Go back to Sudan.
Go back to Port Sudan – Part One.
Suakin.
On our second day, we again headed back to the marina. We checked out the Port Sudan fish market during the morning rush-hour before boarding our boat. This time, we headed out (in some pretty heavy chop) towards a WWII Italian shipwreck called Umbria. In 1940, its captain decided to scuttle the ship, which was filled with armaments, instead of letting her be captured by the British. Anyway, finding the marker buoy in the middle of a choppy sea took some time but the effort was worth it. With good visibility and pretty shallow water, you really get some panoramic views of the wreck.
That afternoon we checked out Port Suakin and then got dropped off by Ghazi for an hour-long flight back to Khartoum.
Photos
On the way to Port Sudan fish market (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan fish market (Dec. 2021).
The morning’s catch (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan fish market (Dec. 2021).
The fish market (Dec. 2021).
More of the fish market in the morning hours (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Parrot fish? Doesn’t seem they’d have much meat on them (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Fishermen in Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Heading for our boat (Dec. 2021).
Some residents of the port and a dead cat…wasn’t me man (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria. The top of the wreck is probably about 10 meters under (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria wreck (Dec. 2021).
Sea life at the Umbria wreck (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria (Dec. 2021).
The Umbria (Dec. 2021).
Shirley back on the boat (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Some other wreck we visited, this one closer to shore (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Shirley and the rusted wreck (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Back at the port (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan coffee time (Dec. 2021).
Suakin on the Red Sea coast, just south of Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).
Somebody invited us to come in and see a bakery in action (Dec. 2021).
And there it is. The freshly baked bread was delicious (Dec. 2021).
Shirley and Osman heading for the island in Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Suakin, El-Geyf Mosque (Dec. 2021).
Another shot of the pretty mosque (Dec. 2021).
Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Entering the island in Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Our guide showing off a piece of petrified coral – the building materials for structures on the island (Dec. 2021).
A closer looksee (Dec. 2021).
With our guide on the island of Suakin (Dec. 2021).
The island in the town of Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Check out the sea fan in the wall (Dec. 2021).
Shirley checking out the ruins on the island in Suakin. It’s not clear what caused the devastation (Dec. 2021).
Osman launching his drone with our local guide looking on (Dec. 2021).
Heading back (Dec. 2021).
Checking out some little museum in Suakin (Dec. 2021).
Inside the museum (Dec. 2021).
Ghazi having the car looked at before his long drive back to Khartoum (we cheated and flew that leg; Dec. 2021).
Suakin randomness (Dec. 2021).
A highway-side dinner before we part company with Ghazi (Dec. 2021).
Shirley, Ghazi, and Osman over our farewell dinner (Dec. 2021).
Port Sudan airport (Dec. 2021).
Shirley and the sword at the Port Sudan airport (Dec. 2021).
Checking in our sword (Dec. 2021).
Waiting at the gate at Port Sudan’s airport (Dec. 2021).
Shirley boarding the plane for our short hop to Khartoum. We were shocked that they actually fed us some sandwiches on the hour-long flight. What’s next? No beatings either?
Shirley and the sword waiting for the rest of our bags to arrive at Khartoum airport. Click photo for a video (Dec. 2021).