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Dany II to the Philippines
John Ridsdel
Sat 18 Jul 2009 07:25
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July 2-11
Just a quick note from Dany II to fill in the gaps
until we can get wifi to download the photos...
After departing Trapani, Italy, we had a terrific
overnight sail to Malta...arriving in the morning, we were surprised that we
couldn't see it until we were only 2 miles away...we had never been to Malta
before, so it was another exciting land fall...it's a low lying rock of an
island, & everything seems to be shades of brown...after researching the
history of Malta, you can understand why any plant life struggles to
survive...not to mention that the population density is huge for a island only
15mi long...there is now reverse osmosis water, so they now have "unlimited"
water...we found Malta to be a terrific spot for boat work &
touristing...there are at least 12 marine hardwhare stores in walking
distance..."yachtie haven"!...excellent grocery & bakery shops & a very
good bus system...so we enjoyed our stay, but had to remind ourselves that this
is a delivery, & we've got to get going!
July 11-17
After departing Malta, we had a somewhat wet &
wild sail directly to Port Said, Egypt...lots of freighter traffic to keep us
entertained, but very little sea life in this end of the Med.. The weather is
getting considerably warmer now & we're going to be anxious to get to the
Red Sea where we can do some diving. Meanwhile, our entry was very easy
with a well marked channel & a local pilot aboard for the last mile to the
dock at the yacht club...we are the only boat here except for one other boat
which looks abandoned...we can easily see why no other boats choose not to stay
here long after experiencing all the chop from the constant
traffic...fortunately it slows down a bit at night, but during the day, the boat
is constantly jumping up & down!...& it smells like a sewer...the agents
from Felix marine showed up shortly after getting tied up, & formalities
were taken care of...next the Suiez canal people will come to measure Dany II
& make an appointment for our canal transit, which will hopefully be
Sun., or Mon....right now we are off to do a bit of exploring in the city before
it gets too hot!
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