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Scuba – Sharm El-Sheikh

Sharm el Sheikh is a resort town on the Egyptian Sinai peninsula. It’s a great place to dive the Red Sea. We stayed at the Camel Dive Hotel.

Underwater view of a coral with a school of colorful fish and Gene with an instructor scuba diving
Gene scuba diving and his fins are not seen on his feet

Hey, who stole my fins?

It would be easier to see if these fish would get out of my way.

Underwater view of a coral with a school of colorful fish and Gene with an instructor scuba diving
Gene scuba diving with a Lion Fish nearby.

That’s a Lion fish. They get over a foot long and are a pleasure to watch.

This close up of a lion fish was taken from the Camel Dive site.

A big Lion Fish fish swimming under water
Gene Rodgers scuba diving with an instructor.
That’s me in the yellow and blue wetsuit. Manuel is wearing a dry suit to prevent silent hypothermia – a condition caused by frequent diving in cold waters.
A close up of a bioluminescent fish
Though there was an abundance of sea life in the Red Sea, this little fellow really caught my attention. He uses bioluminescence to display a string of lights on the side of his body.
Gene and his diving buddies sitting on a bench posing for the camera

These were my dive buddies – Thorston (from Germany) on the left and Manuel (from Portugal) on the right. They both spoke several languages, as did all the staff there. These guys were great – they genuinely cared about helping me. I felt very comfortable diving with them. I highly recommend them and Camel Dive Club.

A group of people sitting at a produce market
The patio entrance that includes a ramp

This was one of the spice shops in Sharm el Sheikh. The importance of spice as a commodity can not be overstated as a key element in the expansion and development of civilization. As just one of many examples, salt enabled preservation of food which enabled long journeys which enabled exploration which enabled discoveries of new lands.

Learn more about trading spice in ancient times by reading about the Silk Road. Also, see my note about the spice monopoly on my Egypt page.

We hired a driver to drive us several hundred miles to Cairo. It was a bargain at only $120 dollars for the 2 of us – much cheaper than flying. A bus would have been much cheaper but not as comfortable.