Hi all, just finished team trivia...we finally came in for first [place!!!Right now we are 70 miles from Yemen and 70 miles from the Somali coast...neither one likes us very much. All of the fire hoses are out on deck. i found out after we got on the ship that this ship was attacked by the Somali's 3-5 years ago and someone was killed for not moving fast enough.!
We are seeing lots of tankers. Maybe ships go through in bunches
Yesterday we were in Salaha, Oman. Quite a change as up to now everything has been very tropical and lush. Oman is strictly desert. They are on the ocean .They are actually a fairly new country. Up until 1970 they had no infrastructure., no hospitals, no schools, etc. The health care is free, i am not sure about the schools. all of the buildings look new.
This is where you get frankincense...smell it burning all over. We went to see a majestic mosque..very beautiful but they wouldn't let us in if we didn't have a scarf to cover our head and neck. So had to wait until someone came out.
They then took us to a tourist shopping area...my barginning skills re-surfaced and I cam away with some bargins. I was unhappy as we didn't see the real local market l saw two woman selling things in the market and they let me take photos.
Did I tell you that some people were offered $12,000 to down-grade their room? Apparently on these long cruises people want the higher decks. One couple was first offered, $3000, a cruise in August and something else. They deferred..they were called back a little later and were offered a flat $12000 and took it!
I have gotten the names of websites to arrange tours on so will pack those away. also got a lesson today at the brunch(Easter) on negotiating for a few things. I will try that sometime also.
We still have one more day at sea and then we are in Jordan!!! Will keep you posted.
Barb
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