Gibraltar a hot retreat after a good day 31st May 2011

When we arrived in Gibraltar on the 31st May 2011 it was sunny and soon became hot, but not as hot as it did at 3:30 PM!! We were docked close to the centre (center) of town well so I was told, walking is not so easy for me and I have to use walking sticks, and this walk was just a little to far. Apart from the stature which is to commemorate during the war women and children were evacuated against their wishes but on the orders of the British Government. The men stayed behind to work in the dockyards. The other figure is of a street statue! All the other photos were taken from the vessel "Independence of the Seas" We returned to ship about 12:30 pm and just lazed about enjoying cold and refreshing drinks in our staterooms and on the balcony. Then at about 3:30 pm there was a loud explosion which the photos tell the story, I do have videos in HD which I have not post yet and from the moment of recording which was within seconds of this explosion it took about 4 to 5 minutes to get the vessel away, 10 were hurt on the upper decks but all treated by the ships doctor.. So you see we had a hot day in Gibraltar which made the main news stories on TV and in the national papers..

Cruise sailing day 2 and 3rd Morning Morocco and Gibraltar

We are now sailing across the Bay of Biscay on day two of our cruise this covers the first 5 photos.. The first photo is of the over hanging hydrotherapy pool, one on each side of the ship. Photos 2 and 3 are on the top outside deck 11 and as you can see it was quite cloudy looking very dark..The 4th photo was taken close to the vessels web cam looking at the bow.. The 5th photo needs to be looked at closely as it is a picture made up of thousands of cotton reels, hanging at top of a flight of stairs!! The 6th was due to a lot of luck and me having my camera ready at just the right moment. Photos 7 to 10 are of the coast of Morocco North Africa on the 3rd morning early as we entered the Straights of Gibraltar, we were on the starboard side and Morocco was on that side of the straights. As the ship turned photo 11 is of the Rock of Gibraltar this was the best one! As you can see it was murky.... The next set in a few days time will be of Gibraltar from the Independence of the Seas also while on shore ..And the explosion along side as we made to set sail...This did make the international news and papers!!

Part 3 the last two photos of this visit to Surrey and Kent April 2011

The last two shots of our visit to the canal near Deepcut in Surrey, loved the walk but was so very tired at the end, but how nice to be back out with my camera's I now have a new camera a High Definition Video Camera the Panasonic HDC-SD60 which also takes HD Stills so need another holiday.  

Part 2 of Surrey and Kent a few day's away with my wife Pat visiting family April 2011

A few more photos from Deepcut and the canal to take these I did one of the longest walks since my strokes and it took me one and a half hours to walk just over half a mile ... So a very big day for me....

Surrey and Kent a few day's away with my wife Pat visiting family April 2011

Pat and I spent a few day's away with my son Ian at his home in Frimley Surrey and a few more day's in Sandwich in Kent with my cousin Pauline... The first two photos are near to Deep-cut Barracks close to Frimley in Surrey, the others are taken in Sandwich Kent. The last photo of me was taken at a presentation evening when our stroke service came runner-up, at an evening celebrating improved NHS services within our area of the UK. All but the last photo, taken by myself. 

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