Before we arrived in Egypt we were told the Red Sea coral reefs were considered second only to the Great Barrier Reef. That pretty much shored it up (haha!) for us - a trip to Dahab for some snorkeling went on our list. Warning: I will be fishing for some good puns throughout this post. I bet I can net a few good ones. You're hooked already, I can tell. Even though my puns are crappie. We took the midnight bus to Sharm el Sheik where we transferred to a private shuttle van to Dahab on the southeast side of the Sinai Peninsula. The skies were clear, the afternoon temperatures delightful, and the hospitality of the hotel staff was top-rate. Also, it was very quiet. Oh, and there were very clean and friendly cats that we could actually pet. So that pretty much did it for me. After barely sleeping on the bus, I was in need of a nap, but afterward I joined our group at a beachfront cafe near the lighthouse. It was dreamy. The deal here is that you make yourself at home under the shade of the tents on a nest of pillows with a low table. A server comes by with menus and you just order up food or juices and go out for snorkeling in between your rounds of noshing. The server also brings you a large squirt bottle of water to fend off the cats that will probably just climb right in your lap and try to eat your cheeseburger. I'm begginning to flounder, but you otter keep reading. The very first thing I saw when I got out on the reef was a lion fish. True story. It was also one of the last things we saw the next day when Shannon, the girls, and I were trying to decide on the best way back to our beach spot. We were starting to swim over a shallow reef toward the shore when we spotted Mr. Mufasa in all his lion fishy glory and we decided that reef had death written all over. We should definitely go around it, not over it. Among the other beautiful creatures our group saw were an octopus, brilliant butterfly fish, squid, huge puffers, something I called a Gator fish because it was orange blue, and a big ray. We had an underwater camera but between my shivering (cold water) and excitement I only ended up taking about 200 really lousy photos. I followed a huge parrot fish for a long time but in the end I think the video I shot was better than any of the stills, so click here to see that. I’m totally baiting you here. - Jenni Click here for the video and here for the full photo gallery.
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Kathy mayer
10/24/2016 02:01:23 pm
Love fillowing your bl8g and wherever you go and do.
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Jeff
10/24/2016 08:09:25 pm
Total clickbait, but that's ok bc I have some new fish puns I've been dying to trout.
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