Thursday, May 13, 2010
Day 270 May 21, 2010: Sailed to Soloum, Matruh, Egypt
Sailed 240 Km in 4 days to the coast of Lybia.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Day 257: May 7, 2010 - logging 37 days of sailing
On April 1st we set out from Syros, Greece through the Greek Isles and are now docked in Port Said,we have sailed 2590 KMs. It was 1200 KMs from Syros along the Turkish coast to Cyprus. From Cyprus we sailed another 1250 KMs down the coast of Lebanon, and Israel until reaching Egypt. We will hire a crew to move the boat up the coast while we tour Cairo for a week.
Weather for Port Said, Egypt today is 73°F | °C
Current: Clear
Wind: E at 13 mph
Humidity: 69%
Founded at the start of the canal excavations, PORT SAID (Bur Said in Arabic) was by the late nineteenth century a major port where all the major maritime powers had consulates. It was long synonymous with smuggling and vice, and the adventurer De Monfreid was amused by the Arab cafés where "native policemen as well as coolies" smoked hashish in back rooms, supplied by primly respectable Greeks: "… every single one of them got his living from trafficking in hashish, either as a retail seller, or as a small-scale smuggler who haunted the liners."
Nowadays, this bustling city of 540,000 people earns its living as an important harbour; both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also as a fuelling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. A faintly raffish atmosphere lingers around its old streets, its timber-porched houses giving something of the feel of New Orleans's French Quarter.
Port Said (Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a city in north-east Egypt, near the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 515,007 (2001).
The economic base of Port Said is fishing and industries, like chemicals, processed food, and cigarettes. Port Said is also an important harbour both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also a fueling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. Port Said also thrives on being a duty-free port, as well as a summer resort for Egyptians.[citation needed]
Weather for Port Said, Egypt today is 73°F | °C
Current: Clear
Wind: E at 13 mph
Humidity: 69%
Founded at the start of the canal excavations, PORT SAID (Bur Said in Arabic) was by the late nineteenth century a major port where all the major maritime powers had consulates. It was long synonymous with smuggling and vice, and the adventurer De Monfreid was amused by the Arab cafés where "native policemen as well as coolies" smoked hashish in back rooms, supplied by primly respectable Greeks: "… every single one of them got his living from trafficking in hashish, either as a retail seller, or as a small-scale smuggler who haunted the liners."
Nowadays, this bustling city of 540,000 people earns its living as an important harbour; both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also as a fuelling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. A faintly raffish atmosphere lingers around its old streets, its timber-porched houses giving something of the feel of New Orleans's French Quarter.
Port Said (Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a city in north-east Egypt, near the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 515,007 (2001).
The economic base of Port Said is fishing and industries, like chemicals, processed food, and cigarettes. Port Said is also an important harbour both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also a fueling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. Port Said also thrives on being a duty-free port, as well as a summer resort for Egyptians.[citation needed]
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