By today’s calculations we have travelled 32,893 miles. We
have Egypt on both sides of us now, and the land is just close enough to see misty
grey mountain silhouettes in the distance.
The Suez transit is coming up tomorrow and is yet another extraordinary highlight
of this sector. Tomorrow in the early
hours (scheduled to be 3 a.m.) we anchor and queue up until we hear we can
go. Our convoy is expected to start transiting
at first light, and will take 12 hours, during which we have a live commentary
from the excursions team leader, Sam. She was tireless when we transited
Panama, so I know this will be really interesting.
Today has been a quiet, uneventful day compared to yesterday
in Petra. The sun is shining but the
temperature is dropping and you can see everyone donning their cardies and
shawls outside on the decks now. It is
nevertheless a very pleasant 18C, bright sunshine and toasty warm when the wind
drops. It is the 10th
birthday of Arcadia, and there’s a party going on, with “prices slashed” (but only by
10%!) in celebration. In 10 years Arcadia has sailed 1,549,925 nautical miles,
which we learn is the equivalent of 3 return trips to the moon.
And our chosen activities a.m. Gym? – good job done by both,
60 minutes total cardio for both and 30 minutes mat based yoga for me.
P.m. Art? A camel’s head, (photo from Petra) not bad but mine needs a little bit of cabin work to rough up the hair because it looks a bit smooth.
Otherwise it’s all about the elements today. Just a force 3 wind, a little swell, wavelets and the ship is moving slowly at about 12 knots.
P.m. Art? A camel’s head, (photo from Petra) not bad but mine needs a little bit of cabin work to rough up the hair because it looks a bit smooth.
Otherwise it’s all about the elements today. Just a force 3 wind, a little swell, wavelets and the ship is moving slowly at about 12 knots.
The time is 6 p.m. here at the moment and that can only mean
one thing today: the Manchester Derby has just begun. For Khachik, room service dinner has been
ordered, for me I will escape the ear piercing shrieks and attend my regular club
dining slot, bringing Khachik his pre- ordered sugar free modification of a
decadent dessert from the table when I’ve finished.
So I will say goodbye for now and report back from the Suez
transit tomorrow. xx
