Tuesday Gibraltar

 

We passed through the Strait of Gibraltar about sunrise and weighed anchor in the Gibraltar harbor.  Tender craft began taking the passengers to shore about 9:00 am.  Marsha and Mellany went to shore for shopping.  Robert and I took an excursion to the “Rock & Fortress”.  We walked through about 10% of the tunnels dug in the Rock of Gibraltar during World War II.  These tunnels held soldiers and supplies needed to keep the Strait of Gibraltar open for Allied operations.  The working and living conditions for those men and women were less than ideal but vital to the security of the area.  If you would like to see more about the tunnels go to http://www.rockandfortress.com/ to see more pictures.

Our tour ran late, so we did not get to meet Marsha and Mellany for lunch.  We connected and returned to the ship about 3:30 pm.  Marsha and I went to afternoon Tea in the Queen’s Room for tea, scones w/butter and jam and sandwiches.  These snacks helped us prepare for dinner in Britannia a couple of hours later.  Following dinner we were all tired from our day on “The Rock” so it was an early to bed night as we prepared for Lisbon Wednesday.