19 06 N, 37 20 E We’re in Suakin, in Sudan on the banks of the Red Sea. So much is happening every day that it has been difficult to […]

12 47 N, 44 59 E Posted May 24, 2010 An on-line travel guide extols Yemen as a “tourist’s country” that “holds so many treasures that appeal to any open-minded […]

14 48 N, 42 57 E (The Red Sea) Paul’s great uncle, Ed Casey, was an Air Force Colonel.  Paul met him only once, towards the end of his life. […]

We are en route between Salalah, Oman, and Aden, Yemen.  We write about a bit of a scare that we just had. One morning early in our trip, we saw […]

Exiting Salalah en route to Aden: We’ve spent several days at the over-syllabled Omani city of “Salalah.” Why did they not just stop at “Sa-lah?” You’d figure that at least […]

Day 16: 135 Miles From Salalah, Oman 16 52 N, 56 42 E We had really been sweating the fuel situation for a good part of the trip. We sought […]

Day 13: 460 Miles From Salalah, Oman 15 N, 66 E We had a visitor yesterday. A unmarked patrol plane buzzed us at tree-top level, providing excitement to an otherwise […]

Day 11: A Little Bit Closer to Oman 16 44 N, 66 37 The title to today’s entry is sung to the tune of John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High.” If […]