We are in Gibraltar, have been since Tuesday.  The weather is mild and english is spoken here.  Queensway Marina is quite nice with several good restaurants just opposite our dock. But the town is crowded, a bit shabby and overrun with vehicles making walking hazardous. We miss France!  

Had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner onboard with breast of turkey, whole cranberry sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans with mushrooms and mince pie. It was the first Thanksgiving our colleague Pascal had experienced, so I wanted to do it right.  

Pete and Dan, our crewmbers from the U.S. arrive today.  It looks as if the weather gods are suggesting we go to Cadiz soon, though there is some uncertainty about that.  I hope that plan sticks--I'd like to visit Spain again.

Yesterday we bid farewell to Pascal--we miss him already. And we were visited by a fellow we met at a cooking school I attended in Montpellier in May.  He's a Brit who lives about 30 kilometers outside of Gibraltar.  He loves to cook and brought us a wonderful duck curry he'd made which we enjoyed for dinner with much wine onboard.  We enjoyed getting to know him better and, as we are all into politics, had great discussions.  

I am prepared for this evening's departure with the traditional passage beginning meal:  rotisserie chicken.  Cheers!

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