Sharm El Sheikh

Who does not like laying by a pool, enjoying the sun, swimming in the pool and slipping down a waterslide?  Well, that is much of what we have been doing over the past several days.

Grandma and Auntie are here on vacation, and, it is our Spring Break, so, we choose to venture off to Sharm El Sheikh for 5 days.  We got a great deal on some flights and an even better deal on a 5 star all inclusive that we could not pass up on.  The trip so far has been exactly what we have been looking for.  And, to think, all this fun, beauty and relaxation was only a 1 hour flight away...after an hour and a half in the car of course!

The pools are beautiful, the water is the bluest I have ever seen, the sun is warm and bright, the pools are magnificent and the food has been good overall.

Our days have been full of relaxing by the pool, swimming with the fearless Princess who tears down that waterslide like she is older than she is.  I am very proud that she slides on her own.  All she asks is that we catch her at the bottom.

Today, we (Auntie, Hubby, myself and the kids) took a speedboat trip around the Red Sea.  We saw a Russian Shipwreck, explored an island and saw Saudi Arabia in the distance, and, played with jellyfish.

Yes, I said, played with jellyfish.  For anyone who has seen Finding Nemo, Dory gets stung by jellyfish...they are not to be played with.  Turns out, the ones we were seeing all over the lagoon, do not sting...at all.  So, we picked them up, touched them and put them back in the water.  Princess and Dimples  thought they were great.

Snorkeling is pretty impressive in the Red Sea.  It is not my favorite activity.  I feel a little anxious with my face stuffed in the water, having to breath through my mouth, but, Hubby grabbed my hand an dragged me through the water.  The fish a very colorful and it truly is magnificent.  All the adults took a dunk in the snorkel adventure...Dimples was not overly thrilled to see mommy face down in the water, but, he survived.

The time in Sharm has been very restful for everyone...it will be tough to leave here tomorrow.  We get one more full day here and then it is back to Cairo.  Enjoy the pictures!

Dimples hanging out by the pool.

Princess by the waterfall.

On the speedboat.

On a rocky island.  Saudi Arabia is in the background.

The 5 of us on the rocky island.  The Red Sea in the background.

Hubby going for a snorkel.

The water was kind of cold.

Hubby and his first jellyfish.

I turned to look at Dimples and he was in the process of picking up this jellyfish.  I was shocked.  This guy does not like to touch glitter!

Hubby and Princess driving the boat.

A Red Sea Sunset.