Commentary on the Ordinary

Pyramids, the Sphinx and many Good Byes (Cairo) Our last full day on vacation involved us going to the Giza pyramids and the Egyptian museum. We got up fairly early to meet our day guide, “Ola”. She was bubbly & full of tour guide facts & figures. It took us about 40 minutes to navigate [...]

Why don’t animals like me? (St. Catherines – Cairo) We left the beach camp early & headed to St. Catherine’s, which is thought to be the traditional site of Sinai. We finally arrived and went straight to the St. Cath monastery. This Greek Orthodox monastery was started by ‘Helena’ (or Catherine) who was Justinian’s mother. [...]

“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! 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 [...]

“Dance music is junk all over the world!” (Wadi Rum – Aqaba – Red Sea Camp) We got up early and packed quickly. No showers so I look like a gorilla that’s just had a fit. We said good bye to the camp & met the bus in the nearby village. We got to see [...]