Diving in Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt

Finally I have located a PC with a CD drive and have been able to look at our diving photos. These ones really don't do the Red Sea any justice whatsoever, but nonetheless, here is a taste of the world below the surface of thewater.

Souks & Sufis - The last night in Cairo

For our last night in Cairo we headed into what's known as Islamisc Cairo for one last spin around the souqs and then for a Sufi dancing show.


Valda & Delia in the Souq



Mosque in Cairo



Sufi dancing

The White Desert

And here we are, at the place that provided the reason for dragging friends and family through the sand for days on end.



Another breakdown. Nothing like a broken radiator fan in the middle of nowhere...


Mel and Delia hangin out at Crystal Mountain


Nothing in front of us but sand, nothing behind us but sand.


Amy & Delia at the "Obstacle Course"


The fine white dust of the White Desert


One of the rock features


Leave only footprints, take only photos - here are some fossils from the White Desert. I thought they looked like raspberries.


Paul & Amy


More rock features


Sunset


Cricket in the desert


Delia joining in with the locals in providing entertainment


Look carefully, this isn't a blank photo, it is actually stars. I'll blog another when I've highlighted it


Tea at dawn - Paul & Amy

The Black Desert

I was reminded a lot of the Central Plateau here. And Lord of the Rings. Must've been something about the volcanic look.

Team NZ takes on the Nile

I had a few doubts about the felucca; small boat, eleven of us, Mohamed and the crew, horror stories of no toilets but thankfully it was all fine.

There are no photos (well none I took anyway) of the days we spent lazing, reading, playing 500, no photos from dancing and singing round the campfire but there are millions of photos of the Nile horizons.

We also had a wee side trip to a place called Daraw which a a camel market town. A few of us got back on the camels, albeit they were only short rides in the yards. In the market we got to try sugar cane juice (like the smell of sweet lawn clippings) and see how meet was identified in the shops (they left the tail on).

The felucca was a great palce to relax and we ate like (vegeterian) kings.


Graham putting the flag up.


A Nile horizon.


Bridge over the Nile.


Moored for the night.


A curious local.


On the way to Daraw


Kids in the camel market.


The meat market (check out the tails)


Delia and Mohamed


Sunrise on the Nile.



What to do when the windis light.