Way back near the end of November, we arrived in Dahab, where we had rented an apartment for 4 days.
It was actually quite enjoyable doing groceries and cooking our own meals, in our "own" kitchen. Of course, it was made nicer by the fact that the boys helped out in the kitchen.
Once we were finished in the kitchen, we had a lovely roof top terrace to relax on. From the terrace we could watch the Red Sea and all that was going on, including some pretty amazing kite-boarding.
And then, the kids were just happy to chill out and take it easy for a bit. The apartment did not include a television, but we really didn't spend any time inside anyway. When we were inside, it was just to lay low.
It was a short taxi ride to the main tourist part of town, where Kelly took a fancy to the ice cream at the Hilton. The ice cream we could afford, I can't imagine paying the price to actually stay at the Hilton.
Campbell and Kelly enjoyed a game of chess on one of the hotel grounds.
Perhaps I shouldn't admit that we took the kids to a shisha shop. Not really the proper thing for a parent to do, but when in Rome... So, we found the infamous Shisha Man and his shop where he taught the kids how to set up the pipe properly and how to smoke it. Campbell had already tried it out in a coffee shop in Aqaba when he thought he had ordered a strawberry milkshake, but was presented with a shisha pipe filled with strawberry tobacco!
The shisha man was also a good salesman!! I have no idea what we will do with a shisha pipe at home, but the kids were obviously thrilled with their purchase and even Campbell was smiling on our taxi ride back to the apartment.
Although we decided not to go horseback riding, Campbell couldn't resist a photo op.
On Kelly's birthday, she convinced me to go tubing with her. We had a blast. The main objective of the boat driver is to make sure he knocks us off the tube. He was successful.
Kelly had a wonderful birthday lunch on the seaside complete with birthday cake and singing waiters from all along the strip.
Campbell and Dean look relaxed, but I don't think they enjoyed Kelly's birthday as much as Kelly did!
After lunch, we headed out on a camel ride. After an hour and a bit on the camels, we all agreed that our rear ends would have been much happier on a horse. It was an experience that you have to do as a tourist, but once is certainly enough.
Kelly and I had so much fun on the water tube that Campbell had to take a turn with Kelly too. And, yes, the driver managed to get both of them off as well.
Just one of our 4 beautiful sunsets from the balcony of our apartment.
