• approaching Gibralter, high winds and heavy seas meant we were about three hours late in arriving

    1 approaching Gibralter, high winds and heavy seas meant we were about three hours late in arriving

  • the pilot coming onboard

    2 the pilot coming onboard

  • looking up to the top of the Rock

    3 looking up to the top of the Rock

  • cable car to the top of the Rock

    4 cable car to the top of the Rock

  • we vistied the Almeda Gardens, Gibralter botanic gardens

    5 we vistied the Almeda Gardens, Gibralter botanic gardens

  • memorial to General Sir George Augustus Eliott in the Gardens.    Eliott was Governor of Gibralter during the Siege by the French and Spanish in 1779- 1783

    6 memorial to General Sir George Augustus Eliott in the Gardens. Eliott was Governor of Gibralter during the Siege by the French and Spanish in 1779- 1783

  • the garden has samples of many mediterannean plants

    7 the garden has samples of many mediterannean plants

  • our garden guide

    8 our garden guide

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  • a holy tree !

    16 a holy tree !

  • we took the cable car to the top of the Rock - this loks back towards the Harbour

    17 we took the cable car to the top of the Rock - this loks back towards the Harbour

  • because of the high winds the cable car was closing early

    18 because of the high winds the cable car was closing early

  • so we could stay only 10 minutes and caught the final car back down to the town

    19 so we could stay only 10 minutes and caught the final car back down to the town

  • Luckily the Apes decided to come out while we were queueing to get the cable car

    20 Luckily the Apes decided to come out while we were queueing to get the cable car

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