beach of the Red Sea called Dahab. The bus ran a little more like 20+ hours, but the city more than made up for the hassle. Dahab is a backpacker friendly city, which is very laid back. We stayed at a hostel for about $8 a night, right on the beach with views of the sea and the mountains. Kristin naturally forgot a bathing suit, so we had to buy one in Dahab which was an adventure trying to find one that actually fit - it is pretty ugly but works. We instantly loved the city, which reminded us of Charleston. We could rent snorkles, mask, and fins from our hostel for about $2 a day, and there were two great spots within a half mile from our room to go. Great reefs with all kinds of coral, fish, and eels. One spot was called "Eel Garden", and we spotted three different kinds of Eels, including a 8 or 9 foot Giant Moray Eel, that was huge. We only stayed for 3 days, but we could have stayed for a couple of weeks if we had the time.
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hursday was GAMEDAY, and you know we started tailgating early...about 5 a.m. your time! We tailgated SC style with some rum, and the only fried chicken we could find(roasted). The hostel threw a birthday party for the guests, and Kristin did some dancing, that the Egyptians were pretty impressed with. It gave the evening a Gameday type atmosphere!
hursday was GAMEDAY, and you know we started tailgating early...about 5 a.m. your time! We tailgated SC style with some rum, and the only fried chicken we could find(roasted). The hostel threw a birthday party for the guests, and Kristin did some dancing, that the Egyptians were pretty impressed with. It gave the evening a Gameday type atmosphere!Ben got to listen to the game after talking the hotel guy into keeping the internet cafe open until about 3:30 a.m., since the game didn't start until 1 a.m. in Egypt. It was a win, and we will take it!
We kept running into 2 guys from Seattle in Cairo when we first landed - Matt and Tim. They ended up being on our fellucha trip to Luxor and on our bus ride to Dahab; so we ended up staying together in the same hotel to hang out along with a French couple we met in Luxor. They are going to Petra afterwards too, so we will see if we run into them yet again there!
Ben, Matt, Pasquel, Audrey, and Tim
We snorkled all three days we were there, and it was very relaxing,and cheap after the hustle and bustle of Cairo, and the big cities.
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Ah King Chicken, I remember the good old days, when a meal cost two bucks and the rum tasted… horrible. This is Matt, you know, the guy from the picture. I Just saw Tim about an hour ago and he told me about your blog, so I thought I’d take a look. I hope the two of you are still having a great time and taking a lot of pictures for those of us stuck in at home to look at.
Stay safe and have fun,
Matt
(P.S. Is Kristin still wining at cards?)
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