Last day in Gibraltar
All too soon our final day arrived, which was inevitable on a cheeky 4 day break. During our morning walk I collected a few photos together to give a flavour of the colony. The first thing to note is the … Read more
Ocean Marina
Ocean marina is a great place to stay, nestled in a new complex a short walk from the airport. I think its location is explained quite well by this aerial shot (zoom to see purple arrow). We are staying on … Read more
Exploring the upper rock and caves
Knowing the wind would be more of a gentle breeze today, we decided to explore the upper rock. After popping into Morrisons to grab a ready-made baguette for our lunch we headed to the cable car. The cable car provided … Read more
Eurpoa point lighthouse, 100-tonne gun and botanical gardens
Gibraltar has a number of bus routes, all of which can be abused for the sum of £2.50 per-person when you buy a ‘hoppa’ ticket. We took a bus (peasant wagon – Luke) to the lighthouse since we knew we’d … Read more
Arrived at Gibraltar International Airport
We arrived at Gibraltar international airport around 08:50hrs; 15 minutes ahead of schedule due to wind direction. After crossing the single runway we walked into the terminal building to await security checking. Not having any baggage to reclaim we were … Read more
Home today
We are at the airport having checked out and taken a warm coach ride from the hotel. Take off is approx 12:45pm with a 3 hour flight (minus time difference) should see us land about 1:45pm BST. Then after collecting … Read more
Lizzy beat Matty, Luke beat Matty and I beat Matty
Matty wasn’t happy to have lost to all of us at table tennis and demanded a review of the rules…. He then accepted defeat but he wasn’t at all gracious about it. This started the aggressive banter and jibes in … Read more
Sunday – Table tennis day
Today was much like yesterday so there isn’t much news really. I suppose we can’t forget to mention that Liz is a secret demon table tennis champion and beat everyone, although we won’t dwell on it (although she’d like me … Read more
Our first full day
Today was our first full day here in Bulgaria. Any doubts we may have had about the hotel or waterpark are now well and truly banished. Bulgaria isn’t necessarily the first place you think of when you consider a European … Read more