Israel and Jordan

Hello to you all again

As we settled into the marina here in Ashkelon, we did all the usual jobs one does including giving the boat a good wash down, then, a couple of nights later we had the most wonderful downpour of rain.  It was amazing what Red Sea dust and sand we still must have had in the rigging as it was all over the decks again in the morning.  So we are very clean now having washed the boat down again.

As I said in our last note, Ashkelon is just north of the Gaza Strip – only 16ks.  The Gaza Strip is only 45ks long and 10ks wide.  The locals here have given it the nickname of ‘Hamastan’.   In March of this year the Palestinians sent rockets into Ashkelon, but no one was killed thank goodness.  In fact one of the American yachts that was here at the time told us they came out of their boat to watch to see where they were landing!!  Alec reckons the reason why this is the cheapest marina in the country is because of its location.