2015 06 20 Seville, Spain to Gibraltar, UK including a lap around & through the Rock.

Zoom in on our map to see the track around the rock!

20^th – 21^st  June 2015

Seville, Spain to Gibraltar, UK

We could have stayed another couple of days in Seville and had plenty to do but the weather is getting hotter and we have the other coast to cover.  So after any early breakfast (or what is considered early in Spain) we headed off to Gibraltar.  What a surprise this place turned out to be! By sheer coincidence we managed to drive around it and through it.  Luckily it is only about 6 square kms or now with the all the reclaimed area around it I think it is closer to 7 square kms.  We loved all of it except the prices and the walk back down the rock, yes we walked all the way back down !!! And let me tell you it is a bloody long, hot way !!!

The monkeys or The Barbary Macaque’s to be more precise, are fantasic  and I could have watched them all day, especially the ones with the little babies, oh and the youngsters playing, oh and the old ones cleaning each other, oh and the chubby ones eating all the fruit and veg, oh and the cheeky ones nicking stuff from people, oh and the even cheekier ones jumping on people.  I loved them but was a little bit scared to get to close. But apart from that the caves were awesome and the siege tunnels were very interesting as well.  There was more to see so that’s another place we could go back to when we win lotto :)

A bit of breakfast to start the day and if it is good enough for the local constabulary it’s good enough for us.

“On the go”

Views on a way in and around the Rock, including the runway crossing!

Our digs for the night, the only cheap place around at 45 pounds ($90) for a basic room with shared bathroom.

Our first afternoon’s walk around Main Street.

The second looooong day on top of the Rock.

Silhouette of Morocco

 Customs Officers looking out for badies.

Some of the Kilometres of siege tunnels, and yes we walked through all of them!

2015 06 19 Sao Bras de Alportel to Seville

Above is the link for Today's GPS ride map.

19th June 2015

Heather & George’s to Seville, Spain

After two brilliant days with Heather & George, and feeling very well rested after a good sleep in a comfortable bed, we are off to Seville.  We got a reasonably early start, well early for us anyway, in anticipation of a very warm afternoon in Spain.  Also with the weather in mind we decided to stick to the toll-ways to make the trip in the shortest time possible.   

With the help of some great tips from our hosts we arrived  smack bang in the middle of the old part of Seville right next to the perfect place to stay for the night, not to mention safe parking for SS Mk II (that’s short for Sheep Shunter Mk II). By the time we arrived it was already really, really hot so we didn't get to see all the attractions we wanted to but that just means we will have to go back one day :)

Between the two of them Maurice & George managed to get the perfect location entered into the GPS before we set off.

After a short walk across the main square Maurice managed to get us a good room in a perfect location for only 52 euro, bargain!

We managed to see a couple of sites before it just got to hot.

Although the ride along the toll-way was quite pleasant it wasn't conducive to any really good “On the go”s

2015 06 17 Sagres to Sao Bras de Alportel

Today's map from our GPS

17^th - 18^th June 2015

Sagres to Heather & George’s

Two great days at Sagres followed by two fantatic days with Heather, George, Tyrion (hope that’s how you spell it) and Millie at their lovely home in the Algarve region.   

A little bit of background – we met Heather & George last year in Bicheno, Tasmania.  We were all in a motocylce museum, the day before our sheep incident, and they asked about our lambs wool seat cover.  Naturally we got to talking and exchanged  addresses,we got a suprise when we found out they lived in Portugal and not the UK.  Anyway a year later and here we are.

Thank you Heather and George for looking after us and making us feel welcome, we had a great time. Xx

On the way out we had a quick stop at the light house for a photo to send to our local paper.  

Another quick stop to have a look at all the ceramic stuff that I couldn’t buy :( 

“On the go” we know that the locals don’t like the Gypsies but we think the horse and cart a very cute.

I think Maurice experienced a bit of bike room envy :)

H&G have a beautiful house in beautiful surroundings.  The water still isn't warm enough to take advantage of their pool.

We spent a couple of great nights out having dinner and got treated to a day out an about.