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It has been a while… almost 2 months since we started the journey..we have yet to finish it. At the moment, we are in Egypt and will be leaving in 5 days time to go through Suez Canal then cross the Mediterranean Sea to go to Turkey.. the final leg of the sailing trip. Will write about the details perhaps when i get to the philippines as I will be flying to Manila from Turkey. But briefly…..here’s the summary of the trip for now…… we left Phuket, Thailand on Jan. 12, 2007 and it took us 7 non stop sailing days to reach Sri Lanka in a town called Galle( our first stop). We re-stocked food and water and stayed for 3 nights. We went to a tourist resort called Unawatuna and met some filipinos……

After Sri lanka, we sailed non-stop for 15 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to go to Djibouti..Gosh, i now know what it feels like to be in house arrest!!!!!!!!!!! It feels the same. Cant go anywhere…we were on the Arabian Sea for that long…same view everyday.. water and horizon..same faces everyday!!….Highlights: dolphins.. being chased by modern day pirates opposite India…and 2 anxiety -filled -nights while cruising the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, as we were on the piracy prone area…. We stopped in Djibouti for 2 nights only.. reason: a thief came aboard in the middle of the night and they took 2 cellphones and money.

After Djibouti, we stopped for 2 nights off the coast of Sudan along the Red Sea…We had to stop as the waves were between 8 to 12 meters between crest and trough…….then stopped for 2 nights in Al Quseir, Egypt to refuel…. I have been ripped- off big time…!!!! ….then crossed the Gulf of Suez to reach the Suez Canal where we are moored right now at the Suez Canal yacht club since Feb 22. It’s bloody cold in here!! We are leaving in 5 days time, but this time, only 3 of us to manage the passage as the 2 german crews will have to go back to germany. We will go through the canal then cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Turkey. I went to Cairo last Sunday to see the Pyramids and Sphinx…Dunno if I will have time to go to Mt Sinai… Every night we go to a local cafe to have shisha ( smoking via waterpipe).. i love it… my favorite is apple tobacco..and yes i had my shis kebab already and the other local food…

Ok folks.. sorry im in a hurry… did this in an internet cafe here in Egypt..I miss you all…