{"id":1900,"date":"2022-05-01T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2022-05-02T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:30:43","slug":"gibraltar-to-ceuta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/?p=1900","title":{"rendered":"Gibraltar to Ceuta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Josh, Josh2 and Pawel finally made it to the boat and we managed to fix the topping lift. It wasn’t a perfect fix but it was better than using the spinnaker halyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We pulled out of Alcaidesa marina which is part of Spain, and drove around the corner to a marina in Gibraltar where fuel is 40% cheaper. Filled our fuel tanks and bought some beers and rum and then headed South across the Mediterranean to Africa…kinda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rock of Gibraltar in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was a very short crossing, probably a little over two hours, but we were immediately joined by Bottlenose Dolphins and they accompanied us for quite a while. As we were crossing the water we saw a familiar sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It may not be the exact ship that blocked the Suez but it’s close enough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The sun was setting as we approached Ceuta and a tanker ship was in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ceuta is part of continental Africa in much the same way as Gibraltar is part of mainland Spain, and just as Gibraltar remains a little part of Britain, Ceuta is a little part of Spain. So we went ashore and found a fantastic little Tapas place where we had some amazing food and drank some beer and wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the way back to the boat we came across the statue of Hercules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After getting back on the boat, which was considerably easier than getting off it since the tide had risen, we all fancied a rum. So we finished the bottle of rum we brought from the Canaries, then we opened the bottle of rum we bought whilst filling up with fuel….and we finished that as well. Unfortunately I had an 8am shift and only went to bed at 3.30am with a belly full of rum. It wasn’t a pleasant start to the next day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Josh, Josh2 and Pawel finally made it to the boat and we managed to fix the topping lift. It wasn’t a perfect fix but it was better than using the spinnaker halyard. We pulled out of Alcaidesa marina which is part of Spain, and drove around the corner to a marina in Gibraltar where fuel … <\/p>\n

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