WARM AT LAST

Hi,

Here I am all alone in the middle of nowhere, what a great place to be, with the sun shinning all day and luxury every day.
I finally got here on nov 10th after a couple of days Hurghada. I avoided extremely well the tourist area as it is not my cup of tea and managed to find myself a small coffee shop with a terrace where I could sip my lemon drink in peace, outside at 9 pm, it is something I really enjoy.
To reach the back of the beyond I took a “collective taxi” all for myself. Yes I know, sounds strange but here taxis are only for local areas. If you want to got further a field it is the collective taxi or the bus and as far as Europeans are concerned it is not to be shared with the local population, moreover for a women alone. But 250 km for 250 Egyptian pounds (about 23 €) you cannot complain. And the car was fine, so was the driver, so to be done again if needed.
I will check soon the bus from Marsa Alam to Hurghada and on to Cairo. Less comfortable ride I imagine 12 hours in the bus….. Grand Ma will loose a couple of centimetres of her height, and end up looking like a dwarf

Down south in the evening we have a slightly lower temperature due to the light wind, but eating outside is still possible, ok with a sweater but nevertheless outdoors.
Well the water felt very cold when I went in yesterday, normal it is only 27° Celsius compared to 30° during the summer. So I braved the elements and went in.

And the reward was awaiting for me : I was snorkelling and I had the pleasure to observe a parrot fish rubbing his eye with its fin !!!! would not have thought this could exist.