Here is an update on Gibraltar from the Nordhavn 46 Stargazer which wintered there: 1. Shepherd Boat Yard is closed! A developer bought all of the land and is turning it into condos. The chanderly is still there though, but no haul out facilities exist. The Shepherd's marina is a question mark. The developers are trying their hardest to get the live aboards out of there, but they have no place to go. And since they pay their dock fees every month they can't make them move. Look for big changes there once the condos are done. I don't think people will pay 1 million Pounds to look out on bum boats. 2. The Checkout grocery store closed. That was the real bummer! We now have to walk up to Morrisons (they bought Safeway) for large shopping. Talk is though that Morrisons wants to sell the Gibraltar store, and there are developers lined up to buy the property. Only time will tell what happens there. Other than that, Gib is pretty much the same. Our 2005 cruising plans are: leaving tomorrow May 02 for Lisbon. After Lisbon, the Galicia coast of Spain. The bit just before the Bay of Biscay. It looks like some wonderful anchorages there. Then the Atlantic Coast of France and after that the southern coast of the UK. We will then make a big jump to the norther part of Denmark, and cross into the Baltic Sea. Again, it looks like beautiful cruising there. And finally, in September the canals of the Netherlands. Our final destination for the season will be London, St. Katherine's Docks, where we will spend the winter. Michael Perfit & Kevin Keith Nordhavn 46 Stargazer