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The crew of the Lagoon 410 S2 *Suria* anchors off La Línea, Spain, to visit Gibraltar and refuel.0:03 While anchored, they secure their dinghy at a marina dock for a daily fee of 6 euros to hike the Rock of Gibraltar, noting that the area is prone to theft.0:58 The crew navigates the Gibraltar airport runway crossing on foot and encounters aggressive Barbary macaques near the Moorish Castle and the Great Siege Tunnels.1:49 After returning to the boat, they relocate to Palmones to anchor in the river for provisioning, utilizing a metal pier to access local supermarkets.10:29 To manage high mosquito activity, they install fine-mesh curtains and use incense coils.14:21 Dirk reconfigures the Mastervolt system to power the watermaker using only solar energy and battery storage, successfully eliminating the need for the generator.11:56 The crew later returns to Gibraltar to refuel at a duty-free station, where they find easy docking conditions and diesel prices at 95 cents per liter.14:55

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