At Sea

There are 11 decks, with the passenger cabins ending on deck 8.  One of the ladies on Deck #3 said that her room has a porthole that has been boarded up to guard against the pirates.  As I mentioned we are now on very, very high alert as we have just transited the Strait of Hormuz and are now heading southeasterly through the Gulf of Oman.  The Gulf of Oman is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf.  It is generally included as a branch of the Persian Gulf, not as an arm of the Arabian Sea.  On the north coast is Pakistan and Iran.  On the south coast are Oman to the east, and the United Arab emirates for a short distance to the west.

The sun rises on our side of the ship (port) and this morning we were up at 6:00 to take pictures.  What an incredible sight!