2017-18 Sailing to the Bahamas
2018 Hiking Isle of Arran and Cumbrian Way
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Jan 28 Salalah, Oman
Our port of call yesterday was Salalah, Oman. We did a half day tour and were pretty underwhelmed. The port is in a commercial area so if it’s containers you want to see, this is the place. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and tried to do his best to make Salalah interesting – not an …
Jan 26-27 Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Jan 26 – We’re now heading for the narrow straight between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The winds over the deck are 60knots, we’re going around 19 knots. The winds pick up here as the Red Sea narrows into the straight. It’s sunny and warm, 25C at 7:30am. This a pirate so …
Jan 23 Luxor: Karnak and the Valley of the Kings
We were up at 5am for breakfast before lining up for the buses to take us to Luxor (temples at Karnak) and the Valley of the Kings. There were 800+ persons from QM2 doing the excursion. Our local tour guide was terrific, always helps. It was a 3.5 hour drive to Luxor and the time …
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