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Once you've found Europa point, Irish Town and the Horseshoe (or Donkey's flip flop in Jack speak) you've cracked it then there's Spain and North Africa on your doorstep.

I've always liked Gib but never been there for longer than 3 weeks though.

Too many cases of Rockitis to remember but still a great place. Playing Black Sabbath whilst walking through the rock from the Dyd to Eastern Beach. La Linia (sp) for Fundador (4d a shot) and exibish.

I was there in 1976. Gib guard ship on HMS Keppel. Its ok for a while,nice beaches, pubs and the apes. Did the top of the rock run. ( nearly killed me ) Got bored after a while. Untill we got a call to go out and rescue a RAF recovery boats crew which was sinking. Half the crew were slightly pissed as we set sail. Anyway got them onboard and attempted to tow the launch back to Gib. Not to be as it was going fast. Was given the order to cut the tow and with a large axe let loose. As it disapeard under the russkies were hovering. So all 6 tubes were loaded in the A/S morters and one raf boat at the bottom of the med was no more.

Originally Posted by johne

I was there in 1976. Gib guard ship on HMS Keppel. Its ok for a while,nice beaches, pubs and the apes. Did the top of the rock run. ( nearly killed me ) Got bored after a while. Untill we got a call to go out and rescue a RAF recovery boats crew which was sinking. Half the crew were slightly pissed as we set sail. Anyway got them onboard and attempted to tow the launch back to Gib. Not to be as it was going fast. Was given the order to cut the tow and with a large axe let loose. As it disapeard under the russkies were hovering. So all 6 tubes were loaded in the A/S morters and one raf boat at the bottom of the med was no more.

That was back when the border was shut and there's a lot of reclaimed land with hotels and apartments down by the runway now, all the cruise ships stop over as well. There's more scope now the border is open. I first went there in 1975, last time was 2007 and it's changed a helluva lot with the dockyard shutting down etc. I think the tunnel shut in the late 80's, it was still open in 1980, as we were victualled in the Cally Pally and had to go the long way round (1995).

Remember anchoring in a bit of disputed water i think called the loop and a great big Spanish cruiser coming next to us and pointing some bloody big guns at us. All good fun, a weekly exercise. They even wore them German style helmets.

As I have relatives in Gib, I hated pulling in there. The lads would fuck off across the border for a night of debauchery and I would tucking into a roast dinner. I like Gib apart from the poof chariots and Spanish.

Spies everywhere.

Used to be a good run ashore, few crazy bars, like the Trocadero and Sqeezo, if we stayed there more than a week the squadrons used to disembark to North Front. The fire crews used to go with them, so we actually used the RAF equivalent of the old 'crash six'. There was huge pieces of old ship's cable alongside the runway, which could be used in case of emergencies, and landing hooks had to be extended. Then these chains had to be re-set, bastard of a job. Meanwhile the RAF operated their Shacks, doing their maritime duties. I liked Gib, usually the last 'rabbit run' before Pompey.

Originally Posted by johne

Remember anchoring in a bit of disputed water i think called the loop and a great big Spanish cruiser coming next to us and pointing some bloody big guns at us. All good fun, a weekly exercise. They even wore them German style helmets.

Mayhap, you remember Smoky Joe?