Hey, a day off! Got up late this morning, (8AM for us), had a leisurely breakfast downstairs, then went out to the "Lagoona" for a couple of hours of relaxing and snorkeling.
Also entertainment. This is THE place for windsurfing and kite surfing. We have complained of the wind the last few days, not everybody does. We counted over 75 windsurfers and probably 15 kitesurfers.
And it was windy. We snorkeled around the point of the lagoon, dodging windsurfers. The first 100 yards the water was about 3 feet deep, coral pretty close to your chest, then it dropped off endlessly. A nice place to snorkel. Clear visibility, lots of healthy coral and many fish of all sizes.
The afternoon was pool time and time to catch up on the myriad of reading material we brought.
This is the view of the pool A 5 star view for a 3 star hotel! Our first shower was confusing. Couldn't get the soap to lather up. Just attributed it to very hard water. Next shower, I actually opened my mouth to see what was going on and discovered it was salt water! Not sea salt concentration, but definitely salty, hence no lather. Now we know why there are always a couple of packets of "Pert" shampoo in the bathroom, that is what we use for soap, it does lather.
Tonight we leave at 11pm for the beginning of our assault on "Moses Mountain", or Mt. Sinai. After a 2 hour bus ride and a 2 hour hike, we arrive on the summit for sunrise. On our way back tomorrow morning, we visit St. Catherine's Monastery, which they began building in 527AD, and is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world.
