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3 March 2007
I started the day with scrambled eggs with Danny in the hostel kitchen at the Saila, courtesy of Danny. I offered cake and melon to share. I spent the morning at Marie’s before having lunch with Lou and Kristina. Quarter chicken is kinda a standard lunch fare here for many of us at school. The […]
2 March 2007
Leaving Socotra My alarm had failed to go off this morning. Lou woke me up around 0500. After a quick splash and breakfast, we all headed to Socotra airport for a quick check-in. It felt like a sad end to an amazing week of sun, sea, white sand, picnics, camping and star-lit skies at night. […]
1 March 2007
It was an early start today, waking up at 0600. Instead of the usual of hitting the road by 4WD, we hit the water this morning. Well, not quite true. We had to take a short drive from the campsite to Qalansiyah village around 0700 to take a boat to Shuab. In the clear […]
28 February 2007
After breakfast, we hit the road. We made a stop at Omar’s house for tea. Marie and Kristina went outside to chat with some of the local girls. En route to Qalansiyah in the west, we passed a lot of Dragon Blood trees. The route then took us via a wadi and an oasis. […]
27 February 2007
After a breakfast of bread, jam and cheese the others went out for a camel ride. This didn’t have a novelty factor for me so I stayed back and relaxed. The tide was now better at the beach which made for a lovely swim. Text continues after this gallery. From the campsite, […]
26 February 2007
This morning, we packed up and continued by our Toyota 4WD to Ras Arher. This is where the Indian Ocean meets the Arabian sea. We had a nice time swimming and playing here. [Edit: Later, I couldn’t locate Ras Arher on any map but the flat peninsula near Arher appears to be Erisseyl. Maybe they’re […]
25 February 2007
This morning, Omar packed up the 4WD and found us a guide. The guide would take us on a hike downhill while he drove to our appointed meeting spot. It was a pleasant hike along a wadi that included a swim in a freshwater pool. It would have been even better had there been […]
24 February 2007
Today we moved away from the comfort of a hotel for five nights of camping, each night in a different place. Driving out of Hadiboh, our first stop was the Dihamri Marine Protected Area where we swam and snorkelled amongst the fish. It was heavenly. We ate freshly caught fish for lunch. Text continues […]
23 February 2007
Flying to Socotra I got picked up at 0230 to go to the airport. I had only landed there less than 24h ago. Today, we are bound for Socotra or Suqutra. Note: The spelling for the island and the various places on it can vary greatly. Socotra? It’s an island that’s part of Yemen (south […]
22 February 2007
Flying to Sana’a My Emirates flight from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai departed at 0030. It was the perfect flight on the Airbus A330 with four seats to myself. I guess it is because there was another flight on a Boeing 777-300 a couple hours later. After a snack of an open sandwich after take-off, I […]