Ismalia
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Position 30:35.064N 32:16.355E We spent Thursday in Ismalia and, although we were checked
out of 4 Courses which all arrived at once !
The day was also busy with lots of consulting about the
weather forecasts in the Med, we still had a window of opportunity Fri night until
Sunday afternoon. The earlier we could leave Friday morning, the better to
avoid high winds near to Crete on Sunday evening, so we spoke to Yasser to see
if we could leave around 5am for our final leg through the Our transit 6 months earlier had involved two rude awakenings
in the early hours so we knew it was possible, but not this time ! Friday 5th April 2013 Several war ships passed through Ismalia early this morning
and so we were not able to leave until 9.00am, not too late and it could have
been worse, a delay of a day and we would have be stuck for more than a week ! Below you can see the war ships passing through the canal
early this morning whilst Blue Magic and Sol Maria wait on their moorings at
Ismalia, there is a French yacht moored between us.
We have been very lucky with both our pilots this time,
today we welcomed ‘Hammy’ who took our photos and gave us each an Egyptian
key ring before settling down at the helm with his Arabic to English dictionary
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Passing the only bridge over the canal, a lovely sunny day
but the wind is starting to blow and there is a distinct chill in the air. I hear Hurghada is warm this time of year !
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