sea salt and Al capone

Hello from Dahab,
I am now in Egypt. We arrived a few days ago after a long long journey. From Petra we drove to town from where we sat and watched the sun set over the sea and the mountains. We could see Saudi Arabia and Israel at the same time quite magical./ This drive came after a morning spent in the back of clapped out old trucks buzzing around the wadi Rum desert. Being awe struck by the rock formations and the colours. By 11am it was deathly hot and we headed to the truck.
After watching the sun set we slept under the stars in an open bedouin tent.

I am sorry this entry is particularly jumpy and organised. I blame the heat and the water in my ears. I have been snorkelling all morning in the red sea. We jumped in the back of an old jeep and headed along a dusty and dirty track flanked by camels and the amazing blue of the clear water. We sat in the cool of bedouin cafe drinking hot sweet tea before putting on our flippers and masks and heading into the deep. The colours were beautiful, brightly coloured fish intricate patterns and sharfts of light piercing the depths. We sat salty and tired eating thin pizza and drinking fresh lemon juice.

Yesterday was a free day in Dahab, we needed this time to relax and reccuporate after a long crossing from JOrdan lots of time spent in the baking heat. We arrived in Dahab at 8pm. We ate lobster and prawns by the sea and then a select group of us with no sense went out dancing. We ended up in a club where they had a beach volley ball pitch in the centre so we challenged the bar staff to a game, needless to say we were beaten. The free day was spent relaxing, drinking juice overlooking the sea and haggling on the p[rice of souvenirs. Four of us more adventurous girls hired quad bikes in the afternoon and drove off to an oasis across the sand. We returned after two hours covered in dust but happy.

I dont think there is much more I can say, we are really in a touristy area so I am waiting to see a different less bright and western side of Egypt.

I love you all but must rest now as in a few hours we are driving to mount sinai and climbing it at 10 pm. We should reach the summit at about midnight and then watch the sun rise.

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