Dahab, Egypt - Camel ride, The Blue Hole
Chris, Kim and I took a camel ride to the "Blue Hole" in Dahab. Riding a camel is much less comfortable than riding a horse and we were all sore after just a 1/2 hour ride. It also seems that the saddle arrangement for riding was much less comfortble than the camel I rode in India. In India we did a 2-hour ride and I didn't feel that sore afterwards. In either case, this helped us decide not to take the 2-hour camel ride option for going up Mt. Sinai the next day.
The following description is from the Blue Hole Project Web site:
"Situated a few miles outside the town of Dahab on the Sinai Peninsular, The Blue Hole is a natural coral feature and considered to be a world class diving site. It is also the site that has seen the deaths of over 70 divers - more than any other diving site. Essentially The Blue Hole is a small coral lagoon which starts near the surface and drops down to a stunning arch which leads out to the main reef wall. At its deepest part, the Blue Hole reaches over 120m (394-feet). "
It's a beautiful area and we saw a number of people snorkeling and diving. One group of divers were using a nitrox mix, which meant they were going to do some deep dives. The water appeared to be very clear and a bit chilly for my taste, it is winter time here after all, but there were still hearty souls snorkeling without wet suits. I guess I got spoiled by the wonderfully warm water temperatures in Indonesia and Malaysia and decided not to do any snorkleing or diving on this trip. I might consider coming back some time in the summer.
Dahab is a small town with a nicely developed restaurant and shopping area along the waterfront. We went to the waterfront for dinner. The restaurant has the catch of the day displayed on ice in front of each restaurant. The restaurants themselves had wood firepots and come complete with your own set of begging felines. They'll supply with you with a water squirt bottle if the cats become a nuisance.
The meals were quite good and for about $8-$10 we had freshly prepared fish, rice, french fries, salad, hummis and pita bread in a beautiful setting.
It's a bit hard to beleive that the sleepy town of Dahab was the site of a terrorist bombing in April 24th of this year, but it was. 23 people were killed and 62 wounded. Three of the persons killed were foreigners. In talking to one of the locals he said at the time it was a feeling of disbelief. How could anything like this possibly happen here?
Chris, Kim and I took a camel ride to the "Blue Hole" in Dahab. Riding a camel is much less comfortable than riding a horse and we were all sore after just a 1/2 hour ride. It also seems that the saddle arrangement for riding was much less comfortble than the camel I rode in India. In India we did a 2-hour ride and I didn't feel that sore afterwards. In either case, this helped us decide not to take the 2-hour camel ride option for going up Mt. Sinai the next day.
The following description is from the Blue Hole Project Web site:
"Situated a few miles outside the town of Dahab on the Sinai Peninsular, The Blue Hole is a natural coral feature and considered to be a world class diving site. It is also the site that has seen the deaths of over 70 divers - more than any other diving site. Essentially The Blue Hole is a small coral lagoon which starts near the surface and drops down to a stunning arch which leads out to the main reef wall. At its deepest part, the Blue Hole reaches over 120m (394-feet). "
It's a beautiful area and we saw a number of people snorkeling and diving. One group of divers were using a nitrox mix, which meant they were going to do some deep dives. The water appeared to be very clear and a bit chilly for my taste, it is winter time here after all, but there were still hearty souls snorkeling without wet suits. I guess I got spoiled by the wonderfully warm water temperatures in Indonesia and Malaysia and decided not to do any snorkleing or diving on this trip. I might consider coming back some time in the summer.
Dahab is a small town with a nicely developed restaurant and shopping area along the waterfront. We went to the waterfront for dinner. The restaurant has the catch of the day displayed on ice in front of each restaurant. The restaurants themselves had wood firepots and come complete with your own set of begging felines. They'll supply with you with a water squirt bottle if the cats become a nuisance.
The meals were quite good and for about $8-$10 we had freshly prepared fish, rice, french fries, salad, hummis and pita bread in a beautiful setting.
It's a bit hard to beleive that the sleepy town of Dahab was the site of a terrorist bombing in April 24th of this year, but it was. 23 people were killed and 62 wounded. Three of the persons killed were foreigners. In talking to one of the locals he said at the time it was a feeling of disbelief. How could anything like this possibly happen here?
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