The Space Between Sunset and Moonrise

MOONRISE OVER THE ISLAND OF TIRAN

I'm writing this on St Patrick's Day - from Sharm El-Sheikh. I saw no green hats today. And although it's been gloriously sunny for the past few days, it's also felt we are literally in the eye of a storm.

Yesterday we took a boat trip to the mouth of the Gulf of Suez. We didn't see any ships entering the Gulf as they've been blocked by the "negotiations…