Tour dates: 6 Feb to 13 Feb 2006.
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Our final descent was steep and fairly long
Then, as the ground levelled, we saw our next camp
It was a very long narrow building
To one side of it was a cave-dwelling
The resident donkeys regarded it all as their own property
Our camels had no opinion in the matter,
just so long as they got their dinner
This dawned bright and clear
(View from my sleeping bag, covered in ice crystals)
I had spent the night near the cave-dwelling
The others slept in the long building
The camels had their own bivouac
Our last day produced pleasant sunny walking
At one point we walked to the
intended site of an Egyptian presidential retreat
This would have had very spectacular views. See below...
By the end of the day we had made our way to
Sheik Mousa base camp
We arrived in time to enjoy the last of the afternoon sun
The next day we set off back to Sharm el Sheik.
First we had a quick look at St Katherine's Monastery.
Mount Musa (Moses) lies behind it.
In front is a view across the valley.
This lies quite close to Sharm el Sheik.
It is a "no building" area
The park has a spectacular entry gate
And some bathing beaches.
However, the real attraction is some truly excellent snorkelling sites.
Sadly I did not have an underwater camera, but I can say the underwater sights were wonderful.
Our hotel did have some entertainments after dinner
In the town there is plenty of cafe life and shopping after dark.
While waiting for the afternoon flight home we took a ride
in a glass-bottomed boat.
Not in the same league as the snorkelling
But a pleasant way to spend a morning..
The trip did give us a view of Nama Bay from the sea
And I did take the traditional "view from our room" photo!
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