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To: Former Fetus; Vanders9

I was in Spain for a two week visit in 1991. We travelled south from Madrid to Algeciras and around Spain to Barcelona, and finally back to Madrid on a Spanish Rail Pass. We took a boat across from Algeciras to Tangier, and then took a bus from Algeciras to Gibraltar. We had breakfast on Gibraltar, a full English breakfast - a real treat after a week in Spain. I climbed the Mediterranean Steps to the top...an exciting, and for me a rather strenuous climb. The climb was well worth it (my wife took the less strenuous roadway to the top).

At the top it quickly becomes obvious what a military advantage Gibraltar was for the British. We could also look down on the naval docks below, where the Ark Royal (Jump jet version) was in port. They have guns on top that were capable of hitting anything passing them between Gibraltar and Africa there at the mouth of the Mediterranean.


5 posted on 07/06/2013 6:40:58 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

The Spaniels need a fight with the Brits to distract their population from the lousy way they’re managing other affairs.


6 posted on 07/06/2013 7:15:31 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (NRA Life Member)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

We are going there in APril.....did you have MONKEYS jumping on you??


10 posted on 07/07/2013 3:51:40 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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