{"id":355,"date":"2025-03-01T16:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T16:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/?p=355"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:54:31","slug":"gibraltar-a-peculiar-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/ports-of-call\/gibraltar-a-peculiar-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Gibraltar – A Peculiar Place"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alcaidesa marina has the perfect view of the Rock. The marina staff were friendly and helpful, and the rates were much more favorable than those on the British side. https:\/\/alcaidesamarina.com\/<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After a few blissful days in Palma de Mallorca, we continued our journey south to Gibraltar. Specifically, we headed to La L\u00ednea de la Concepci\u00f3n, a Spanish town neighboring Gibraltar. After sailing for three and a half days and covering approximately 500 nautical miles, we pulled into a slip at Alcaidesa Marina. Unlike the previous passage, this time we had a nice sail with favorable winds and manageable seas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Busy tanker traffic near the Strait of Gibraltar – blue markers are commercial tankers, red marker is Juno. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suicidal squid jumped on deck at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

La Linea is a rather unremarkable and tired-looking border town with not much to do or see. The local economy is closely linked to Gibraltar, as many residents commute there for work each day. However, for us, La Linea served as a convenient staging location while we awaited the next favorable weather window. The town offers daily conveniences, including excellent and budget-friendly supermarkets, Amazon package services, and surprisingly good Chinese restaurants! Additionally, we can walk across the border to Gibraltar in just 20 minutes from the marina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had a great view from our slip. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colorful houseboats for holiday rental docked in Alcaideasa Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever crossed a border that also serves as an active airport runway? That’s precisely how one crosses the border from Spain to the UK here, by walking across the runway at Gibraltar Airport. There are customs and immigration offices at both ends of the runway. Once you complete the border process, you walk across the runway itself. If an airplane is taking off or landing, security guards close the gates, and everyone must wait until it is safe to cross. Pretty wild!<\/p>\n\n\n\n