Dahab

So I am writing this post sitting in the Funny Mummy in the resort town of Dahab in Sinai. A mini-bus picked us up Thursday at 1am and we got into town at 9am Friday morning. Dahab is wonderful. It's a stretch of frumpy hotels and chill restaurants along the gulf of Aqaba. As one reclines on a Baudoin style couch and sips fresh squeezed juice he looks out over some of the best coral in the world. Of course one would never know without taking advantage of the many diving and snorkeling centers that are a ubiquitous part of life here. We spent the entire day yesterday relaxing, reading, talking, and sunbathing. Truly a nice change from the chaos of Cairo. Of course a bunch of us brought work to do, and we actually made some progress on all those late semester projects that are quickly coming due. And now it's time to leave. I got enough of a taste to determine that a week is needed after the term is out to really soak up the relaxation that Dahab offers. We're taking the 3pm bus which is supposed to deposit us at our homes by nine tonight. Insha Allah. Pictures soon.