Dahab

Red Sand and Blue Sea

Or No Sand and the Red Sea.

See that land in the background of the picture??? Saudi Arabia












Dahab was the perfect antidote to the crowds and heat of Cairo.

There were still plenty of inappropriately dressed Eastern Europeans. Over eager restaurant touts and annoying souvenir shop sellers who didn't have a clue about personal space. But it was next to the bluest, crystal clearest sea in the world. Teeming with the most gorgeous tropical fish.





We spent most days snorkelling, running back on the scorching bricks to our beach camp, drinking melon juice, reading, playing with the cutest kitten and puppy at the camp, going for another snorkel, sun baking, a swim, going out for dinner on the wooden balconeys over the water, lounging on cushions, eating by candle light, smoking apple shisha pipes- apple shisha smoke is the best smell in the world.

It was pretty much heaven on earth for three days, full of sleek cats, camels, shady men, cushions and tables with no legs. Pity the thing it wasn't full of was sand.. just sharp rocks- the kind that make you look like a moron when you hobble into the water. At least no one looked graceful and we all looked funny together.

Jon spent a day scuba diving, and saw a Hawksbill turtle but ended up coming to the conclusion it wasn't worth it, the water was that clear he could see just as much free diving. He managed his best free dive to date- 20ms. We saw heaps of Scorpion fish and Lion fish. Jon found a coral head with a dozen Lion fish ! And Jon was mega excited by all the Pipe fish too. (Because he is a syngnathid lover, if you know what that means.)

Masked Puffer Fish

Lion Fish





Moray Eel

Scorpion Fish