Aqua Vista Resort Hurghada

Not much to blog today except that I managed to find the Singapore GP <br>on the TV. Unfortunately on a German station but at least I managed to <br>watch it at least.<br> <br>Can't remember if I mentioned on the diving days I spotted an Osprey <br>nest on one of the marina entrance marker bouys. On the second day <br>both Ospreys were standing together ...

Our 20th wedding anniversary today which started with some shopping <br>and then the hotel offered us a free meal tonight mainly because of <br>the problems at dinner last night but also because of our anniversary.<br> <br>Rest of the day is quiet with a relax by the pool this afternoon <br>because it is has been really hot today and it helped us cool off.<br> <br>Dinner tonight was excellent in the hotels al la carte restaurant <br>which was all the better because it was free!<br>

Meryl's Birthday and we spent the day on the dive clubs boat going out <br>to Dolphin Point to do snorkelling. It was pretty good to see the fish <br>again like yesterday plus we got to see a few dolphins as well.<br> <br>Got back to the hotel around 5pm and guess what? Another cake has <br>arrived! Woo hoo!<br> <br>Going for dinner tonight on the side of the marina with a show as well.

Wow and wow again, that diving lark was spectacular. I saw all sorts <br>of tropical fish including scorpian and lion, rays and moray eels, BIG <br>moray eels. Plus I got to swim with Nemo, a couple of clown fish came <br>up and said 'hi' it was truly amazing.<br> <br>Had a Dutch instructor called Zietza who was just as crazy as his name <br>suggests but he was good ...

... for some reason <br>my instructor thought it would be good fun to make me sink straight <br>away which caused me to panic slightly and I did for one brief second <br>think i couldn't do it but we did a couple of surface swims and I got <br>used to breathing under water without drowning. After that it was no <br>problem and I can't wait for tomorrow to do the proper dives.

... as 'Egyptland' <br>by the locals because it has been purpose built as a holiday resort in <br>much the same way that Disneyland is the acceptable facade of America.<br> <br>We've booked our snorkelling trip today for Friday plus I've booked my <br>SCUBA sessions as well. I have a trial in the pool tomorrow and then 2 <br>dives on Thursday.

My family have visited Hurghada, Red Sea,Egypt for several years, but over the last two years the newly introduced taxi service has become a complete menace. The taxi's ''curb crawl'' honking their horns touting for business, the kamikaze drivers regularly double/treble their fares for Europeans and cheat them out of their change.<br><br>However this year a friend recommended an English expat who met us at the airport and ...

... from all sides. The Hotel also sits amidst The Cascades Golf & Country Club, Soma Bay's sporting and social focal point. The stunning championship golf course, designed by Gary Player, combines the best of links and desert courses. The Hotel also houses Les Thermes Marins des Cascades, a Spa and one of the largest and best equipped thalasso-therapy centers in the world, operated in cooperation with Les Thermes Marins de Saint-Malo of France.

... ankamen, die Fahrer, die ja auch aus der Familie kommen sollen, die ganze Zeit mit ihrem Handy spielten und das Essen von außerhalb gebracht wurde. Zum Schluss stand noch die Sternbeobchtung mit dem 30.000&euro; Teleskop an, aber auch das hilft nichts, wenn der Himmel bewölkt ist. Immerhin konnten wir einen kurzen Blick auf den Mond erhaschen.