Day 98 – April 23, Gallee, Sri Lanka

We woke to heavy rain showers that had been continuing through the night.  The Indian Ocean has finally decided to let us know we are really at sea after all.  Gallee is a tender port, meaning the ship cannot dock and we use the tenders to go ashore.  After stopping briefly to check out the situation, the Captain came on and told us that it was unsafe to use the tenders and so the stop had to be canceled.  He said he was working with the Harbor Master in Colombo to see if we could get a berth for the evening and he would let us know when he knew.

So we sailed away in the rain and didn’t get to see Gallee.

Jamie’s social staff got busy and put together a sea day schedule.  So Jan had an extra lesson and duplicate bridge day because of the canceled stop.  The remainder of the day saw us inside as it continued to rain.

When we did arrive at the Port of Colombo around 5:00pm in the evening, the only berth available was one way on the outside of the docks which was a bulk cargo berth.  So we docked there for the evening and the ship arranged a shuttle bus for anyone who wanted to go into Colombo for the evening.

It rained hard almost all evening and we decided to stay aboard.