We got up and grabbed breakfast here and there. Nothing fancy. Coffee, yogurt, bread.
We had a ship’s excursion to remote mountain for a 4 X 4 ride to the top, 
The views were spectacular and while other participants didn’t enjoy the ride, we really did. We visited a town that had been abandoned during the Spanish Civil War that began to be rebuilt in 1998. 
Four families now live in the village and all of the restored homes are rented for vacationers and hikers. At the top you could see all the way across the sea to the north coast of Africa. 
On the way down we went to another local town for some local cheese, ham, wine and a local specialty – fried eggplant with syrup on it. It was really quite good. After our tour we made our way back to the port and the ship.
Interestingly as global warming has occurred they have begun to raise avocados and mangos and supply most of Europe with both.
We lounged from around 4-6 when it was time for dinner. We headed to Club Orange for a delightful first course of coconut crusted shrimp on a salad. Mains were roasted fennel halibut for Janice and prime rib for Kevin. After dinner we headed to the main show by a self proclaimed nerdist. His act centered around his ability to solve the rubic’s cube even solving one behind his back after looking at all the sides. The groups we wanted to hear weren’t playing until later so we called it a night.
During the night we will pass through the narrow straits of Gibraltar and arrive at Cadiz, Spain. We have no plans this time. Last time we did a bicycle tour of the port city.
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