gibraltar – Morpheus Sailing

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11 Years Behind the mast!

13 Oct 202116 Oct 2022

Yes, I have been very negligent updating this blog over the past month or two. I promise to catch up, but for now we can't let today pass without pointing…

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Morpheus Has Left The Med!!

17 Oct 201815 Oct 2022

Fun Fact #1 - How many of you know that the Atlantic end of the Straits of Gibraltar are 2 to 3 meters higher than the Mediterranean end? Not too…

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Waterspouts

19 Oct 201715 Oct 2022

Something that you don't see every day! I ran into these on my way to/from Gibraltar. They didn't get too close, but they certainly had my attention!

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The Rock Of Gibraltar

17 Oct 201715 Oct 2022

The Rock of Gibraltar is a weather machine! I spent three days in Gibraltar walking around in the fog thinking that Fall had officially arrived. It seems a walk of…

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Back in Badalona

12 Oct 201715 Oct 2022

Thank you to Emmanuel Renoir for taking four days out of his schedule to fly down to Gibraltar from Paris and help me "sail" Morpheus back to our favorite Winter…

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Interesting Facts about Gibraltar

5 Oct 201715 Oct 2022

I am certainly no fan of Gibraltar as a "vacation destination". It's a very confused place that seems to struggle to come up with an identity, and the folks that…

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DO NOT tell me I made this trip for nothing!

4 Oct 201715 Oct 2022

Catalonia's leader: 'We will declare independence in a matter of days' Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday, the head of Catalonia's devolved government Carles Puigdemont, said his administration would declare…

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Why is the Strait of Gibraltar also called Pillars of Hercules? | YoExpert Q&A

30 Sep 201715 Oct 2022

Source: Why is the Strait of Gibraltar also called Pillars of Hercules? | YoExpert Q&A

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Life is what happens while you are busy making plans…

21 Sep 201715 Oct 2022

Yesterday I woke up thinking that I was going to leave Barcelona this weekend and make my way South to warmer temperatures and southern Spain. There I would await Deb's…

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Checking in from Palma, Mallorca

7 Sep 201715 Oct 2022

Hola! Well it's September and like clockwork the weather has changed. Just like last year and the year before, perfect weather dominates from June through August. But, sometime early in…