Oct. 28, 2022 Sailing the Red Sea

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We are now on Plan C. 👍

As you know, weather forecasts are only good for the upcoming few days. Actually, in Minnesota they might only be good for a few hours. 😆😉 The GRIB files are now showing more wind on the northern end of the Red Sea. Our plan as of today is to stop at Port Ghalib, Egypt. We hope it will be a more pleasant experience than sailors have had in past months. There is a new dude in charge and he is determined to make Port Ghalib friendlier to foreign yachts. Fingers crossed!!

We added 125 liters of diesel to the starboard tank last night. We also topped off the oil on the starboard engine. We are good to go for a few days. We have *lots* of additional diesel, so we have zero concerns about running out before our next stop.

We saw another “boatload” of dolphins 🐬🐬 last night. ❤️❤️ We started and ended the day with them (they actually arrived just after sunrise and just before sunset). We love dolphins (who doesn’t?) so it made our day!!

We are still on the first canister of propane. We use very little. I heat water for coffee in the morning and we use it again to cook dinner.

The temperature reached 95° yesterday. We are looking forward to being farther north with its cooler temps. I might even have to wear something other than my bikini! (Cindy, that is. Michael doesn’t have a bikini.)

 

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One of the six additional diesel cans. It is actually a 25-liter vegetable oil can. Of course, our 30-liter cans are also full.
Another “new diesel can with our existing ones
The final four. Just in case you wondered where we put all of the diesel cans.
Pretty much what I am wearing this entire passage. I bought this bikini in the Seychelles. I have been wearing one-piece swimsuits for years, but when we were in the Seychelles, women of all ages were wearing bikinis. When I went on that little outing, all of the women on the boat were wearing a bikini except for me and a woman who appeared to be hours away from giving birth. After that excursion I went straight to the store and bought a bikini. They are more comfortable and more convenient, so I was happy to give myself “permission” to buy one after so many years.
Another attempt at a picture of the dolphins. Most of our pictures are just the “V” shapes created after they’ve already gone under the water again. 🙂
I think this is our best photo. We took a lot of videos.

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