Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Lynn and I had talked a bit about this port before the trip. We agreed to skip DCL excursions and plan our own. I had read the taxis were regulated and prices fixed for tours. A tour by taxi did not include the cable car to the top of the mountain but it did mean less walking. We agreed to meet in the lobby at 11am. We woke up at 8:30am with our Mickey wake up call. We went to Parrot Cay for a breakfast buffet. Victoria pretty much eats the same thing for breakfast each morning on a cruise: hash brown, bacon, doughnut, and fruit. She usually eats all of the fruit and a bite of everything else. After breakfast we walked along deck four and looked out at Gibraltar. Lynn, Peter, Mary and my mother met in the lobby at 11am. My father chose to stay behind. We wandered off the ship and we met a taxi driver just off the ship and asked for the official Rock Tour. We took another family of three with us in the mini van and we agreed on the price: 30 euros per adult and 15 for children.
We went to a scenic spot and saw a ship sinking. The story we were told was the ship had been fueling up and tried to sneak away, running into trouble and sinking slowly since last Sunday. On one side we could see Spain and on the other the coast of Africa. Next stop was St. Michael's caves. Concerts and dances take place inside the caves. They are beautiful. I had never visited caves before. We spent about twenty minutes there and then moved on to the next stop to see the apes. We stopped at a site where our driver picked out a smaller ape and had him jump on Peter, Lynn, Mary and Victoria. We had been warned about carrying food and aggressive apes. We saw no such drama and the girls would have stayed there all day visiting the apes. We moved on to the tunnels of siege. I'd skip this part of the tour because you have to double back. There are figures of soldiers, cannons and war like boring stuff. At one point you hear a soldier's voice, "Halt, who goes there!" The next thing I heard was Victoria saying, "Halt, you go there!"
The view was spectacular. We could spot the border of Gibraltar and Spain as well as the runway of the small airport. The runway crosses a street and all traffic stops when a plane takes off.
We walked through the cute little town back to the ship. We grabbed some fast food and the girls went swimming while my mother watched them. Lynn and I poked around and went to Cove Cafe, a coffee shop tucked away in the adult’s only pool area. I had a moccachino and we had some cookies. We chatted with a few fools and then grabbed the kids before heading down to prepare for dinner. Dinner was in Animator’s and the color show took place. It was the first time my parents had seen the show. They seemed to enjoy it. Everyone, including the cast members, wanted to watch the ship sail away along the coast of Africa and Gibraltar. We all stepped outside after dinner and watched the sun set and the coastlines as we sailed by. After dinner the girls wanted to do High School Musical karaoke. Five girls sang together on stage. They had a good time. The boys, Andrew and Steven, did not sing along but offered moral support.
Lynn and I had talked a bit about this port before the trip. We agreed to skip DCL excursions and plan our own. I had read the taxis were regulated and prices fixed for tours. A tour by taxi did not include the cable car to the top of the mountain but it did mean less walking. We agreed to meet in the lobby at 11am. We woke up at 8:30am with our Mickey wake up call. We went to Parrot Cay for a breakfast buffet. Victoria pretty much eats the same thing for breakfast each morning on a cruise: hash brown, bacon, doughnut, and fruit. She usually eats all of the fruit and a bite of everything else. After breakfast we walked along deck four and looked out at Gibraltar. Lynn, Peter, Mary and my mother met in the lobby at 11am. My father chose to stay behind. We wandered off the ship and we met a taxi driver just off the ship and asked for the official Rock Tour. We took another family of three with us in the mini van and we agreed on the price: 30 euros per adult and 15 for children.
We went to a scenic spot and saw a ship sinking. The story we were told was the ship had been fueling up and tried to sneak away, running into trouble and sinking slowly since last Sunday. On one side we could see Spain and on the other the coast of Africa. Next stop was St. Michael's caves. Concerts and dances take place inside the caves. They are beautiful. I had never visited caves before. We spent about twenty minutes there and then moved on to the next stop to see the apes. We stopped at a site where our driver picked out a smaller ape and had him jump on Peter, Lynn, Mary and Victoria. We had been warned about carrying food and aggressive apes. We saw no such drama and the girls would have stayed there all day visiting the apes. We moved on to the tunnels of siege. I'd skip this part of the tour because you have to double back. There are figures of soldiers, cannons and war like boring stuff. At one point you hear a soldier's voice, "Halt, who goes there!" The next thing I heard was Victoria saying, "Halt, you go there!"
The view was spectacular. We could spot the border of Gibraltar and Spain as well as the runway of the small airport. The runway crosses a street and all traffic stops when a plane takes off.
We walked through the cute little town back to the ship. We grabbed some fast food and the girls went swimming while my mother watched them. Lynn and I poked around and went to Cove Cafe, a coffee shop tucked away in the adult’s only pool area. I had a moccachino and we had some cookies. We chatted with a few fools and then grabbed the kids before heading down to prepare for dinner. Dinner was in Animator’s and the color show took place. It was the first time my parents had seen the show. They seemed to enjoy it. Everyone, including the cast members, wanted to watch the ship sail away along the coast of Africa and Gibraltar. We all stepped outside after dinner and watched the sun set and the coastlines as we sailed by. After dinner the girls wanted to do High School Musical karaoke. Five girls sang together on stage. They had a good time. The boys, Andrew and Steven, did not sing along but offered moral support.
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After singing we did a little shopping and headed to bed by 11pm.
After singing we did a little shopping and headed to bed by 11pm.
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