Bordering on the suicidal

The land entry to Gibralter is famous because traffic and pedestrians have to cross the main runway to get in.

It is also famous for the Barbary Macaques whose presence ensures the possession of the Rock by the British Crown. When the monkeys go so will the poms. If the wind keeps blowing at 100 kph (they closed part of the park whilst I was struggling along and the Macaques huddling together,) both monkeys and men will be expelled willy-nilly.

Not a lot of people know that the Preying Mantis has right of way. Or is it stick insects? Nobody could tell me.

The Pueblo Blancos all have pretty blue flower pots filled with Geraniums on their walls. Gibralterians had a go at something similar here but could not escape their wicked British sense of humour.

Finally, it was a relief to see that all the military work was voluntary. Nobody was press ganged or anything nasty like that. Britains never, never, shall be slaves.Read more