This weekend was a trip to Gibraltar through the solchasers travel agency. It was great! Gibraltar is a little random because it's located at the southern tip of Spain, but it belongs to the UK. Oh and don't go calling the people English - they are British (big distinction for them apparently). They have their own currency - the Gibraltar pound, which was stronger than our euros and therefore even stronger than US dollars. So we took the bus from Sevilla and drove 2.5/3 hours through beautiful countryside (rolling hills and with those strangely beautiful power-generating windmills spread throughout) and passed through customs (we needed our passports) and walked into Gibraltar. We first had free t
ime to explore the main square and main street. We ate our bocadillos and then explored the area. They had fish and chips restaurants, fast food joints, clothing stores and a lot more. At the end of the main street there was the Trafalgar cemetery which was a really nice, small cemetery where they buried soldiers from the war in 1805. The first picture was taken there. Then, we walked back to meet our tour guide to get on the bus to start climbing the rock.
ime to explore the main square and main street. We ate our bocadillos and then explored the area. They had fish and chips restaurants, fast food joints, clothing stores and a lot more. At the end of the main street there was the Trafalgar cemetery which was a really nice, small cemetery where they buried soldiers from the war in 1805. The first picture was taken there. Then, we walked back to meet our tour guide to get on the bus to start climbing the rock.This was probably my favorite part of the trip. We got on a small bus with Gerry, our British/Spanish/French tour guide. He was awesome! He spoke with a British accent and cracked us up with all his sayings and jokes. He stopped so we could go out to 
the point of Gibraltar which is where the next three pictures come from. The first is a lighthouse looking out onto the Mediterranean Sea. The second is a pretty mosque in front of the rock. And the third is what I call 'the epic group shot.' Everyone's looking out at the point where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, we're standing on the country of Gibraltar, and if you look closely, you can see Africa (Morocco) on the left and Spain on the right (pretty epic, right!?). So we got back on the bus and rode about half-way up the rock to get to St. Michael's cave. As soon as we drove up, we saw three monkeys chilling on a car! So naturally we all took a bunch of pictures - it was so strange to see monkeys right next to you! 
There were a ton of them and the adults were pretty big (the last picture is of an older/adult monkey). So we proceeded to go to the cave which was really cool, but my camera didn't really work with or without the flash, so I just enjoyed the sights. There was even an area where there were a bunch of seats and you could have concerts down there - how cool is that?! Then after walking around the caves we went back to the bus and watched our driver give out high fives to the monkeys and make them clap for pieces of pasta. We were about to leave, but I wanted to get a picture with a monkey. I stood next to 
one while someone was taking a picture, but then it climbed up my arm and sat in between my shoulders (it was a heavy monkey)! But I think we got a picture of it, so I was happy. Then we drove back down and passed through customs once again. The bus wasn't there, so a group of us ran to McDonald's!! I hadn't had a hamburger and fries in forever - it was delicious! Full and content, we made our way back to the bus and drove through the rolling countryside as the sun set over those cool windmills. It was a great end to a great day!
the point of Gibraltar which is where the next three pictures come from. The first is a lighthouse looking out onto the Mediterranean Sea. The second is a pretty mosque in front of the rock. And the third is what I call 'the epic group shot.' Everyone's looking out at the point where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, we're standing on the country of Gibraltar, and if you look closely, you can see Africa (Morocco) on the left and Spain on the right (pretty epic, right!?). So we got back on the bus and rode about half-way up the rock to get to St. Michael's cave. As soon as we drove up, we saw three monkeys chilling on a car! So naturally we all took a bunch of pictures - it was so strange to see monkeys right next to you! There were a ton of them and the adults were pretty big (the last picture is of an older/adult monkey). So we proceeded to go to the cave which was really cool, but my camera didn't really work with or without the flash, so I just enjoyed the sights. There was even an area where there were a bunch of seats and you could have concerts down there - how cool is that?! Then after walking around the caves we went back to the bus and watched our driver give out high fives to the monkeys and make them clap for pieces of pasta. We were about to leave, but I wanted to get a picture with a monkey. I stood next to 
one while someone was taking a picture, but then it climbed up my arm and sat in between my shoulders (it was a heavy monkey)! But I think we got a picture of it, so I was happy. Then we drove back down and passed through customs once again. The bus wasn't there, so a group of us ran to McDonald's!! I hadn't had a hamburger and fries in forever - it was delicious! Full and content, we made our way back to the bus and drove through the rolling countryside as the sun set over those cool windmills. It was a great end to a great day!(in the 'epic group shot' the people from left to right are: Elia, Macy, Quan, Gray, Lamar, Jackie, Sara, Kate, Phil, and Brett)
Dave we are so glad you are getting to do all of these neat things. I want to see a picture of you with a monkey on your back!!!
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