Arrived in Sharm-El-Sheik this morning
Today's excursion was a coach over to Na'ama Bay for a glass-bottom boat ride followed by some time on the beach. On the 15 minute bus ride Denise and I were quipping that it ought to be called Sharm-El-Shut as we didn't see a soul on the streets. However, when we got to our destination we realized that this was because EVERYONE was on the beach.
We had 1 hour on the boat looking over the coral reef here - which is the second largest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.
It was very hot today - much hotter than I was expecting. So after the boat trip Denise took a dip in the sea. I just stayed on my lounger in the shade. Back on board after lunch I went up to the observation deck to watch as we pulled out of port. The Harbor "pilot" was back on shore waving goodbye to us from the dock - but apparently he still gets paid even though he didn't actually do anything.
This evening we had the Captain's welcome cocktails and dinner, followed by a great show from Chloe (our cruise director). She sang songs from the 60s and 70s and also some numbers from musicals like Les Miserables and A Star is Born.
Tomorrow is one of the highlights of the trip - the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza.
We had to have pilots at every port in the Caribbean too. The deputy captain told us quite a lot about the procedure. (Basically, they don't do very much and they insist on a disclaimer saying nothing is their fault.)
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