Biology Expedition to Egypt
Last summer the school ran a Biology expedition to Egypt. Everyone worked mega hard to raise enough cash to go and then we were off. Flew to Sharm el Sheikh where we were accosted by many street sellers and the international crazy frog.
Then into the heart of the desert for a weeks trek to an oasis where we conducted some research for t' government. Incredible time had by all watching the shooting stars fly over the desert sky while lying on your back sleeping on the bare sand. Then leave the desert for a week by the ocean staying in the Ras Mohammed National Park complete access to the sea whenever we wanted for snorkelling in the coral reef and fully catered for by the bedouins. Tents we were staying in about 10 metres from the shore.
Completely free diving course paid for by Operation Wallacea for all our hard work in the desert. Passing the diving course and diving in the Red Sea. Utterly blissful. Not forgetting for a second how lucky I am.

Unfortunately a group of absolute cnuts decided to ruin the fun when they blew apart some hotels for a laugh on the last night. Fortunately we werent in any of them but still a bit distressing when your sitting on the balcony, relishing your last night in such a place when theres a big KABOOM.

To the Egyptians credit the next morning we went for a walk to an internet cafe so we could let the folks back home know we were all fine when some policemen saw us. They instantly started apologising for what had happened and asking if we were all safe and did our parents know we were ok. Very nice folk.

Still. Cracking trip.

No apologies for length. You know you love it!
(vibrating tuna, Thu 7 Dec 2006, 17:04, Reply)