The Strait of Gibraltar has already become one of our favorite routes.  From the resort of Cascais, located near Lisbon, we will go to the mouth of the Tagus River, through the swelling sea around Cape San Vicente, by the Pillars of Hercules, where Odysseus sailed, through the ancient sea gate to the Mediterranean Sea. Calm sea watches will alternate with active work with sails at the call of the captain: "Free hands on deck!" Even if the wind goes down, we won't be bored - we will bravely jump into the ocean straight from the deck to refresh ourselves. 

Over the course of centuries, the waters of Gibraltar have rarely been calm. After the Expulsion of the Moriscos from the Iberian Peninsula, the strait dividing Christian Spain and the Muslim north of Africa, presaged a meeting with Berber pirates for sailors. In the 18th century, during the War of the Spanish Succession, countless battles raged next to the walls of the fortress of Gibraltar, and after the opening of the Suez Canal, the Strait of Gibraltar was flooded with merchant ships making a short cut from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.  

Taking into account the experience and wishes of the participants of previous similar trips, we've added a few more days to the familiar route. This means that we will be able to stay in Gibraltar a little longer, exploring its sights, and perhaps go to Tangier to change homelike Europe to an African color, visit a hammam and local markets.