Michael drove to Hurghada with our agent today to pick up the dinghy motor we ordered and visit the doctor. He fell a couple of days before we got here and his knee was still bothering him so it seemed a prudent move to see the doc. He got an anti-inflammatory med.

Meanwhile, I stayed on the boat and did some housekeeping. I thoroughly cleaned our head (sink, shower, floor, etc.), the saloon floor and other floor areas, defrosted the freezer for a third time (it sucks), tried to unlock the valve on the port head (no luck), topped off the water tank, and gathered more info about Israeli ports. Super exciting . . . not. I listened to good music while cleaning to make it a more enjoyable experience.

We won’t leave here for another week or so but we are gathering information for the next passage (the rest of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Suez, then the Suez Canal). That includes adding anchorage waypoints to the chart should we need to stop and wait for a weather window in the Gulf of Suez.

As I write this, Michael is on his way to the boat. I am sitting on “the back porch” of Seahike listening to classic rock and enjoying a glass of red Egyptian wine. Not a bad way to spend an evening.

The holiday are nearly upon us. We hope you find ways to celebrate that feed your soul. ❤️❤️

My mom turns 101 in two days. She is amazing!. We are truly lucky to have her with us this long. Wish we could be with her to celebrate her big day. I am 100 percent confident she will have a piece of cake with coffee. And the cake will be chocolate.