Sunday Continued...
On the drive to the hotel we discussed what to do for the rest of the day. We realized that Gibraltar was only an hour's drive west of our hotel in Marbella, so after we checked into the hotel, we hit the highway.
Something large loomed over the road ahead.
And it got larger and larger.
The sun was going down as we got there, and I got a picture of the sunset over Algericas, Spain - from Great Britain. (Gibraltar is part of Great Britain, to the endless annoyance of Spaniards.)
We drove as high as we could get on whatever roads went upward, until we were turned back by a nice British guard at the entrance to some government compound at the top of the rock. The first question he asked was, "Tourists?" Then with typical British nicety he showed us how to retrace our route.
We drove not just literally around the rock, but actually through it. On the south side we went through a tunnel, and when we emerged there was an awesome sight greeting us. They light up the rock at night.
We parked under it and got a few pictures before we finished our circumnavigation.
As we again headed for Spain, we crossed the only large airport in the world that I'm aware of that has a major highway crossing the middle of the runway. Gates come down like a railroad crossing when a plane lands.
When we arrived back at the hotel we had a great meal. It bodes well for the rest of the visit.
Yes, it's caviar!
So ends another full day in Stephanie's and Kendra's Grand Adventure.
Stephanie
