Captain Scott ~ Saturday, October 13th, 2007

We have had nothing but light air until we were 50 miles from Aden. Then suddenly the wind came in with a big sea. 22kts on the nose. A blessing as we were able to beat our way into Aden by Friday afternoon. Still we were a little beat up and in need of a vacation. 10 hours of sleep and Saturday dawned a lot brighter. The customs man came aboard for the sole purpose of extorsion and the fuel dock manager wanted an extra 10% under the table to open during a holiday---the entire week after Ramadan is a holiday.

The fuel dock was filthey and we waited 2 hours while the manager went to the bank to make sure our money was good. Finally a guy wearing a sheet with a towel on his head showed up to pump fuel. The hose was for super tankers and covered with oily filth. But fuel we got!!
Like Scarlet Ohara in Gone with the Wind said " I sware I'll never be hungry again". And so fuel is everywhere. Tanks overflowing, 7 jerry cans filled and a few pickle jars will see us to the Maldives.