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Trip Back - Tuesday
Breakfast, then it was time to leave, and the engine would not start, flat battery. The captain found some men from the village, and they tried to start the engine with a rope around the fly wheel. Not successful, soon a spare battery arrived and we were started. Amazing they could find one; not like a breakdown on the M40

Long trip back the way we came, rough water again, and sea sick people. Where the military island was, we had to pass around the outside this time. We were stopped by navy launch with guns trained on us. We then stopped at a beach very near to Kassab where we had a final swim and lunch. Lunch being brought out to us by the launch.

1035_32A Fishing village where we stayed the night.

Fishing village where we stayed the night.

1034_31A The crew from the fishing village who restarted our engine.

The crew from the fishing village who restarted our engine.

1033_30A Kate checking the schedule of what was meant to be happening next.

Kate checking the schedule of what was meant to be happening next.

1032_29A Not obvious, but the boat in the foreground is copper plated.

Not obvious, but the boat in the foreground is copper plated.

1031_28A Leaving the fishing village

Leaving the fishing village

1030_27A Heading out

Heading out

1029_26A Pretty rocks

Pretty rocks