The Sea

Bella's Birthday Flip Flops

We flew from Luxor to Sharm elshiekh on the Red Sea.  This city is their resort vacation hotspot largely occupied by sun seeking Russians.  There is a world conference currently happening there with high hopes of selling Egypt back to the world as a safe destination for your holidays.  Security is tight as they want nothing to go wrong.  We celebrated Bella's birthday there, but only stayed 2 nights.  It was our first experience with an  "all inclusive".  It wasn't a 5 star.

However, the coral reef they have here is a 5 star.  We were able to snorkel out from our overcrowded bit of beach to see a healthy reef with many fish species.

Sharing the beach with Muslim women who cover everything and Russian women who cover nothing