Holed up in Gibraltar

Apologies if this update is a bit dull, but we haven't done very much recently. Jan has had to go back to the UK for the week so for the past few days I have been moored in Alcaidesa Marina in La Linea. If at any time you are looking for a mooring around here I would strongly recommend it - nice facilities; good security and very reasonable prices. 

Alcaidesa Marina

One thing that is quite interesting here is the weather. Every morning there has been an incredibly thick fog - sometimes such that you can't see to the end of the pontoon, and the temperature is quite low.

Early morning

One hour later

Later in the day the fog disperses quite suddenly and the temperature rises rapidly. I've been doing a few boat chores and I have to make sure that they have been completed in the morning because come the afternoon its really too hot to do anything except sit in the shade. 

Whilst we were here we decided to explore Gibraltar and took a minibus tour to the top of Gibraltar Rock, which was very interesting. 

Apart from the fabulous views over Gibraltar Bay and the famous monkeys there is also St Michael's cave - which is huge. We also went inside the old siege tunnels which were excavated in the late 1700's and were fascinating.

St Michael's cave

The thing that has entertained me most while I have been here has been my next door neighbour. He has a Fontaine-Pajot catamaran and must have been the boat salesman's dream because his boat has more options than I have ever seen! He is very boat-proud and seems to spend most of every day washing and cleaning it, even though the boat hasn't actually been anywhere to get salty or dirty. You have to pay for water here and I would hate to see the water bill when he leaves. 

That's it for now,....looking forward to Jan getting back on Monday when we will leave and head on up the coast of Spain.