Beginning of our third week in Gibraltar
PASSEPARTOUT
Christopher & Nirit Slaney
Wed 13 Oct 2010 11:02
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Beginning of our third week in
Gibraltar
For an impatient person like me it is surprising to
discover how relaxed I am about staying in one place without moving for
more than two weeks.
The first day I was fascinated to find a little
corner of England at the bottom left hand corner of
Europe. Within less than one hour of our arrival we decided which
would be our local pub, and both voted for "The Gibraltar
Arms".
Within the day we'd sampled fish and chips, enjoyed
tandoori chicken, re-stocked my underwear from Marks & Spencer,
and started all kind of jobs on Passepartout.
We even formed a nice circle of cruising crews, all
waiting for the right weather to head west and mostly heading to the
Canaries where they will join the ARC.
The cable car took us to the top of the rock to have a
look at Africa and imagine the great naval battles that took place
hereabouts to settle the ownership of this strategic gateway to the
Mediterranean.
Our friend Ronnie came to sail with us, but we set her
to work choosing fabric and re-covering the saloon cushions, which
were falling apart.
Now we are at the next stage of being part of this
English place and last night we visited the local cinema, watched a great
movie and discovered the bowling alley for our next evening out on
the town...
Today is the day I started using Chris's skills and had
my first photography lesson. From now on we shall start to document our lives as
cruisers and hopefully this blog will contain links to Youtube
videos.
We are determined to wait for the best weather for
our next leg to Madeira, some six hundred miles into the Atlantic. Before I
fall asleep I can feel the tug of the outgoing tide pulling us
towards the ocean, but a series of severe storms keep crossing our intended
course. Like I said, it takes a lot of patience.
At the marina there is a book exchange where everybody
leaves the books they finished and take new ones. Finally most of the books are
in English - which is refreshing after our French and Spanish
experiences.
Soon it will be time for our daily look at the weather
charts and who knows, and might get a vague idea of when we'll be saying adios
to Gib.
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