“I did nothing all day!”
(Red Sea Camp)
Slept in…read “Fosters: Celebration of Discipline” pretty much all day. Chatted with people, watched Jen snorkel and ate. That’s the day!
Under the Sea!
Jen: I went snorkeling for the first time in my life and loved it! Alison and I ventured out to find the reef about 10 in the morning. The water was a bit cold, but we were determined to find it because we had heard rumors that snorkeling/scuba diving in the Red Sea is tremendous. After swimming for about 10 or15 minutes, we came across a sea cucumber or two and then one or two fish…we kept swimming…and then…we found it! An AMAZING reef teeming with life…The coral was multicolored and formed an underwater cliff. I was fascinated! We ended up spending about an hour with our faces permanently underwater and only finally returned because we were cold. After lunch we went out again, this time with our camera in hand. I was a bit worried as our mate, Tyler, had taken his ‘waterproof’ camera out earlier…the water destroyed his camera. Our camera, however, did wonderfully. Alison and I spent another hour exploring the reef. I couldn’t get enough of it.
Our Red Sea Beach Huts
In the late afternoon we played beach volleyball against another Intrepid group who were staying at the camp. (Jen had no idea Dave played volleyball! And not half badly either…). We won 2 of 3 sets. I met a guy called Jim who is from Melbourne and is doing Agriculture in Pakistan. I ate calamari for lunch & dinner. The camp cat attempted to swipe my calamari. I chased the cat with a shaker stick. It was fun.
