Pearl of Persia - On the Rock

On the Rock

Pearl of Persia

Andrew Lock

Tue 28 Aug 2012 19:39

In a way Gibraltar is an odd place. It has echoes of 1960s England. We took
the cable car to the top of the rock, spectacular views over to Morocco and
the bay, and we watched as cloud rolled in, hiding the cargo ships. We hiked
down (always better than up) to the entrance of the siege tunnels, an
astonishing network of tunnels dug in the 18th and 19th century to prevent
the colony being lost to Spain and Napoleon. On to the small and peaceful
cemetery, used to bury the injured from the battle of Trafalgar

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2015

May 2015

Wed 13 May 14:22
- Holed up in Tarifa
Mon 11 May 14:21
- Relaunch in Portugal

Mar 2015

Sun 29 Mar 11:43
- Preparing to relaunch

2014

May 2014

Mon 19 May 20:48
- The end of our adventure......safe arrival
Fri 16 May 19:36
- 58 miles
Thu 15 May 11:30
- Getting closer to home ...and then this
Tue 13 May 15:50
- Towards Lagos Portugal we hope
Sun 11 May 10:50
- Final passage
Fri 9 May 11:04
- Waiting for the wind

Apr 2014

Wed 30 Apr 15:12
- The Azores....we made it
Tue 29 Apr 01:46
- Day 15 The arrival...we hope
Mon 28 Apr 11:46
- Day 14
Sat 26 Apr 11:59
- Day 12
Thu 24 Apr 12:21
- Day 10
Tue 22 Apr 16:23
- Day 8
Sun 20 Apr 19:29
- Day 6
Fri 18 Apr 15:54
- Day 4
Wed 16 Apr 22:13
- Leaving Antigua and back towards home
Tue 15 Apr 11:22
- Antigua
Mon 7 Apr 14:01
- Crossing the line
Thu 3 Apr 10:13
- We tied the knot
Wed 2 Apr 19:56
- North through the Caribbean

Mar 2014

Fri 21 Mar 10:42
- Recovered and ready to go again
Sat 15 Mar 17:42
- Some photographs
- We made it
Mon 10 Mar 12:39
- 'Is that a ship'
Sun 9 Mar 14:01
- Passing the Amazon
Thu 6 Mar 19:30
- Still making headway
Tue 4 Mar 17:18
- Limping along
Sun 2 Mar 16:46
- Back up north

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 20:00
- Fernando
Sat 22 Feb 20:17
- Decisions, decisions
Wed 19 Feb 14:21
- Ready to go agian
Sun 9 Feb 16:12
- Salvador
Fri 7 Feb 11:38
- Day 12
Tue 4 Feb 18:02
- Day 9
Sat 1 Feb 17:18
- Day 6 To Salvador

Jan 2014

Thu 30 Jan 19:43
- On the way to Salvador....Day 4
Tue 28 Jan 17:13
- Arriving at St Helena
Thu 23 Jan 09:08
- Day 10
Tue 21 Jan 13:37
- Day 8
Sun 19 Jan 09:01
- Day 5
Thu 16 Jan 07:17
- Crossing the South Atlantic to Brazil Day 3
Mon 13 Jan 20:56
- North from South Africa

2013

Dec 2013

Sun 15 Dec 11:57
- Cape Town
Thu 12 Dec 14:48
- Farewell Indian Ocean
Wed 11 Dec 16:19
- Day 3
Tue 10 Dec 15:36
- Speeding South
Tue 3 Dec 06:17
- Welcome to Durban

Nov 2013

Thu 28 Nov 15:12
- Day 10
Tue 26 Nov 16:19
- Day 8
Sun 24 Nov 09:04
- Day 6
Sat 23 Nov 13:06
- Day 5
Fri 22 Nov 12:58
- Day 4
Wed 20 Nov 15:33
- Day 2
- And on to South Africa
Thu 14 Nov 16:23
- Isle de La Reunion
Wed 6 Nov 10:03
- Rodrigues
Sun 3 Nov 03:00
- Day 12 Land Ahoy
Fri 1 Nov 11:33
- Day 11

Oct 2013

Thu 31 Oct 12:06
- Day 10
Wed 30 Oct 11:27
- Day 9
Tue 29 Oct 11:46
- Day 8
Mon 28 Oct 10:10
- Day 7
Sun 27 Oct 10:42
- Day 7
Sat 26 Oct 10:25
- Day 6
Fri 25 Oct 06:20
- Day 5
Thu 24 Oct 06:18
- Day 4
Wed 23 Oct 09:41
- Day 3
Tue 22 Oct 07:36
- India Ocean Day 2
Mon 21 Oct 09:59
- Cocos Keeling atoll
Thu 17 Oct 02:18
- Day 6 in the Indian Ocean
Tue 15 Oct 12:40
- Day 5 in the Indian Ocean
Sun 13 Oct 04:05
- Bali.... dear oh dear
Sat 12 Oct 03:07
- Here be dragons

Sep 2013

Mon 23 Sep 02:58
- Indonesia
Thu 19 Sep 08:48
- Adios Australia
Wed 4 Sep 07:09
- Sailing west again

Aug 2013

Sat 31 Aug 09:41
- In the steps..or wake ...of Captain Cook
Thu 22 Aug 23:24
- Relaxing in Australia

Jul 2013

Mon 29 Jul 07:26
- Unforgetable Crossing
Tue 23 Jul 01:14
- Aussie bound
Thu 18 Jul 10:08
- Vanuatu 1 Australia 0
Mon 8 Jul 23:22
- All jumbled up inside
Wed 3 Jul 22:12
- 'We're coming home'

Jun 2013

Sun 30 Jun 05:01
- We've arrived in FIJI
Thu 13 Jun 03:46
- Some pictures
Sun 9 Jun 03:04
- The Place where Time begins

May 2013

Wed 29 May 03:31
- The day that never was
Sat 25 May 20:28
- All at Sea
Thu 23 May 05:40
- Farewell French Polynesia
Wed 15 May 21:50
- In the steps of Captain Cook
- In the 'Cage'
Tue 7 May 21:33
- Tahiti

Apr 2013

Sat 27 Apr 05:12
- The Dangerous Archipelago
Fri 19 Apr 21:43
- Happy Birthday Skipper
Thu 18 Apr 05:21
- Last day in Marquesas
Mon 15 Apr 18:02
- Relaxing at last
Tue 9 Apr 18:14
- Day 20 Land Ahoy Marquesas
Sat 6 Apr 02:17
- Day 18
Wed 3 Apr 06:50
- Day 16
Tue 2 Apr 18:18
- Day 15

Mar 2013

Fri 29 Mar 23:53
- Day 11
Thu 28 Mar 19:54
- Day 10
Sun 24 Mar 06:32
Fri 22 Mar 16:59
- Arrival in Galapagos
Sun 17 Mar 00:03
- To the Galapagos Islands
Wed 6 Mar 19:27
- Pacific Ocean ......here we come

Feb 2013

Wed 20 Feb 02:07
- ....and down the other side of the mountain
Tue 19 Feb 02:05
- Photos of the Canal transit
Mon 18 Feb 14:38
- Moving over the mountain
Fri 15 Feb 16:09
- Approaches to the Panama Canal
Sat 9 Feb 15:46
- No more San Blass
Sat 2 Feb 23:11
- Even More in San Blas

Jan 2013

Sun 27 Jan 13:57
- More in the San Blas
Tue 22 Jan 19:02
- San Blass
Mon 21 Jan 14:10
- Photo Gallery
Thu 17 Jan 21:44
- 24 Hours in a washing machine
Mon 14 Jan 15:38
- Pointing to Colombia
Sun 13 Jan 12:42
- Away at last
Fri 4 Jan 12:05
- A month in the Caribbean

2012

Dec 2012

Mon 3 Dec 20:33
- Antigua
Sat 1 Dec 16:19
- Day 11

Nov 2012

Wed 28 Nov 17:12
- Day 10
Tue 27 Nov 14:31
- Day 9
Mon 26 Nov 18:21
- Day 8
Sun 25 Nov 13:09
- Day 7
Sat 24 Nov 16:24
- Day 5
Thu 22 Nov 12:31
- Day 3
Sat 17 Nov 16:27
- Cape Verde
Thu 15 Nov 21:27
- Off to Cape Verde
Sun 4 Nov 10:19
- A Long Sick Crossing

Oct 2012

Wed 31 Oct 10:33
- Anus Horriblis
Sat 20 Oct 16:27
- 28:54.12n 013:42.014w
Fri 19 Oct 12:01
- Where the fog are we.
Tue 9 Oct 10:04
- Mile High Club
Thu 4 Oct 16:10
- 36:26.5N 001:58.7W

Sep 2012

Sat 29 Sep 13:55
- Racing in Mallorca
Mon 24 Sep 13:30
- Estepona to Mallorca

Aug 2012

Tue 28 Aug 19:39
- On the Rock
Mon 27 Aug 06:48
- And on to Gibraltar
Fri 24 Aug 19:36
- 37:5.N 8:40.W
- 37:00N 9:00W
Wed 22 Aug 17:55
- A capital day in the capital
Thu 16 Aug 16:51
- In Port with Port in Porto

Jun 2012

Wed 20 Jun 20:25
- Mooching around in Galicia
Sun 10 Jun 09:14
- Ria de Arousa
Sat 2 Jun 15:49
- Islas Cies
Fri 1 Jun 18:01
- Santiago de Compostela
- Costa da Morta........coast of death

May 2012

Sun 20 May 14:09
- The Biscay is done
Tue 15 May 15:10
- Waiting waiting
Mon 14 May 13:49
- Dartmouth
Sun 13 May 09:00
- First day out

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