P1150434

3 May – Gibraltar, Great Britain

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May 3rd 2016
Hello from Gibraltar. During the night we caught up with the storm that had driven us up to Lisbon. After midnight the seas started getting bumpy and you could hear the wind whistling past our balcony door. In the morning the captain announced that we had gusts of up to 60 knots and that all the outdoor decks were closed to the passengers. This is more or less what would have been the weather in C ... read more

Europe » Gibraltar

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Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted ... ... read more