Day on and under the sea
After
getting hot and dusty in the desert it seems like no amounts of time spend in
the shower will really do the job - hence it is a good thing to go to the
coast. Hurgarda is very different from Dahab it is a much more developed
tourist destination with bigger hotels a lot more tourist and all that comes
along with it. It is a bit like many Mediterranean tourist towns everything I
usually want to get away from to go somewhere more quite.
But despite
my initial doubt it is not really all that bad. The hotel is bigger the pool is
bigger the air con works - all something to be appreciated after a couple of
hot day in the desert and just a bit of exploration in
The main
thing about Hurgada is the sea there is not too much to do on land. There is
not the usual surplus of old ruins you just need to see before you can do
something else. There will be different options, just hanging at the pool
trying to find a beach or go diving (snorkelling).
For me the
choice is very obvious I dont have the patience to go and spend a day on the
beach or at the pool. Actually I found it impossible to spend more than half an
hour in the sun at around five in the afternoon. After that I started to sweat
soooo much that my book started to disintegrate because of my continuously
dripping sweat and I would have to jump in the pool to cool of again. Diving it
got to be.
I go out
diving on a boat. This is so much better than the dive up in Dahab. The water
is just as warm - always nice not to get cold on a dive no problems here. And
the water is a lot clearer than up north. I am diving with a tiny group of only
me, a body and a dive master. And this is
The fish
life around this area is pretty good and the coral seems to be in a better
state than in Dahab. I don't know if it is because going on the boat gets us
out on the open sea with better conditions or if the corals are also better
along the coast - never got to check it out.
