Today is the fourth and last sea day to Jordan. There’s a lot of excitement about the trips
tomorrow. The most popular one is Petra,
the Lost City one of the wonders of the world I am learning, and a close second
is Wadi Rum, history and a Bedouin experience.
We have had messages from the captain about the sudden drop in temperature
to 12C (on the news that’s cooler than home at the moment) and we have been
advised to take layers, water and a snack in case it warms up.
We are so lucky to have such a good life. Day after day of new experiences and good
fun. Our day today has been another hot
one, a little cooler than of late, with the elements playing around in a way we
haven’t felt for a long, long time. Force
7 winds, a rough sea and a moderate swell.
No land in sight either side of the Red Sea, but we are now in between
Saudi and Egypt and making good, uneventful progress towards Jordan.
A crunchy, nutty and seedy breakfast, 30 minutes deck
walking, 30 minutes in total bike, rowing and arm cycling and a beautiful yoga
practice. A very cleansed and healthy
feeling is in the air today. The walk through
the mountains to Petra tomorrow might be 2-3 hours, so I reckon the deck
walking and treadmilling will have helped us alot.
Art today was a sailing boat on the sea with reflection and
background hills. The “lesson” time wasn’t
long enough really so I did a little bit more in the cabin. It was quite an angular boat with a long
straight line for mast and sails, and that was a first and a challenge, but it’s
ok now.
After dinner this evening the ship’s movement was a bit more palpable and the outside decks were all closed. For this reason I have come inside and done another water colour portrait of Khachik. I might share it the original pic and then the progress. Eyes are improving and also shading. Very grateful to Easa for showing me how to do this.
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By the way, cabin doors are secured, lights are still off at night and curtains closed until we leave this area tomorrow. The security measures (weapons, hailers and water hoses!!!) and personnel are still in place around the ship too.
Bye for today.
Reporting from Petra tomorrow, but might be late as it’s a 9-10 hour
tour. xx
