Saturday, April 9, 2016

Report # 99 Transiting the Suez Canal April 8, 2016 Friday Sunny & 79 degrees Part #2 of 2 47 Pictures


Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2016 12:04:35 AM
Subject: Report # 99 Transiting the Suez Canal   April 8, 2016   Friday   Sunny & 79 degrees     Part #2 of 2            47  Pictures

The photos continue of the transit………..

 

 

A few birds on the shoreline

 

A small farm on the canal

 

Military post with guards

 

Pigeon towers with perches and holes

 

Rooftop bird house

 

A cormorant in flight

 

Two police vans follow our transit

 

The roadside villages

 

Seems that all of the outposts are the color orange

 

Weathered bird houses

 

Local fishermen

 

Coming to the north end of the canal

 

A portal on the east bank

 

A seagull

 

Cranes in Port Said

 

Preparing to lift the Egyptian boat down to the water

 

One man in, and one man out

 

The ferries run constantly

 

A busy port city

 

Transporting trucks

 

Can you read the name?

 

Maersk Line

 

Moving cars, trucks, and containers

 

A line of big rigs waiting for the ferry

 

A pilot boat

 

A modern crane

 

The city of Port Said

 

Several cranes loading ships

 

A tower

 

One of many tugs

 

The officials leave the ship

 

A pilot boat

 

A Princess boat?

 

Pilot boat

 

Waving goodbye

 

A mosque at the pilot boat harbor

 

Civilized buildings

 

A blue boat

 

Landscaped mosque

 

We never did hear the prayer call today

 

You had to be outside at certain times for the prayer call

 

Busy city on the canal

 

A beach on the Mediterranean Sea

 

Many apartments

 

Bet the water is cool

 

There goes our warship escort

 

Sailing away into the Med