Tuesday 10th of June. Still in La Linea.
The moon over Gibraltar last night.
Thursday 24th of July 2025. Culatra in the Rio Formosa.
I'll be here or hereabouts for the next 3 months. Not for the first time the Vesuvians have gatecrashed my party. For a moment there I thought it was my imagination, but then this!
Brilliant photograph! The positioning of the rock, the moon, and the cloud could not have been better.
ReplyDeleteHow is the weather looking? It gets a bit hot down there.
The phone makes it look better than in real life but I didn't use any of the options to enhance it. Take the boats away and it could have been a painting. Gibraltar is a good deal cooler than the nearby Mediterranean and Atlantic coast and I think it is because it is surrounded by water on three sides. Perfect conditions in summer and winter.
DeleteI love that photo. Everything looks so peaceful and relaxing. But La Linea is a hotbed of crime, mostly narcotics and drug gangs. Terrible crime there mostly because the local population are poor and uneducated and sadly they get caught up in the criminal world. They get involved and cover up for the shady dealings.
ReplyDeleteI don't think tourists have anything to worry about, I've seen nothing. It's probably all about locals vs Police. The roughest looking characters I've seen here are the local Brits in the bars.
DeleteYou are right about tourists being pretty safe: Pat and I were there a couple of times and it was fine. Yes, the trouble is more with locals and police and, unfortunately, there is corruption in the police force. They get too much temptation from drug smugglers to provide information or cover- ups.
DeleteSo good it looks artificial!
ReplyDeletethat is a great photo Brendan
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