 13:00 it is too hot to stay any longer. So we head back to the apartment for lunch.
We all went to see the puppies for sale at the supermarket as well.
Saturday 7th August 2010:
Went to the beach again this morning. The wind had got up and the waves were a lot bigger than yesterday.
Off to the pool for the last time in a minute.
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