Roma 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 ...

... side by side. I have never seen conditions like this, you have no idea! Our bus ride took about 7 hours and wealmost hit a camel in the middle of the road! there was a creepy guy staring at me like it was his job! Cody had to get in his way and block hsi vision. We finally got off the bus and sat down while cody and our chinese friend went to look for a bus or a taxi to Dahab. The creepy guy sat next to me and told me I was beautiful, I said thanks then looked away. He ...

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 ...

Diving in the pool this morning was fantastic. Although I was a little <br>paniky at first I managed to do the basic skills like clearing water <br>from the visor and taking the regulator out under water without too <br>much of a problem. Was well impressed by having 8 wieghts around me <br>cause I thought I was quite heavy enough on my own, my instructor only <br>had 4! But ...

... 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 ...

... Oh and the boats <br>here in the marina are really cool, I have gotta get some photos of <br>those before I go.<br> <br>The hotel is ok, room is clean, tidy and we have a view across the <br>marina and we got a cake delivered to the room for Meryls birthday <br>which is 4 days early but the thought was there.<br> <br>Anyway, sleep time after a long days travel with 2 welcome meetings <br>tomorrow, woop de do.<br>

So: we finally made it to Egypt. Not after a few failed attempts and some last-minute bargain-hunting either. Nine days before we departed, a fantastic deal popped up into our Inbox: 7-nights, 4* Hurghada hotel for £299. How could we not? Hurghada is on the Red Sea and on the 'mainland' side of Egypt, unlike the country's primary diving spot, Sharm El Sheikh. We<br>had seriously contemplated Sharm for its world-renowned diving, but also ...

... service was great up until we tried to get and pay for our bill. It took over an hour and multiple requests. Only the second time on the trip I was truly irritable, and the first time in my life I didn't leave a generous tip. On our way back to the hotel, we did decide to humour a few of the stall owners. We allowed ourselves to get drawn in a couple times. At one store, we chatted for quite awhile, and the young guy ended up getting ...