Gibraltar A Holiday to Remember

Final Sailing From Gibraltar

It was 3pm and the top of the rock was teaming with tourists admiring the awesome views. The QE2 was clearly visible berthed in the luxury cruise liner dock near the airport. I was wondering how many days she would be staying. Someone mentioned she was due to leave at 5pm that day  on her final departure from Gibraltar to Dubai where she would be transformed into a floating hotel. I wanted to be there on her last trip so, no time to lose, I squeezed into the next cable car descending the rock and raced over to the marina however, security was very tight and nobody was allowed near the QE2 dock so onto plan B,  find a dolphin trip leaving before the QE2 sailed. Luckily Dolphin safari, reasonably priced, was leaving at 4.15pm. This trip would be excellent for my mission because they only take about 10 people not dozens which means you can take better pics without jostling for position.

First, we sailed close to the Spanish Coast where the dolphins are abundant early afternoon and there was plenty. I didn,t get any pics tho because I only had my mobile phone to take shots. I wasn’t quick enough. Our skipper timed it so the QE2 was just getting ready to leave as we got back. It was an amazing experience,we got so close to this magnificent world famous liner. Then to finish off the day, we sailed round the runway that juts into the sea when a plane came into land.It seemed as if it was just skimming over the top of our heads, thinking about it, it was!