Braby Expeditions: Glass bottom boat and safari

Well today the day dawned with full sun and cool temps, relatively speaking. It was a glorious blue sky when we exited the hotel this morning on our way to the glass bottom boat in Hurghada, Egypt, a resort city on the Red Sea, where we are currently staying at. We were totally in awe as the boat circled the coral reef in the Red Sea and we sat below watching all the schools of fish and other fish moving in and out of the coral formations. At one point, Dave yelled out that had noticed a big turtle. It was Jan's first time seeing ocean fish up close and personal and she could not stop taking pictures. Several turned out and we cannot wait to share them with you once we get home. Returning to the fabulous hotel, we caught some great warmth and food and then we were off to our supposed Safari. This outing was a bit disappointing because we all had expectations of really going out into the desert and all we did was sample vehicles that do just that. They started us out by taking a camel ride. That was very unique. Then we took a dune buggy ride out into the sand, followed by an ATV ride which we passed on since it was horribly windy, sand was blowing in our face, and we got chilly. That was followed by a dinner which was supposed to be with the Bedouin (native people) and followed by a show with a belly dancer, a fellow who laid on sharp nails and a fellow who for at least five minutes spun in circles while creating other illusions. He was the most amazing! We were all very cold after being there for five hours. It was our first disappointment of the trip which has been amazing overall. Our hotel is beautiful - right on the Red Sea and the weather is very conducive to soaking in some sunny rays. Tomorrow Jan is going to take a day just to relax around the hotel grounds, while Dave goes off to an island to take in some snorkeling.

Check out Galaxy Myriad Travel on Facebook for pictures of the whole group.