Jasmine Beach Village Hurghada

... the nest and I got a couple of <br>photos which hopefully hsve come out ok.<br> <br>Well that's it really for the Egypt blog, we travel tomorrow back home <br>starting from here at 10am and getting home around 10pm. We are both <br>sad to leave but looking forward to seeing the kids again and everyone <br>else. I hope it won't be too long before we return.

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.

... and kept me alive so I am grateful to him.<br> <br>We went to a show tonight after dinner which was put on by the <br>animation team. It was supposed to be dance routines to movie songs <br>but sadly dancing does not seem to be their main talent, bless, they <br>tried hard.<br> <br>And the birthday cake has finally gone after lurking in the room for a <br>few days.

... I suppose fat is more bouyant than muscle.<br> <br>Thankfully there was no one taking pictures of me in my outfit and <br>especially when I bent to take my shoes off, over balanced, fell <br>against my instructor and then flapped around like a duck on its back <br>trying to get back up. This stuff is heavy you know!<br> <br>Once in the water though it was easier to move ...

... 000&#8364; a month for crew <br>including someone to rake your wool pile carpet behind you as you walk <br>so it stays looking fresh. Then you still have buy the boat which <br>incidentally doesn't move much because of the cost of running it and <br>they are mainly status symbols.<br> <br>One thing we did hear today is that El Gouna is ...

Our final day in Egypt was well spent hunting presents to take home with us. Our holiday 'rep' was kind enough not only to recommend his friend&#8217;s shop for this purpose, but also to skive the day off work and take us in person! Ed, Caroline, Luke and I piled into George&#8217;s sky blue Lada and whizzed along one of Hurghada&#8217;s few motorways to an enormous shop which stocked just about ...

... have looked liked when the statues were first put in place in front of a grand palace of a pharaoh. By the time the bus reached the Temple of Luxor, the sun was sinking in the lower in the sky and the evening was cooling the temple site down to a more comfortable temperature. It was now comfortable to walk thru the temple. Although smaller than the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Lexor which was at the other end of the Avenue of the Sphinxes was equally impressive. Inside of the ...

... especially the families with little ones. We met the English speaking Germans we had talked with last night and they have the email for the other German couple and they will get it for us before the evening ends. We have dinner and the woman comes over with the email address and two chocolate bars from the couple that left this morning. They have asked us to keep in touch and to come and stay with them when we reach Germany! I say to the couple (don't know their names ...

... a claim to what Randy refers to as a "Mosh Pit". It was a huge, comfy, pillow laden, round couch. We would have slept there all night if they would have let us but alas after dancing a bit we dragged our bums back to our rooms. We are trying to accept the fact that we need to start preparing ourselves (and our immense amount of luggage) for the trip home. We want to thank Mohamed and Explore Egypt in the ...