We left Salalah, Oman at 11:20 a.m. local time yesterday. We have been motoring the entire time since the wind is on our nose. We dodged numerous fishing nets as we crossed the waters outside of Oman.

Yesterday’s ride was a serious rocking horse. Both the wind and the seas were coming towards us. Michael sat at the helm station and I stayed inside where it was more comfortable.

Our night watch schedule was this: Michael from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Cindy from 2:00 to 8:00 a.m. We are both happy with our shifts. I read a book on most of my watch which made it go by quickly.

We are sailing “dark” since we are somewhat close to Yemen. Our AIS is on silent mode, which means that we can see other boats on our Raymarine display (MFD) but they can’t see us. We also left the navigation lights off last night. Might be overly cautious, but that is okay with us. 👍

We are now about 39 nm from the entrance to the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf of Aden. We will follow it for most of our time in the Gulf. We expect to be motoring most of it. Good thing we fixed the engines!

Nothing much else to report. We’ve eaten four of the six ice cream treats we bought. The freezer is so sad right now; the ice cream was just short of melting. 🤔 We have barely touched our snacks. We feel that it is important to keep you updated on our snacks. 😆

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