Not a bad sleep though vehicles were passing quite quickly through the night.
The cliffs were quite fascinating for geological and entomological reasons. The former was because the coast was uplifted shellfish bed, with bi-valves like oysters clearly visible.
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| Shell beds then fossilized sand dunes. The cliffs are quite unstable so you can see the layers very easily |
We also watched streams of ants carrying stuff to their nest. The stream was about 50m so that was a lot of ants for just one nest. The next nest had found a dead beetle which looked like a black splotch with the number of ants on it.
We got buzzed by a Spanish Hawker Harrier, or more correctly an AV-8B which is licence built by MD. It's the second day we've seen one.
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| 'Tis sunflower season |
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| There's a massive wind farm between Tarifa and Gibraltar. Hundred of generators over a number of ridges. We could see why, as it got quite windy. Reggie has the aerodynamics of a brick so struggles in a head wind. |
We passed along the Trafalgar coast, known of course, for the historic victory of Nelson's fleet over the Franco-Spanish fleet. Not that he got to celebrate. I could have taken a picture of empty ocean, but...
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| The castle at Tarifa, the southernmost point in Europe. Built by Moors but of course extended over time. |
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| Moorish tower and Spanish concrete to protect the southernmost port in Europe. |
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| Tarifa is a para-surfing (is that a thing?) paradise |
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| Tarifa was an island but is now an isthmus. I guess that makes it the southernmost point of the continent now. That's Africa in the distance, and you'd see Tangiers on a clearer day. |
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| The fortified island/isthmus of Tarifa |
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| It's an easy day trip to Tangiers from here, but perhaps another time... |
Thence along the straights of Gibraltar to (almost) the Rock itself. Almost, as we have parked up on the Spanish side of the border.
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| The straits of Gibraltar |
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| The Rock. No, not you Dwayne. |
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| Reggie loves rock |
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