The Gang

We spent the entire two weeks in Egypt as a group. There were only 10 of us so it was a very small manageable group. Ten is a perfect group size, otherwise I wouldn't be able to arrange all our pictures into a perfect pyramid.

 
Bill from Houston
 
Bob from Houston

Carmen from Houston
 
Greg from Chicago

Kathy from Houston

Lily from Chicago

Matt from Honolulu

Melanie from Honolulu

Michelle from Las Vegas

Sheila from Honolulu


Aboard the Blue Waves

The M/V Tala was not yet out of dry dock but the operator Red Sea Explorers were able to get a replacement boat on short notice. Unfortunately the first boat we got wasn't great, but it was a boat. We used that boat to dive the first day then returned to port and switched to the Blue Waves.

The Blue Waves was a much larger boat with state rooms below as well as two above the galley. There was also adequate outdoor space but since it was so cold during most of the trip we didn't make much use of them.

The best part about the boat was the crew. The chef always made very tasty and artfully arranged meals. The food was usually Egyptian and always delicious. The crew also fished at times and they caught a couple fish which we would have that night for dinner.

The weather on the Red Sea at the end of January and early February was surprisingly cold. Temperatures at night got down into the 50s and daytime temps some days barely got out of the 60s. Not exactly comfortable diving weather but at least the water was warmer than the air.


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