It is the last day of September. Michael and I have been away from the US for a month.
We are still in Oman. We are also still at anchor at Port Salalah, where we have been since last Monday. We are waiting for permits to be allowed to enter the port.

Thankfully we have not run out of food or drinking water. We are almost out of water in the tanks, however. We have been “almost out” since we arrived at the port. We use the water from the tanks to wash stuff: hands, bodies (to a small extent), hair (to an even smaller extent), dishes, etc. To make it last, we are using water from the sea to wash dishes, then quickly rinsing them with water from the tank. We use hand sanitizer instead of handwashing much of the time. And we just keep getting dirtier. 🤣🤣

Since this is a Muslim country, today and tomorrow are the weekend. We hope to get the permit on Sunday. Ready to get into the port to get water and provisions. 👍😆
Other than getting a bit bored, we are fine. We play Phase 10, cribbage, rummy, and Yahtzee to pass the time. We also read books. I complete crossword puzzles and play Quordle and Sudoku.

We also fixed the engines. Pretty much without help from anyone. We are super happy and relieved!! The fuel supply line and fuel return line were hooked up backwards on both engines. Insane!!!! Professionals were working on the motors before we left and they didn’t catch it. Yes, it took us some time to catch it, but why would we have even thought that such a thing would happen. 😳 🙄😜

Anywho . . . we are well. We are healthy. We are in good spirits. Speaking of spirits, I look forward to having a glass of wine or a G&T when we get to Djibouti. We’ve been on the wagon since Sept. 14. 😆