Good day for a walk

Last Sunday the weather was great here in Gibraltar and I suggested we go for a walk up the Rock. Some friends and us decided to do a track known as the Mediterranean Steps, which starts just behind the entrance to the Upper rock by the Pillars of Hercules.

Nadia also thought to give us a treat when we get to the top by making some cupcakes and taking other snacks with us too, but a bit more on that later. The Mediterranean Steps were originally built by the military as a way of communicating different defence systems and lookouts on the south-eastern slopes of the Rock. Nowadays it is opened to the public and it offers some fantastic views of the strait and the Eastern side of the Rock. However, for this walk you must have a head for heights and must be bit fit enough to climb all those stairs to the top.

 

So we packed our backpacks with cupcakes and wine and we set off. Before long we stopped to enjoy the views from one of the caves on the way. We continued to climb the stairs past an old pumping station and through a tunnel before arriving to what I think is the best view on the Rock. The view is of the Eastern side with 3 beaches laid before you, and as you gaze out over the beaches you can see quite a lot of the Costa Del Sol go into the distance, with the snow-capped mountains of Ronda in the background.

The last bit of the trek is also the longest set of stairs and it finishes at the top of the Rock. When we arrived, I unpacked the backpack and began serving the wine, whilst Nadia was giving out the homemade cupcake – it all went down a treat.

 

Thanks Nadia for the photo

After our wine and cake we started to make our way down back down to the car, but before we headed home one of our friends decided he wanted to try riding his scooter down the Rock. We were a bit anxious as it can be steep but he rode it very successfully without killing himself in the process. All in all it was a great day out.