These are how old!!!???
Monday, June 5th, 2006Wow…the Sinai Peninsula is fantastic. After traveling through Jordan, spending a night in the desert, and visiting multiple sights we decided to treat ourselves to a well-deserved, do-nothing beach vacation. We crossed from the southern Jordan port city of Aqaba to the lonely Egyptian port city of Nuweiba via the fast ferry. This is one ferry that you wanna pay up for as the slow ferry is an 8-10 hour adventure according to who you run into on the road. Not only was it a good choice for speed but we also got the opportunity to meet a new Italian friend, Valerio whom convinced us that Dahab should be our destination for rest and relaxation. Perfect recommendation!!
The beaches of Dahab are almost non-existent (a few a bike ride away) but the town itself is set up in order to take advantage of the beautiful Red Sea. Almost the entire city sits along a reef….just off the water are the restaurants and pubs, then a small Boardwalk-type of street that runs along the entire waterfront, then all hotels and guesthouses that bracket the Boardwalk. Very well done in our opinion. Well, we were there to DO NOTHING! So unless you’d like to hear about how much tanning lotion we went through, mind-numbing books we read, or 40-cent falafels we consumed there is not much to write about. One thing we would be remiss in relating to you all is one of the only physical activities we took part in besides flipping from back to front on our lounge chair…..the snorkeling. Dahab is well known in certain circles as one of the best places to scuba and snorkel. After two days, Valerio convinced us to finally drag our lazy bums off the lounge chairs where we found an unbelievable underwater world just steps away. If the sheer numbers and size of the fish (giant snapper and cow-looking fish) don’t amaze you, the colors of the huge schools and dense coral will almost cause you to swallow the Red Sea as you scream in delight! This is a must-do activity in Dahab and although packed with people make sure not to miss out on the Lighthouse reef spot which offers some of the most visible fish, eels, sponges, and anemones around!
Jeff and Becca