Sofitel Taiz
Al Domaleh Mountain, Al Hoban Taiz, 4740, Yemen
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Day 28
Today we have altered to a North-westerly course in order to pass through the Bab of Mandeb.
This is a small confined passage which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
We could see land at times from both sides of the ship.
It is strange when you see land after sailing for days and only seeing water.
We went to a lecture ...
On the ship, cruising, and have a full day agenda
... at times. Oops, I forgot we had a quick tea time before
trivia. Then it was time to change for dinner and head up to top deck
for happy hour glass of wine before dinner. Dinner usually lasts about 2
hours with all the visiting. It is time for a game show where we have
huge teams and lots of laughter before going to the stage show. By then
I am usually pooped and head for the cabin. Larry may play the slots
for a few minutes. So tourists are busy. ...
A trip to the beach
... struggle, one of the guy's mawaz (male sarong) came off and he was totally naked and wrestling the boat. We girls averted our eyes and Luka went to help them. I had brought a mawaz to lie on at the beach, so I gave it to Luka to give the guy. He covered himself and we turned around and saw that the boat was totally getting stuck in the sand. We tried for about an hour to dislodge it, but it kept filling up with more and more ...
A trip to Ibb and Jibla
One of the wonderful things about working at AMIDEAST is that we have a break every 6 weeks, when a session ends. So, our session ended a little over a week ago and the next one will start tomorrow. I decided that since I had traveled not that long ago, I wanted to spend this break at home relaxing and studying Arabic. But yesterday, my roommate, Mandy and I decided to take a day trip up north to a mountain town called Ibb and to ...
The Long Wait
"Bukra, insha Allah." Tomorrow God willing. I began to loath that phrase while waiting day after day at the port of Mokha for the boat to leave for Djibouti. After arriving in the city of Taizz late one afternoon we were told that there would be a boat leaving for Djibouti the following evening. I insisted to John and Brian that we should try to get to Mokha early the following morning so we would have plenty of time to move ...
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