Christmas Vacation-Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

This year, we decided to go on a vacation for Christmas.  In Europe, it is easy to get inexpensive vacation packages to interesting places.  We chose Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.  It is on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula in the Red Sea.  Sharm is known as a world class diving area.  Mostly, we just wanted to get away to somewhere warm--and to see the sun.  We picked the right place.

 This is the drive to Glasgow.

We had a direct flight out of the Glasgow airport.

 

Glasgow is about 2 1/2 hours from our house.

It took us five hours to get there.

 

Most of the extra 2 1/2 hours was during the last 20 miles or so.

 

Look . . .  no snow.  Sharm el Sheikh airport.

 

 The airport in Egypt.

 

Some of the locals.

 

 We did a snorkeling tour at the Ras Mohammed National Park.

It is an "under the sea" national park.

This is the boat that took us to the coral reefs.

The water is such a beautiful blue color.

 

We are getting close to the coral reefs.

They are in the lighter blue colored water.

 

 Angus looking like Jacques Cousteau!

 

 WOW!  That appropriately expresses my thoughts.

 

 Some of the countryside around Ras Mohammed.

 

 

 Waiting for the tour bus to come.

 

 Beautiful sunrise outside our balcony.

 

  The pool as seen from our room.

 

 

 The other pool at the resort.

 

Back to Scotland.

 

Our neighbor told Angus that it hasn't been this cold in Scotland in 15 years.

We enjoyed the warm, balmy weather on our trip to Egypt.  Christmas didn't feel quite the same since it was the first one away from our family, so what the heck, let's go on a vacation!  We celebrated Christmas by going snorkeling, and it was a blast!  We couldn't believe all the exotic fish that we could see and the coral was fantastic too.  I hope you all had a Merry Christmas too.