by Calvin Sun | Nov 26, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen
All things must come to an end. On our last official day in Socotra and from our campsites at Detwah, we woke up to take a 2 long rocky boat trip to Shuaab. The waves were rough, as we almost capsized more times I would have wanted to...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 25, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen
After breakfast we took a stroll through the village this morning, including visit to the local garden where they plant new Dragon’s Blood trees. Then from Dixsam we took an early morning drive west, passing by a few abandoned Soviet tanks from...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 24, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen
This morning we woke up to a glorious morning on Dixsam Plateau: After breakfast and accompanied by our new local friends, we drove a bumpy ride down to Wadi Derhur, a former famous camping spot before a major storm destroyed everything at the...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 22, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen
I woke up the next morning at 5am to a lazy sunrise over the beach. After a perfunctory breakfast, about half the group set off for the steep, rocky, and arduous 2 hour hike up to Hoq’s Cave. This cave is one of the most important...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 21, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Yemen
The next morning we woke up to this lovely town of Habido. Next door we packed up our gear and had an atmospheric morning breakfast taking it all in outside: Then we began our drive along the northeastern coast: We then headed...
