Westbound TA and Strait of Gibraltar

[Petunia1950]

We're on a westbound transatlantic leaving Barcelona at the end of October. Our first stop is Cartagena, where we depart at 5:00 p.m. to arrive in Cadiz the next day at 11:00 a.m. Does anyone know (or can anyone guess-timate) when we would pass through the Strait of Gibraltar? Overnight? Early morning? Any help is appreciated.

[Addict]

We're on a westbound transatlantic leaving Barcelona at the end of October. Our first stop is Cartagena, where we depart at 5:00 p.m. to arrive in Cadiz the next day at 11:00 a.m. Does anyone know (or can anyone guess-timate) when we would pass through the Strait of Gibraltar? Overnight? Early morning? Any help is appreciated.

 

Hi, we have done this twice (Eastbound and Westbound), but the problem is, at that time of year, darkness falls very early. It will be very dark when you go through there. I remember seeing lights on the African side but that was about all. Sorry.

[Petunia1950]

Thanks -- I was afraid of that. I was so hoping it would be early morning, so we'd at least get a view of the rock.

[rburke]

We're on a westbound transatlantic leaving Barcelona at the end of October. Our first stop is Cartagena, where we depart at 5:00 p.m. to arrive in Cadiz the next day at 11:00 a.m. Does anyone know (or can anyone guess-timate) when we would pass through the Strait of Gibraltar? Overnight? Early morning? Any help is appreciated.

 

On our TA last November we left Cartagena about 5:00pm and passed through the Straits about 4:30am. We were in a starboard side cabin, and could see the lights of Gibraltar, and the large "dark space" where The Rock is located. I would guess we were about ten miles or so away, so there weren't any details visible, just a large dark void in the lights to indicate where The Rock was located.