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1 November 2004
Above: Concorde El Salam resort in Sharm. Enjoying the resort I wanted to make the most of the resort before we move on to Cairo. I was in the water at 0715 but a leaky goggle cut my swim short. After a big buffet breakfast, we packed and returned to the outdoors to enjoy the […]
31 October 2004
We two nights stay at the awesome Concorde El Salam resort, which meant a full day of just enjoying the sea, marine life, pools and good food. It became apparent that our resort (and Sharm) was popular with Russian sun-seekers, which explain the two large Russian jets at the airport. G-strings seem more common here […]
30 October 2004
Above: Scenery en route. Driving down to Sharm el Sheikh We returned to the hotel to collect our stuff and get ready for our drive south. While we were destined for Sharm el Sheikh, we found a taxi to Dahab where we would change to a bus for Sharm. As we approached Dahab, we asked […]
30 October 2004
Today, we have the morning to explore St Katherine’s before moving on to Sharm el Sheikh. After breakfast, around 0915 we took a taxi from our accommodation to the monastery slightly out of town. Lucky for us, with our elderly, that we were in a taxi as we could go all the way to […]
29 October 2004
Ferry from Aqaba to Nuweiba At around 0900, after breakfast, we made our way to the ferry terminal at Aqaba for the trip to Nuweiba. The taxi wasn’t allowed to go into the terminal area and it was a little bit of a hassle with luggage for the oldies. We let Pat and Fiona settle […]