Monthly Archives: April 2011

We left Massawa on 13.4.2011 planning to reach an anchorage in a suitable bay locally known as a ‘marsa. There are many of these along the coast of varying degrees of difficulty in entrance because of the reefs. The wind … Continue reading →

We anchored for the second night in Eritrea, again behind a very flat island but although this did not provide much shelter from the wind at least the sea was calm. The island was coral and had a wonderfully primeval … Continue reading →

The final stage of the convoy started. We are now 10 boats so two groups of five. In Aden the wind had usually picked up in the afternoon and as the saying goes: whatever it blows in Aden it will … Continue reading →

Sadly closer inspection of Aden only revealed more dirt, squalor and danger. There was a smell and atmosphere of imminent trouble. Aden consists of several small townships linked by rather dangerous curving roads between the large rocky outcrops which are … Continue reading →