A Much Needed Vacation to El Chorro, Spain

One rest day trip took us to the nearby landmark at the entry of the Mediterranean, Gibraltar.  I didn’t know much of what I was getting into as usual and quickly discovered that it was owned by Great Britain and that there was a real city there on the “island”.  It is a place where oil refineries dot one coastline and beautiful beaches the other.  Where a giant mountain stands out of the water and where many fought for the control of the straights of Gibraltar.  A great tour took us through St. Michael’s cave, the great World War siege tunnels, Moorish ruins, and the local monkeys.  I would have to say that one of the highlights of the day was when a monkey tried to grab the bag of cookies on the dash of the rental car and my friend reacted quickly punching the little guy out the window.  My advice to others is to not walk around with food or even leave it insight when you park you car.  The word is that there is climbing on the mountain and even a guidebook, I am sure more of a novelty but it looked ok for an outing.

The next day took us across the sea on a large boat to step on African soil.  The trip was cheap and we were there so we decided why not hit another continent and see something new.  Our feet were tired after the hours of walking and later that night searching for a quality restaurant.  The streets were filled with many locals and it was cool to experience the holidays in Europe.  Everyone is so excited to be out and about people watching, eating, consuming, you know being American!  There were many displays and local venders filling the alleys adding to the great experience. Again, the second hand cigarette smoke that I received will surely give me cancer in the near future.