Eating Out in Yemen

Jean — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:36:21 -0600

Eating, Yemen style. (Continued...)

Welcome, welcome to Yemen

Jean — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:32:04 -0600

8th February 2010 (Continued...)

Looking at them looking at us looking at them.

Jean — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:11:00 -0600

26th Feb 2010 Ra's Sharma, Yemen. Been trying to learn some basic arabic words but the one we really need to learn is Maafi fooloos... get lost! or something similar for the fishing boats that come up to us. Its not too bad really some offer to trade fish others want a look and some suggest with sign language that we might be a floating food, cigarette and bira (beer)charity shop. I must say though that it was only the fishermen we met out at sea that asked us for alcohol not the ones here in the anchorage. Funny how Muslims dont drink alcohol but even in remote areas they know about bira and one boat even got asked for whisky! For yachts who have come through Indonesia and experienced the fishermen there, this is a very similar experience. The trip west so far with our group of 7 yachts has not been too bad a couple of mechanical issues on two boats but Selwyn from the kiwi yacht Morning Cloud is a great Mr Fixit so we were not held up long. Both things he sorted out while at sea. (Continued...)

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Eating Out in Yemen

Welcome, welcome to Yemen

Looking at them looking at us looking at them.