The cruise ship stopped to fuel up before heading into the Atlantic Ocean. Gibraltar is a small country under British rule located on the Strait of Gibraltar. I think we saw the entire country within 6 hours. Over 500 ships a day pass through the straight, and most stop in Gibraltar's port to refuel, because it is not taxed. It was the first time the Semester at Sea ship had ported in Gibraltar.
The day started off early as we got cleared quickly and went to a breakfast place in the main square. When we arrived in the square, it was very empty, but by the time we had finished eating it was packed. It seemed at the entire population of Gibraltar had crowded into the square.
After breakfast, we headed to where a gondola can take you up the Rock. Instead of taking the gondola up, we found a van driver that offered to take us up for cheaper and said we could hold a monkey, so we choose that instead! Gibraltar is known for monkeys being everywhere. The van drove us up the hill, stopping at all the historical spots. When we arrived at the top, we stopped to take pictures of the famous Rock of Gibraltar. After a few photos, we got the chance to hold the monkeys. Everyone was a bit scared, so I went first and loved it. I now want a pet monkey. Unfortunately, not everyone had that same experience as one of my friends got pooped on by the monkey and some people were actually bitten. No more monkeys.
After the monkeys, we headed back down the hill to the main square again. We walked around, stopped in all the shops, and then headed back to the ship to grab our computers. Sitting in a cafe, I loaded some emails for the first time in a while given the poor internet service on the ship. It was happy hour with two for one drinks. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, I brought three rounds!
Oh also some background on the photo of the Dean below (the Dean is in the middle with our ship's resident directors) - his shirt is a joke. After ship-wide quarantine, the announcement system was named the Bing Bong given the sounds it makes.
Next stop Lisbon.
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