We have ship-wide events that celebrates different occasions such as welcome to Arabia Night. Both men and women were dressed in their best guess as to what Arabian clothes look like. The pool deck was decorated with colorful lanterns and pretty table decorations. All kinds of appetizers were available for the adventurist. I wore my Indian caftan, which looked quite smart, while the entertainers wore belly dancer outfits. And why not -- when you got the figure, flaunt it.
Once in a while, I can chill for an hour or two when I don't have to play bridge. The seas have been so calm, that one hardly knows we are on a ship. That's my foot in the picture, and I am relaxing on the aft deck reading.
I have been playing a lot of bridge this segment, but unfortunately with not such good players. It is frustrating! We have two life masters who have teamed up and nobody can beat them. Our games have dwindled to five tables, so it is a very quiet room.
Here we are, at anchor overnight, waiting our turn to enter the Suez Canal. It is almost 1 AM, and the plumbers are still here trying to fix the toilet after three hours. Michael has fallen asleep and I am writing this to keep awake. [Editor's note: they finally fixed it and left at 1:30 AM]
My whole body hurts from our little outing yesterday to Petra. I can't get up from a seated position without making geezer noises when I try to stand up. Walking is painful due to sore calf muscles that are tight. I guess walking over rocks, in sand, and getting jostled around in a carriage with no springs as well as riding a horse can make an ocean going bridge director/player long for the sea.
Going through the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is nothing more than a big ditch. There is nothing exciting about it like going through the Panama Canal. There are no locks. The traffic goes one way only and there are lakes spaced at regular intervals for ships to sit out while waiting to go the direction they want to go. It takes a good day to transverse the 140 mile long, 75 foot deep water filled ditch. On the west side of the canal there are many villages and cities along the bank. Beyond civilization, there is 2,000 miles of the Sahara Desert ending at the Atlantic Ocean. To the east, is 100 miles of the Sinai Desert.
A resort on the west side of the canal
A view of the canal from the aft deck of the ship
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