Gibraltar is a small English territory that straddles the edge of Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar, a 9 miles stretch of ocean that separates the continents of Europe and Spain. An entry point from which the Moors from Morocco sailed and conquered most of Southern Spain now known as Andalusia.
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Gibraltar
The Gibraltar region is a gateway between Europe and Africa. The narrow waterway facilitated more than just the influx of people from Africa to Spain. The region also inherited a lot of the Moors language, dance, music, spices, religion, and architecture. The warmer climate, the laid-back ease in which people speak, the rolling hills with the twisted trunks of thousand-year-old olive trees make this region different from all others.
Ferry Fail
The ferry didn’t run due to high winds, so it disrupted our plans to use it as our entry point to Morocco for a couple of days!
St. Michaels Cave, the Ape Preserve, and the Moors Castle
So we went on the nature preserve tour up the mountain to visit St. Michaels Cave, the Ape Preserve, and the Moors Castle instead. Alas, as luck would have it, it was also Boxing Day, so most everything else was closed. The drive up is mostly unencumbered by those pesky guard rails, so the views are astounding!!
Too bad Malik wouldn’t get out of the car to see the famous apes.
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