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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

There is no monkeying around on the Rock of Gibraltar. They are apes.


                As I have posted photos of the tunnels and caves inside the Rock of Gibraltar and also posted photos from it and of it.  Here's to the residents.
                Gibraltar is British Colony and city at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. It is very much worth a visit. The city itself is charming and the Rock mystifying. I love to drive and we were circling Spain. It is easy to drop  down on the way to Seville to get to the colony.
              Even though I love to drive I am not allowed to go to the top of the Rock plus I actually wanted to see something. So we did what we often do and that is we hired a car and driver for the day. Our driver spoke both English and Spanish and took tours regularly. Our all day visit included  more than the Rock, but still we stayed up most of the day. Our driver had a brand new Mercedes van and carried a huge rubber snake. You see, when we would stop, he would put the snake in the top or the hood and it kept the apes away. These apes are both an attraction and a nuisance. We did not have any food so that help us be less bothered. The rangers use birth control to limit the ape population. 
             They reminded us of the monkeys in Zambia  who would sneak in and "borrow" our food. And, one of my favorite stories is how I was tackled by a baboon in Zimbabwe. 
 

 

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