We made it to Dahab and it only took us 12 hours from the time we showed up at the port to the time we left the port in Egypt. The ferry, that was supposed to leave at 12am ended up leaving at 2:30 and arriving at 8. Then there was the usual middle eastern stampede to the doors despite the ferry worker’s request for women and children to be first. When it comes down to it, in this situation, it’s either push or be pushed (if you cant beat’em, join’em) So we pushed our way off the boat and onto the bus that ships us to customs. At customs we had to wait for the bank to open, about 45 mins, to get our visa. Then we made our way outside to the nearest cafe to partake in the traditional smoking of shisha to regroup before we caught a taxi to Dahab. “Wahid tufa shisha, law samat” means “one apple shisha, please” in Arabic. Dahab has a lot to offer…warm weather, beach, straw huts to sleep in, cheap beer, cheap scuba diving, and I am going to look into the prices of kite surfing, but I cant imagine it to be to substantial. Drew told me that a kid from Canada had been here for four months getting his scuba certification and has spent about $1500. I imagine its going to be hard to leave.
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