'Aqaba Sunset Cruise' was the title of this trip the afternoon/evening of our arrival in Aqaba, Jordan's only seaport. We were blessed with perfect weather for it luckily, because it had been cloudy and not so wonderful earlier in the day.
We'd been bussed down the short distance from the quayside where Boudicca had a relatively solitary mooring ...
and after a slightly tortuous walk across a building site found our alternative cruise boat, a little smaller than Boudicca ......
but rather elegant I thought. No sign of a name outside but we discovered a small plaque above the cabin:
The aft end looked, if anything, even smarter than the bows:
Once everyone was seated, the more flexible amongst us happy to have the low-level seating again, we were ready to cast off ......
Hang on, seasick already? We're still tied to the jetty!
Actually, he wasn't and we weren't, and I wouldn't have photographed him if he was.
From the off we all found it interesting and enjoyable. This for instance is the Israeli-Jordanian border, intentionally intimidating presumably.
The Egypt-Israel border and the Jordan-Saudi border were pointed out as well, but it was the views we'd come for and they didn't disappoint ....
I think it's fair to say that everyone was enthralled ........
Then back to our glowing mother-ship .....
for a sumptuous poolside barbecue .....
It's a hard life but someone's got to do it!
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