We were able to sail for six hours yesterday. It was a treat!
Today, not so much. The Red Sea is as flat as a pancake. Well, it was earlier this morning (6:00ish) and is only slightly less flat now (9:30ish). The lack of a breeze makes the 93° day (with 63 % humidity) feel VERY hot.
We saw dolphins this morning! 😃😁🤣 As I mentioned, the sea was flat and I was taking a picture to prove it. I saw this odd movement in the water. It took a little bit for a dolphin to surface. At first I thought there were just three, but they were swimming to the front of the boat so I followed them. There, they met at least nine other dolphins. I quickly called Michael out of bed. We enjoyed watching the dolphins for a good 15 minutes. It was a great way to start the day!
We have been studying the GRIB files for several days and are currently contemplating going all of the way to the Gulf of Suez before stopping. At this point, the weather looks favorable, both in terms of winds and waves. That would mean that we would not have anyone look at the port engine along the way. We will make the final decision tomorrow.
If we don’t stop halfway as initially planned, our next landing will likely be in Hurghada, Egypt. We found a route from Suakin to it in “World Cruising Routes” by Jimmy Cornell. Jason – former crew member -we brought it with him when he joined us. We entered the waypoints in our chart.
We have been annoyed by the birds on this passage. They get too close, yack their heads off, poop on the boat, and overstay any welcome they might have enjoyed (for 30 seconds).
We will have a lot of cleaning to do inside and out when we get to a marina. We have been reserving the water in the tanks for personal use, not for cleaning.
We just now saw what looked like a couple of tuna jumping out of the water. We wonder if they are feeding.?? Pretty cool. We haven’t seen that before.
I washed my hair today. Always want to keep you apprised.
We will now go back to sweating in the heat, despite the two rotating fans in the saloon. 😀👍😎🙄
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