After checking out the Temples of Kom-Ombo, Edfu, Luxor, and Karnak, as well as checking out the Valley of the Kings & Workers, it's safe to say that Josh and I are pretty templed out. We caught the convoy from Luxor to Hurghada and then the ferry from Hurghada to Sharm el-Sheik this morning. A quick one hour climb along the coast and we have arrived at Dahab, on the Gulf of Aqaba. From the roof of our two story hotel, we can see the coast of Saudi Arabia as it's only 17 miles.
What used to be a true backpackers village, has now grown to a small little town with some nice restaurants just off the beach and reef, the mandatory shops (along with the requisite hagglers), and a few straggling loafers who need to undo the dreads and wash their hair! Seriously, who thinks......"yeah, I'd look good in dreads and not washing my hair for like 5 months." Anyway, that's a whole other blog entry in and of itself.
We've got big time plans for this small little town. Tonight we're headed to climb Mt. Sinai in time for sunrise. Josh is taking the......uh.......strenuous/insane way of over 4000 stone steps/boulders, mind you in the dark. While I'm taking the more relaxed way of the camel trails (sans camels). Should be a fun experience and we're bound to get haggled all the way up the camel trails by people wanting us to buy their things. And of course, they'll be looking to prey on the people making religious pilgrimages.
On Thursday morning, Josh and I are heading to do some diving off the coast of Dahab. The coral is not very far off the water's edge and the water is supposed to be really clear. I didn't think that Josh was going to do it, and I'm still a bit doubtful, but after some financial backing (from an unemployed guy, no less) he's going to do it. We'll see if he follows up on it......
Until then.
Love, peace, and soul.
What used to be a true backpackers village, has now grown to a small little town with some nice restaurants just off the beach and reef, the mandatory shops (along with the requisite hagglers), and a few straggling loafers who need to undo the dreads and wash their hair! Seriously, who thinks......"yeah, I'd look good in dreads and not washing my hair for like 5 months." Anyway, that's a whole other blog entry in and of itself.
We've got big time plans for this small little town. Tonight we're headed to climb Mt. Sinai in time for sunrise. Josh is taking the......uh.......strenuous/insane way of over 4000 stone steps/boulders, mind you in the dark. While I'm taking the more relaxed way of the camel trails (sans camels). Should be a fun experience and we're bound to get haggled all the way up the camel trails by people wanting us to buy their things. And of course, they'll be looking to prey on the people making religious pilgrimages.
On Thursday morning, Josh and I are heading to do some diving off the coast of Dahab. The coral is not very far off the water's edge and the water is supposed to be really clear. I didn't think that Josh was going to do it, and I'm still a bit doubtful, but after some financial backing (from an unemployed guy, no less) he's going to do it. We'll see if he follows up on it......
Until then.
Love, peace, and soul.
2 comments:
Your ears should have been burning today; because at VBS, I was telling my helper that you guys would be climbing Mt. Siani tomorrow. To see it at sunrise must be fantastic. Do you remember the significance of this mountain? Love, Nana
Glad to hear that you guys are having fun. Enjoy the diving and whatever else you do.
Keep rockin'
Scott
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