Hello from Jules
It's 13:55 and we're in the heaven that is Hurghada Marina. Bliss. Check out the pics and compare them to Port Sharm. It's like another world. One where they actually like tourists and welcome you by knocking officialdom into a cocked hat, completing formal paperwork in minutes and handing you a key to the private shower and toilets and a laundry list! My god, I could kiss their feet, if only for the shower and the laundry list. When you've dodgy plumbing and leaking water pumps, then having your laundry cleaned properly is like manna from heaven. Ask Sandra & Craig. They know we are not joking!
We left Sharm in rather a hurry this morning at 07:30. We checked the engine bilges and they were flooded again so Gordy volunteered to scoop out the mess and we got rid of the pollution by less than decent means and hit the waters quick smart, before anyone noticed. Feel very bad about that, but what can you do?
After yesterday's heaving to and fro, we were praying that the seas were kind to us today as we couldn't bear to contemplate going back. Initially, we were doing 15kts and only a few white horses to be seen, and before we knew it we were over halfway at 09:30. John was manually steering again after this because the swells picked up and we had to slow to 12kts and just keep our fingers crossed the wind wouldn't get any worse. Our luck held and soon we were gently motoring into the marina. We did try to contact them on the radio and on the mobile, but in the end we simply turned up and they soon came to help us berth along the jetty. We tied up stern to but with no other boat beside us so it was easy peasy. Out came the electric cable and we were back to the safety of someone else's electricity supply instead of relying on our generator which this morning seemed to be leaking fuel.
John has booked us in for 2 nights here as we could do with a break from doom and gloom. Everything is new and bright and clean here. The shops and restaurants are painted in bright Mediterranean colours and having modern facilities an inch away from your gang plank is so refreshing.
Both Gordy and John are feeling a bit jaded, and I think, suffering slightly from my delhi belly. Sorry about that guys. Gordy has reached his final port of call and in a couple of days is headed for the luxury of the Hurghada Hilton and then home to Alex. Meanwhile, hopefully they'll feel better soon and we can enjoy the last couple of days together stress free and get some more snorkelling done. Hope you like the pics of yesterday's swim.
Take care y'all
Jules x
It's 13:55 and we're in the heaven that is Hurghada Marina. Bliss. Check out the pics and compare them to Port Sharm. It's like another world. One where they actually like tourists and welcome you by knocking officialdom into a cocked hat, completing formal paperwork in minutes and handing you a key to the private shower and toilets and a laundry list! My god, I could kiss their feet, if only for the shower and the laundry list. When you've dodgy plumbing and leaking water pumps, then having your laundry cleaned properly is like manna from heaven. Ask Sandra & Craig. They know we are not joking!
We left Sharm in rather a hurry this morning at 07:30. We checked the engine bilges and they were flooded again so Gordy volunteered to scoop out the mess and we got rid of the pollution by less than decent means and hit the waters quick smart, before anyone noticed. Feel very bad about that, but what can you do?
After yesterday's heaving to and fro, we were praying that the seas were kind to us today as we couldn't bear to contemplate going back. Initially, we were doing 15kts and only a few white horses to be seen, and before we knew it we were over halfway at 09:30. John was manually steering again after this because the swells picked up and we had to slow to 12kts and just keep our fingers crossed the wind wouldn't get any worse. Our luck held and soon we were gently motoring into the marina. We did try to contact them on the radio and on the mobile, but in the end we simply turned up and they soon came to help us berth along the jetty. We tied up stern to but with no other boat beside us so it was easy peasy. Out came the electric cable and we were back to the safety of someone else's electricity supply instead of relying on our generator which this morning seemed to be leaking fuel.
John has booked us in for 2 nights here as we could do with a break from doom and gloom. Everything is new and bright and clean here. The shops and restaurants are painted in bright Mediterranean colours and having modern facilities an inch away from your gang plank is so refreshing.
Both Gordy and John are feeling a bit jaded, and I think, suffering slightly from my delhi belly. Sorry about that guys. Gordy has reached his final port of call and in a couple of days is headed for the luxury of the Hurghada Hilton and then home to Alex. Meanwhile, hopefully they'll feel better soon and we can enjoy the last couple of days together stress free and get some more snorkelling done. Hope you like the pics of yesterday's swim.
Take care y'all
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