After a completely calm night, we both had a fabulous night’s sleep, our first since leaving Suakin, Sudan, in early March. It was, however, a mixed blessing, given that we may have been able to continue north and probably would have reached Port Suez, if not Ras Sudr, since the forecast of strong winds only arrived early this morning. However, we will never know if the stronger winds would have come down to meet us. Seeing the fishing boats coming into the anchorage yesterday definitely went a long way to putting our minds at rest that we’d made the right decision after all. Regardless, once again, we’re weather bound for at least the next three to four days, since an analysis of the various forecasts shows significant inconsistencies from Sunday onwards; something we’ll just have to keep assessing each day.

After a midday nap, Roy filled the diesel tanks again, then continued to enjoy the latest book he’s reading, while Elaine completed the first cut of our next video.

Dinner was a delicious hearty chickpea and lentil soup, with the last of our fresh vegetables thrown in for good measure, accompanied by another loaf of Roy’s freshly baked bread, followed by a movie.

While the sunset wasn’t as spectacular as last night, although still beautiful, it was the rising full moon that stole the show this evening, just as the winds died down briefly, although by midnight they were howling again at 25 to 30 Kts.

A Happy St Patrick’s Day for yesterday. We didn’t forget; we just forgot to mention it in yesterday’s blog.