"The Rock"

The Rock of Gibraltar guards the only exit from the Med to the wide ocean and it's history goes back 4000 years.  In 1830 it was declared a British colony.  It is only 6 miles from the coast of Africa to the south and shares the Iberian peninsula with Spain. 

We arrived very early in the morning, with the ship's horn sounding on a regular basis.  Why?  The fog was pea soup-thick! 

Ships in the harbor.

View of The Rock of Gibraltar barely visible at 9AM.

Captain docking the ship.

We took the cable car to the top of The Rock.

Fog.  :o(

One of the not-so-modest monkeys on Gibraltar.

With The Rock behind us.

Panoramic view of the city of Gibraltar.

Inside the Great Seige Tunnels.

Finally, the fog clears and this is the view of The Rock from our stateroom.

Next stop:  Cadiz, Spain.