Archive for the ‘Indian Ocean’ Category

15Mar

Seychelles

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Seychelles

Our layover in Oman during 2009 / 2010   provided new opportunities for land travel.

13Jun

Nile Cruise

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We abandoned Quo Vadis to the care of Abu Tig Marina and took an 8 day trip along the Nile…

04Jun

Egypt

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Dolphin Reef is in Egyptian territorial waters, although we are tolerated there without permit or clearance, landing on the mainland (like inadvertant border crossing!) is not allowed by the ever present military!

28May

Into the Red Sea

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By early February Quo Vadis had served her time in Salalah, we were both back in Oman, yachts were coming into port daily from the Maldives, we were ready to join them and move on!

01May

India Scrapbook

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After a few days checking affairs in Salalah and finding all was well, I flew to India …

15Nov

Another take on Dubai

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As I wrote in my last web story, Dubai on the first time around did not impress me, but I was pleased to find it much better on the second.

12Sep

Passing time in Salalah

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There could be worse places to stay…

03Apr

Stuck in Oman

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They say that cruising is all about fixing boats in exotic locations…

03Apr

Maldives

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Uligan in the northern Maldives was a page from a tourist brochure…

03Apr

Sri Lanka

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When it came to the time, we just had to stop in Galle…