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Part I, Break Bay.
Went to Egypt 6 times. Not from the good life, but not from the bad. Just a good combination of warm sea, coral and our family budget (before the crisis). They chose Mars Alam for themselves. Nature is untouched, corals are alive, underwater fauna is abundant, compatriots (including former) at least. Rested in late November and the hotel was chosen with a bay. Before that, Iberotel Lamaya and Shams Alam were in Iberotel. According to reviews, Bryk Bay was chosen. In addition, they decided on the eve of the crisis, go crazy and ride on the Nile on a steamboat. As usual, turned to the Dnepropetrovsk agency "Laspi", to the deputy. Director Ilona (this is not advertising, but a statement of fact - Ilona is an expert in his field), they say, we want a combined tour. Three days later they received confirmation, paid for the tour, and a week later the dollar was steadily gaining weight. Well, a little lucky. Arrived by Dneproavia flight on time, 24.11.
08 at 10-15, local time, in Hurghada. Exchange of vouchers for registration cards and queue at border guards (visa and currency exchange - almost no queue), 30 - 40 minutes. We took our luggage and left. On Mars Allam, besides us, 6 tourists and a guide. We drove to Radisson El Quseir, dropped off a couple and moved on. Our fellow travelers (2 couples) as they moved away from Hurghada, were sad and reproached one of the fellow travelers that she had taken them into such a wilderness. I added oil to the hot flames, explaining that it would be another 1.5 hours before they saw Elfinstone. To calm down their raging nerves, the fellow travelers took out sandwiches with SV sausage and pork cutlets and began to eat their disappointment. I was sincerely sorry guys, because all the charms of the Egyptian holiday, in the understanding of the tourist, could be obtained within 30 minutes drive from the airport.
Well, finally, Break, goodbye to the driver, I was surprised by the refusal of 50 pounds (but, however, the refusal is not categorical) and we are at the reception. The guide talked to the guys there at a very fast pace, gave us questionnaires and was like that. In addition to us, 4 other people from Ukraine filled out the questionnaires. After filling out the paperwork and confiscating the passports (they were given away the next day, I am writing specifically so that people do not faint), a hotel employee, Julia (the heroine of many break reviews) came up to us and said importantly: "Come on, comrades! "
To be offended, I was not called a "Comrade" for 15 years. BUT, however, it amused me and my wife Marina. Julia explained (briefly) that, where, how much and took us to a restaurant for lunch. The road and registration took 3 hours and 30 minutes. Sometimes it's worse. After dinner, we went to room 2209 at the Sports Inn. 3rd floor, healthy room (booked superior), but no safe.
Again at the reception, we explain to the dude, he looks thoughtfully at the monitor and begins to talk to someone on the phone. Julia arrived in time and joined in solving the problem, switching to English in communication with us. However, within 5 minutes we changed the number to 2204, apologizing. To the number of claims, no. Immediately the kiperhaus came running and began to shine in English, taking us for the Dutch. Well, okay, by the way, there were no complaints about the cleaning. Without getting wetsuits, we quickly went to the beach and here it is the RED SEA! ! ! ! ! Immediately at the shore they saw 5 scorpions, well, we see them in masks, and if only they see us, they can grab a leg? The beauties of the reef were described before me, I can only say, in Marsa Alam for me this bay is in second place after Shams Allam (in third place - Koraya).
From what I did not subtract in previous reviews: 1. Flies tortured…! If there was no wind on the beach, they attacked. Fortunately, the wind is in the Royal Inn area, almost all the time.
In Break, flies are not poisoned by smoke. Before leaving, there was a mass meal on the territory and in the rooms. 2. The water in the minibar was constantly replenished. 3. In the Sport Inn wing, closer to the sea at night, when flies fall asleep, mosquitoes fly, which do not care about "Raid", slept with a closed balcony.
The hotel guide - Musad, made a good impression, and if you know the Arabs, even good. We warned him that on December 29 we have an individual transfer to Aswan. 28.12. he warned us that the car would be at 3-00, warned the reception and ordered lunch boxes. Usually we do it ourselves, not relying on optional Arabs. We did not buy tours from him, but those who went did not complain. By the way! We met a very interesting couple from Kiev, Yura and Lina at the hotel. They have been snorkeling in the Red Sea since 1998. As elderly people (even for me, also quite old), they felt free in the water and underwater and told us about the advantages and disadvantages of the bay.
So, they went from Thesis to Abu Dabab to watch the dugong, and the dugong didn't. Therefore, when signing up for dive tours, we ignored Abu Dabab. And in general, judging by the reviews, the dugong began to appear less often in the bay, compared to 2007.
Part II Aswan-Luxor.
28.12. at 2-40 we are at the reception with things and lunch boxes. Almost immediately we are approached by a guide. Russian! And we were immediately scared - the Arab arrived 15 minutes earlier, this can not be! ! ! ! ! And so everything is clear, except, where in Egypt the Russian guide Teztura? It turned out to be from Turkey for the winter.
Volodya, a guy from Belgorod, was transferred to Egypt to the Acacia Hotel. Well, good! Sit down - let's go. We are interested in how we go to Aswan. We go to Mars Allam, from there at 4-00 convoy to Aswan, through Edfu. After all, an individual transfer took place in the bus. At 3-30 we stop in Mars, near the police checkpoint.
In addition to us, another car with a Belgian couple (hired a car with a driver) for a trip to Aswan from Intercontinent Port Galib and a bus with 6 Germans. That's the whole convoy (in general, the convoy from Mars to Luxor and Aswan went only in 2008). In our bead, and in the bead of the Germans, sat on a dude with machine guns, and forward!
At 5-30 stop at the checkpoint of the Egyptian army! ! ! ! ! Asked to go to the toilet, the first to go Belgian… Went out holding on to the wall and catching his breath. In general, not having a poetic gift and pitying the reader, I will not describe the life of brave warriors. The main thing is that they are satisfied, and a caravanserai is already being built for tourists. But let's continue. We are waiting, waiting for what? Commander, he's asleep. A dirty, fat barbos of about 25 woke up and got on our bus, kicking out a policeman. The policeman moved to the Belgians and we continued on our way. At 7-20 we are in Edfu, waiting for the convoy from Luxor. We went to the center to drink coffee.
The second - the passenger cabins and the hall with shops, the third - the bar is closed, worked in the evenings and open (day), the fourth (on the floor of the ship) - solarium with pool. Kipperhouses in uniform, waiters in white shirts with butterflies. Arranged a whole show for dinner, with drums and songs. We did not hear the noise of the engine, we woke up only when the ship was leaving or moored at night.
But admiration was followed by disappointment. As soon as we stepped on deck, we immediately got on the guide we want to Abu Simbel! Magdi started calling the local drivers, and then said, "Everything, the convoy leaves at 11:00 (there are only two Aswan-Abu Simbel convoys, 7:00 and 11:00), you don't have time. " Damn it! ! ! ! ! We would have paid the driver who took us from Break and had time. But, he would have known, he would have lived in Sochi. They gave their passports to the reception, got the keys and started to rest. Guests - 8 Chinese, 12 Poles, 12 from Teztur and two - Arab newlyweds with a guide.
Climbed to a room on the third deck, everything is great. Furniture, plumbing, TV, safe and central air conditioning "York". They dropped their bags, took a shower, changed clothes and went to the upper deck to admire the scenery of the Nile and drink beer. Here it was confirmed that in every sad event you can find a positive. If we had made it to Abu Simbel, we would be shaking in the bus now, and so we sit on the deck, drinking beer with chips and looking down on the life swarming around. After looking at the bill for 2 bottles of beer "Sahara" - 60 pounds, we decided to give the liver a rest for 4 days. In the future, the restaurant took 1.5 liters of water "Nestle" - 9 pounds. Once they pushed the bill for 11 pounds, then apologized to the whole restaurant. Copies of bills I collected in the bedside table and in the final calculation, everything came together to the penny. We had lunch without frills, but normally and went to bed, warned by the guide that at 16 - 00 tour of the city and the dam. While we slept, a thesis group of 10 people arrived.
A couple from Russia, a couple of compatriots from their native Dnepropetrovsk, a couple from Kiev with a grandson - clients of Thesis and a couple from Estonia with a friend living in Nuweiba. Estonians flew to Sharm on their own to their friend, who was hiding from the Estonian climate, buying a house in Nuweiba. Arriving on a ferry to Hurghada, they bought a tour of the Nile from Thesis Tour. For the first few hours, Estonians found it a little difficult to speak Russian, but then they remembered the school and the USSR and joined our international team.
I will not tell about excursions to whom it is interesting, read stories on the Egyptian forum, and I, however, am not the writer. I will say only the temples - this is great, especially the temple of Horus in Edfu (it is beautifully preserved and seeing it, you can imagine what all the other temples looked like). And I also realized that Egyptian theology, an extremely confusing science, for me, is something akin to a special theory of relativity.
However, the numerous pantheon of gods, where local deities from each region gathered, apparently served as a stabilizing factor, which, combined with other factors, allowed the Egyptian kingdoms to survive - 2.5 thousand. years and be reborn under the Ptolemies (though not for long, for 300 years! ).
Briefly about what is not included in the tour program:
A walk around Aswan. The city is one of the cleanest in Egypt, however, the people on the shopping street are wild (compared to resort towns). All the souvenir rubbish in our house, a little less than in Egypt, so we did not buy anything, but just walked, soaked in color.
Edfu is dirt and poverty. November 29, at 15 - 00 in the area of the temple was + 35 degrees, what is happening there in the summer, you can imagine. In addition, on the island, the enrichment plant (apparently ferroalloy) smokes in three pipes, which does not add charm to the town.
In general, the whole valley of the Nile, in the haze, the source of which, of course, is human activity.
In Luxor, we visited the Luxor Temple and Museum on our own - super. I recommend to all, if your ship docks on the city promenade, you can easily get there on foot, for everything about everything, it takes 1.5 hours. Open until 2.00 in the evening.
About the guide. Magdi, a normal dude, married in Russian, a Christian. He is in love with his country and knows history well. On the first day, he warned us not to tip the crew, everything was centralized. On the last day he collected 10 bucks, how much he gave to the captain is not known, but Sinbadam, who was lifting suitcases in Luxor, gave 300 pounds. Our group dropped 5 bucks for him, did not want to take, but of course took. After the choral performance: "We are very grateful to you. "
On the fourth day, we boarded the bus at 8:00 and went to Safaga. At 1.00 we arrived at the transfer point without adventure or car racing.
Where we were waiting for a seat, "Hyundai Accent". The whole group poured out to say goodbye to us, I was even moved, so we became related. After all, there were no "occupiers", no "Chukhons", no "cunning Ukrainians" and "Jews" among us. And there were normal guys and girls who will not quarrel, no talentless politician. That's how it would always be, everyone is full, happy with no quarrels. After all, in the eyes of the hungry electorate, politicians find it easiest to justify their own idiocy and bribery with the intrigues of American henchmen, the hand of Moscow and the traditional conspiracy of Zionism. But let's not be sad. Hyundai took us to the hotel, to the sea, fish and beer. Three hours later we were in Break, where we were greeted like family, drinking homemade "juice" from guava. By the way, the Hyundai driver also refused 30 pounds, maybe that's what happened.
Part III, and again Break.
By cousin, we were accommodated in room 2128. The castle is not working, somehow opened and went to dinner.
The remaining days were wonderful, snorkeling, sunbathing, I used the services of the local diving center (this is a separate story), I really enjoyed it.
On the last day we had a big swim (2 hours), all the strange inhabitants of the sea seemed to have sailed to see us off: Napoleon, a large green turtle, a small eaglet, a few healthy moray eels, etc. In the afternoon the wind rose and drove the waves straight . By the way, the wetsuits are already dry. We jumped on the waves, getting a lot of positive. Checked with the cashier, just in case, our hotel bill - zero. The reception informed us about the departure guide. We had dinner and went to bed and sleep.
Epilogue.
At 3.30 we surrendered to the reception without any problems (billboy checked the number after us, so I do not recommend raging in the room). We had lunch boxes, drank an ugly espresso (paid for at night) and soon a bus arrived. Our old acquaintance, Volodya, got off the bus.
Okay, so let's get there normally. Dropped suitcases went to the bus and there is a dozing old diver and pilot, Kuza and his wife Natalia! It is necessary to go to hell, to Africa, and meet a friend there. We planned to go together, but the crisis crippled our friends. They bought Tez Express, Mars Allam, 5 stars 10 days ago, and brought them to the Fantasy Resort. At first there were as many as 4 people from the Dnieper, then 30 Muscovites drove up. In general, we were satisfied with the rest. But probably do not take a ticket to the hotel where they rest on the express. The guide told a heartbreaking story about how he took the dude from Fantasia. Togo was brought in swimming trunks, but the suitcase is not given away, they demand $ 70 for a broken mirror. The dude only talks in his mother tongue, nobody understands him. A good fellow Belarusian, he paid $ 30 for it. , that's what they decided. The dude in swimming trunks was loaded into a bead and taken to Hurghada, bye-bye.
Went in the same Boeing 737, look and in our seats are two boys (both 35 years old). These are our places, no, ours. Unconstructive dialogue. I show tickets, 11 rows, seats "e", "f". The boy answers, and we have d and c, so we are sitting next to each other. Explained to them about the English alphabet. The boy is desperately capricious, shouting: "Ira, I want to sit with Kirill"! "Well sho, you little one, sit across from your Kirill. " The Last Adventure in Africa 2008.
The second-hand liner Dneproavia took off with a falcon and carried us from the sun and the sea to our native lands, the slushy winter, the economic crisis. Oh, you are the Red Sea when we meet.
Sincerely, Igor and Marina.
Part I, Break Bay.
Went to Egypt 6 times. Not from the good life, but not from the bad. Just a good combination of warm sea, coral and our family budget (before the crisis). They chose Mars Alam for themselves. Nature is untouched, corals are alive, underwater fauna is abundant, compatriots (including former) at least. Rested in late November and the hotel was chosen with a bay. Before that, Iberotel Lamaya and Shams Alam were in Iberotel. According to reviews, Bryk Bay was chosen. In addition, they decided on the eve of the crisis, go crazy and ride on the Nile on a steamboat. As usual, turned to the Dnepropetrovsk agency "Laspi", to the deputy. Director Ilona (this is not advertising, but a statement of fact - Ilona is an expert in his field), they say, we want a combined tour. Three days later they received confirmation, paid for the tour, and a week later the dollar was steadily gaining weight. Well, a little lucky. Arrived by Dneproavia flight on time, 24.11.
08 at 10-15, local time, in Hurghada. Exchange of vouchers for registration cards and queue at border guards (visa and currency exchange - almost no queue), 30 - 40 minutes. We took our luggage and left. On Mars Allam, besides us, 6 tourists and a guide. We drove to Radisson El Quseir, dropped off a couple and moved on. Our fellow travelers (2 couples) as they moved away from Hurghada, were sad and reproached one of the fellow travelers that she had taken them into such a wilderness. I added oil to the hot flames, explaining that it would be another 1.5 hours before they saw Elfinstone. To calm down their raging nerves, the fellow travelers took out sandwiches with SV sausage and pork cutlets and began to eat their disappointment. I was sincerely sorry guys, because all the charms of the Egyptian holiday, in the understanding of the tourist, could be obtained within 30 minutes drive from the airport.
Well, finally, Break, goodbye to the driver, I was surprised by the refusal of 50 pounds (but, however, the refusal is not categorical) and we are at the reception. The guide talked to the guys there at a very fast pace, gave us questionnaires and was like that. In addition to us, 4 other people from Ukraine filled out the questionnaires. After filling out the paperwork and confiscating the passports (they were given away the next day, I am writing specifically so that people do not faint), a hotel employee, Julia (the heroine of many break reviews) came up to us and said importantly: "Come on, comrades! "
To be offended, I was not called a "Comrade" for 15 years. BUT, however, it amused me and my wife Marina. Julia explained (briefly) that, where, how much and took us to a restaurant for lunch. The road and registration took 3 hours and 30 minutes. Sometimes it's worse. After dinner, we went to room 2209 at the Sports Inn. 3rd floor, healthy room (booked superior), but no safe.
Again at the reception, we explain to the dude, he looks thoughtfully at the monitor and begins to talk to someone on the phone. Julia arrived in time and joined in solving the problem, switching to English in communication with us. However, within 5 minutes we changed the number to 2204, apologizing. To the number of claims, no. Immediately the kiperhaus came running and began to shine in English, taking us for the Dutch. Well, okay, by the way, there were no complaints about the cleaning. Without getting wetsuits, we quickly went to the beach and here it is the RED SEA! ! ! ! ! Immediately at the shore they saw 5 scorpions, well, we see them in masks, and if only they see us, they can grab a leg? The beauties of the reef were described before me, I can only say, in Marsa Alam for me this bay is in second place after Shams Allam (in third place - Koraya).
From what I did not subtract in previous reviews: 1. Flies tortured…! If there was no wind on the beach, they attacked. Fortunately, the wind is in the Royal Inn area, almost all the time.
In Break, flies are not poisoned by smoke. Before leaving, there was a mass meal on the territory and in the rooms. 2. The water in the minibar was constantly replenished. 3. In the Sport Inn wing, closer to the sea at night, when flies fall asleep, mosquitoes fly, which do not care about "Raid", slept with a closed balcony.
The hotel guide - Musad, made a good impression, and if you know the Arabs, even good. We warned him that on December 29 we have an individual transfer to Aswan. 28.12. he warned us that the car would be at 3-00, warned the reception and ordered lunch boxes. Usually we do it ourselves, not relying on optional Arabs. We did not buy tours from him, but those who went did not complain. By the way! We met a very interesting couple from Kiev, Yura and Lina at the hotel. They have been snorkeling in the Red Sea since 1998. As elderly people (even for me, also quite old), they felt free in the water and underwater and told us about the advantages and disadvantages of the bay.
So, they went from Thesis to Abu Dabab to watch the dugong, and the dugong didn't. Therefore, when signing up for dive tours, we ignored Abu Dabab. And in general, judging by the reviews, the dugong began to appear less often in the bay, compared to 2007.
Part II Aswan-Luxor.
28.12. at 2-40 we are at the reception with things and lunch boxes. Almost immediately we are approached by a guide. Russian! And we were immediately scared - the Arab arrived 15 minutes earlier, this can not be! ! ! ! ! And so everything is clear, except, where in Egypt the Russian guide Teztura? It turned out to be from Turkey for the winter.
Volodya, a guy from Belgorod, was transferred to Egypt to the Acacia Hotel. Well, good! Sit down - let's go. We are interested in how we go to Aswan. We go to Mars Allam, from there at 4-00 convoy to Aswan, through Edfu. After all, an individual transfer took place in the bus. At 3-30 we stop in Mars, near the police checkpoint.
In addition to us, another car with a Belgian couple (hired a car with a driver) for a trip to Aswan from Intercontinent Port Galib and a bus with 6 Germans. That's the whole convoy (in general, the convoy from Mars to Luxor and Aswan went only in 2008). In our bead, and in the bead of the Germans, sat on a dude with machine guns, and forward!
At 5-30 stop at the checkpoint of the Egyptian army! ! ! ! ! Asked to go to the toilet, the first to go Belgian… Went out holding on to the wall and catching his breath. In general, not having a poetic gift and pitying the reader, I will not describe the life of brave warriors. The main thing is that they are satisfied, and a caravanserai is already being built for tourists. But let's continue. We are waiting, waiting for what? Commander, he's asleep. A dirty, fat barbos of about 25 woke up and got on our bus, kicking out a policeman. The policeman moved to the Belgians and we continued on our way. At 7-20 we are in Edfu, waiting for the convoy from Luxor. We went to the center to drink coffee.
The second - the passenger cabins and the hall with shops, the third - the bar is closed, worked in the evenings and open (day), the fourth (on the floor of the ship) - solarium with pool. Kipperhouses in uniform, waiters in white shirts with butterflies. Arranged a whole show for dinner, with drums and songs. We did not hear the noise of the engine, we woke up only when the ship was leaving or moored at night.
But admiration was followed by disappointment. As soon as we stepped on deck, we immediately got on the guide we want to Abu Simbel! Magdi started calling the local drivers, and then said, "Everything, the convoy leaves at 11:00 (there are only two Aswan-Abu Simbel convoys, 7:00 and 11:00), you don't have time. " Damn it! ! ! ! ! We would have paid the driver who took us from Break and had time. But, he would have known, he would have lived in Sochi. They gave their passports to the reception, got the keys and started to rest. Guests - 8 Chinese, 12 Poles, 12 from Teztur and two - Arab newlyweds with a guide.
Climbed to a room on the third deck, everything is great. Furniture, plumbing, TV, safe and central air conditioning "York". They dropped their bags, took a shower, changed clothes and went to the upper deck to admire the scenery of the Nile and drink beer. Here it was confirmed that in every sad event you can find a positive. If we had made it to Abu Simbel, we would be shaking in the bus now, and so we sit on the deck, drinking beer with chips and looking down on the life swarming around. After looking at the bill for 2 bottles of beer "Sahara" - 60 pounds, we decided to give the liver a rest for 4 days. In the future, the restaurant took 1.5 liters of water "Nestle" - 9 pounds. Once they pushed the bill for 11 pounds, then apologized to the whole restaurant. Copies of bills I collected in the bedside table and in the final calculation, everything came together to the penny. We had lunch without frills, but normally and went to bed, warned by the guide that at 16 - 00 tour of the city and the dam. While we slept, a thesis group of 10 people arrived.
A couple from Russia, a couple of compatriots from their native Dnepropetrovsk, a couple from Kiev with a grandson - clients of Thesis and a couple from Estonia with a friend living in Nuweiba. Estonians flew to Sharm on their own to their friend, who was hiding from the Estonian climate, buying a house in Nuweiba. Arriving on a ferry to Hurghada, they bought a tour of the Nile from Thesis Tour. For the first few hours, Estonians found it a little difficult to speak Russian, but then they remembered the school and the USSR and joined our international team.
I will not tell about excursions to whom it is interesting, read stories on the Egyptian forum, and I, however, am not the writer. I will say only the temples - this is great, especially the temple of Horus in Edfu (it is beautifully preserved and seeing it, you can imagine what all the other temples looked like). And I also realized that Egyptian theology, an extremely confusing science, for me, is something akin to a special theory of relativity.
However, the numerous pantheon of gods, where local deities from each region gathered, apparently served as a stabilizing factor, which, combined with other factors, allowed the Egyptian kingdoms to survive - 2.5 thousand. years and be reborn under the Ptolemies (though not for long, for 300 years! ).
Briefly about what is not included in the tour program:
A walk around Aswan. The city is one of the cleanest in Egypt, however, the people on the shopping street are wild (compared to resort towns). All the souvenir rubbish in our house, a little less than in Egypt, so we did not buy anything, but just walked, soaked in color.
Edfu is dirt and poverty. November 29, at 15 - 00 in the area of the temple was + 35 degrees, what is happening there in the summer, you can imagine. In addition, on the island, the enrichment plant (apparently ferroalloy) smokes in three pipes, which does not add charm to the town.
In general, the whole valley of the Nile, in the haze, the source of which, of course, is human activity.
In Luxor, we visited the Luxor Temple and Museum on our own - super. I recommend to all, if your ship docks on the city promenade, you can easily get there on foot, for everything about everything, it takes 1.5 hours. Open until 2.00 in the evening.
About the guide. Magdi, a normal dude, married in Russian, a Christian. He is in love with his country and knows history well. On the first day, he warned us not to tip the crew, everything was centralized. On the last day he collected 10 bucks, how much he gave to the captain is not known, but Sinbadam, who was lifting suitcases in Luxor, gave 300 pounds. Our group dropped 5 bucks for him, did not want to take, but of course took. After the choral performance: "We are very grateful to you. "
On the fourth day, we boarded the bus at 8:00 and went to Safaga. At 1.00 we arrived at the transfer point without adventure or car racing.
Where we were waiting for a seat, "Hyundai Accent". The whole group poured out to say goodbye to us, I was even moved, so we became related. After all, there were no "occupiers", no "Chukhons", no "cunning Ukrainians" and "Jews" among us. And there were normal guys and girls who will not quarrel, no talentless politician. That's how it would always be, everyone is full, happy with no quarrels. After all, in the eyes of the hungry electorate, politicians find it easiest to justify their own idiocy and bribery with the intrigues of American henchmen, the hand of Moscow and the traditional conspiracy of Zionism. But let's not be sad. Hyundai took us to the hotel, to the sea, fish and beer. Three hours later we were in Break, where we were greeted like family, drinking homemade "juice" from guava. By the way, the Hyundai driver also refused 30 pounds, maybe that's what happened.
Part III, and again Break.
By cousin, we were accommodated in room 2128. The castle is not working, somehow opened and went to dinner.
The remaining days were wonderful, snorkeling, sunbathing, I used the services of the local diving center (this is a separate story), I really enjoyed it.
On the last day we had a big swim (2 hours), all the strange inhabitants of the sea seemed to have sailed to see us off: Napoleon, a large green turtle, a small eaglet, a few healthy moray eels, etc. In the afternoon the wind rose and drove the waves straight . By the way, the wetsuits are already dry. We jumped on the waves, getting a lot of positive. Checked with the cashier, just in case, our hotel bill - zero. The reception informed us about the departure guide. We had dinner and went to bed and sleep.
Epilogue.
At 3.30 we surrendered to the reception without any problems (billboy checked the number after us, so I do not recommend raging in the room). We had lunch boxes, drank an ugly espresso (paid for at night) and soon a bus arrived. Our old acquaintance, Volodya, got off the bus.
Okay, so let's get there normally. Dropped suitcases went to the bus and there is a dozing old diver and pilot, Kuza and his wife Natalia! It is necessary to go to hell, to Africa, and meet a friend there. We planned to go together, but the crisis crippled our friends. They bought Tez Express, Mars Allam, 5 stars 10 days ago, and brought them to the Fantasy Resort. At first there were as many as 4 people from the Dnieper, then 30 Muscovites drove up. In general, we were satisfied with the rest. But probably do not take a ticket to the hotel where they rest on the express. The guide told a heartbreaking story about how he took the dude from Fantasia. Togo was brought in swimming trunks, but the suitcase is not given away, they demand $ 70 for a broken mirror. The dude only talks in his mother tongue, nobody understands him. A good fellow Belarusian, he paid $ 30 for it. , that's what they decided. The dude in swimming trunks was loaded into a bead and taken to Hurghada, bye-bye.
Went in the same Boeing 737, look and in our seats are two boys (both 35 years old). These are our places, no, ours. Unconstructive dialogue. I show tickets, 11 rows, seats "e", "f". The boy answers, and we have d and c, so we are sitting next to each other. Explained to them about the English alphabet. The boy is desperately capricious, shouting: "Ira, I want to sit with Kirill"! "Well sho, you little one, sit across from your Kirill. " The Last Adventure in Africa 2008.
The second-hand liner Dneproavia took off with a falcon and carried us from the sun and the sea to our native lands, the slushy winter, the economic crisis. Oh, you are the Red Sea when we meet.
Sincerely, Igor and Marina.
Translated automatically from Ukrainian. View original
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