Gibraltar 14th June 2013

Misery was very miserable,  but Pooh thought that the Spanish Government and Border agents were the most miserable of all.

The prebooked trip from Gibraltar to white washed villages in Spain was cancelled due to Spanish Government policy making passengers walk 2km to the closest bus station after the passport control, effectively closing the border to EU tourists entering from Gibraltar.   Whilst the more fit and able might be able to walk the 2km to the first permitted bus stop on Spanish soil,   this policy discriminates against the less mobile who are not able to walk 2km.  Hermann was glad he did not have to walk that far.

Misery explained to Hermann that the Spanish Border agency staff were all safe in their jobs, whilst the normal people of Spain suffered 26% unemployment., and poor wages if they were paid at all.

Misery was however realistic, and whilst he thought P&O should respond with a reduction in calls to all Spanish ports, as there are some alternative welcoming ports of call in Morocco that could be easily substituted for Cartagena,  or Lisbon for more northerlay spanish ports, the normal people of Spain would suffer as a result of their Governments non-democratic attitude to a democratic decision of the people of Gibraltar.

Hermann pointed out that Angus had jumped ship near the site where the Royal Navy beat the Spanish at Trafalgar on the outbound journey, and was concerned that he he was caught or may be found and tortured by the Spanish.