We were disappointed not to go back to Alexandria; we were not disappointed to go back to Crete. Heraklion is a very old city, but then what… Read more “Crete: Heraklion”
Author: R Mead
Suez Canal
The Canal was built (1859 to 1869) by the French with significant cost overruns and loss of life, mostly from disease. It shortens the distance between the Far… Read more “Suez Canal”
Alexandria
Good news and bad news. The good news is we are not going to Alexandria after all. The bad news is we are not going to Alexandria.… Read more “Alexandria”
Egypt: Safaga, Luxor, the Valley of Kings
Unless you are interested in mining phosphates, the reason to be in Safaga is to pass through going other places. There is good diving on the reefs in… Read more “Egypt: Safaga, Luxor, the Valley of Kings”
Sharm el Sheikh
Sharm el Sheikh, which translates as Beard of the Sheik but no one seems sure who the Sheik that it refers to is, is near the southern… Read more “Sharm el Sheikh”
Oman: Salalah
Oman is the eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, on the Arabian Sea between the Gulf of Oman (leading into the Persian Gulf) and the Sea of… Read more “Oman: Salalah”
Meteorology
I will ponder Middle East tensions later; today I’m staring at a perfectly flat ocean solving easier problems. But first, would anyone anywhere ever say, “I’m from the… Read more “Meteorology”
Safe Haven
Today, Friday, the 31st of March is a day at sea for us, enroute from the Maldives to Oman. After Salalah, Oman, we cross the Gulf of Aden… Read more “Safe Haven”
Maldives: Utheemu
For some official reason, we were not allowed to be moored off Uligamu after 6:00 pm so we moved 20 miles to Utheemu, which is a larger… Read more “Maldives: Utheemu”
Maldives: Uligamu & Utheemu
The Maldives are a spectacular string of atolls in the Indian Ocean between India and the Middle East, halfway around the world from Minnesota. Historically, they were… Read more “Maldives: Uligamu & Utheemu”
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