The Southest point!

To the Puttergills

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May 20th 2007
We had the first rain today for over a week but the whether still remained quite warm. The wind had dropped in Tarifa so there were no surfers, but we did drive as far south as we could. The southern point is inaccessible as it is a military zone. The afternoon was spent driving along the Costa del Sol which is as depressingly built up as we expected with continuous development for the 120 k ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more