Graptolite - Suakin Town
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Thu 23 Apr 2009 20:38
It's all a bit biblical in appearance here. Donkey carts are the local
transport and there are as many goats as people. Most houses and shops have
a wall that's fallen down or a roof caved in through neglect so the goats
tend to lord it up in style indoors and the people sit around out on the
dusty streets.
We bought some flat bread and a few bits of fruit and vegetables in the
market. No meat though as the butchers' stalls could make a vulture gag.
Old crew from the Pacific days will remember 'Carina', a tiny Hungarian boat
being single-handed around the world by a luxuriously-bearded lunatic called
Aaron. He arrived here in Suakin at the same time as us. Personally, I
wouldn't dare navigate around a village pond on that boat so, respect.
We are taking a bus to the slightly more cosmopolitan Port Sudan tomorrow.
M