23.07 Spain: Gibraltar??? Up and down the rock and back home for two non-Spanish speaking 'Spaniards'.
An early morning start may not get the worm but sure beats the heat. Keeping the sun aligned, another of our self-appointed functions. South Africans and Escom take note. This is how Spain generates its electricity. We're getting used to climbing boulders, hills and even mountains. Then our editor got this bright idea and said how about climbing a large rock. Why not? She mentioned that we would have to leave Spain to do it. "You don't think there are enough mountains to climb locally?" I asked, rather puzzled. "Follow me," she said, which I did. We left Manilva early on Thursday heading for La Linea. The road was busy as we reached the water but decided to branch off and park in an underground garage. Loaded with our packs, we headed for the border post, left Spain and entered Gibraltar, on foot. Following a two mile walk through the town, gazing at the massive rock outcrop to our east, we arrived at a bus stop. It was a little late to tak...