Day 72-74 - at Sea (headed for Jordan)


Here are some pictures from the first 3 of the 5 sea days as we traveled from Muscat, Oman  to Aqaba, Jordan. On the third day, we passed through the Bab al-Mandab Strait (also known as Gate of Tears) that connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea


a large container ship in the early morning light

sunrise

black masked boobies




They have 24 hour outdoor security on watch


security equipment

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a big container ship

another sunrise

sunrise over a container ship in the Gulf of Aden

my first ever sighting of Africa. This is an island off Djiboti

an island belonging to Yemen  in the  Strait

a boobie catching a lift

going through the Bab al-Mandab Strait

at times we saw multiple ships at one time

a large Korean car carrier

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