As I write this blog entry, our ship just passed through the
Mandeb Strait (or
Bal-el-Mandeb). In other words we have
crossed the closest point between the Arabian Peninsula and the continent of
Africa. We’re now in the Red Sea.
As we made this journey between Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, I got
photos of the Yemen coast.
Unfortunately, the haze prevented my camera from capturing the shots of
the mountain on the African side of the strait.
So here are my pictures of Yemen. We’re moving quickly (22 knots) in order to
be out of Yemeni waters by 5pm today. We’ll
then be off the coast of Saudi Arabia continuing on the journey to Jordan
(Thursday, April 2) and the Suez Canal (Saturday, April 4).
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| The Bab-el-Mandeb at the bottom right of this map of the area. |
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| The island of Perim divides the strait into two channels |
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| Photos of the Yemen Coast as we pass by on Monday, March 30. |
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| Crossing this strait moves us from the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. |
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| Our ship should be out of Yemen waters by 5pm our time. We're traveling at a fast 22 knots. |
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| Yemen is the second largest country in the Arabian Peninsula, |
