Egypt, January 2003

Around this time everyone was very jumpy about Muslim countries, you know, around the time just before the second Gulf War. Because of this, we were able to get a very cheap two-week package holiday in Sharm-el-Sheik. As you may know, this very touristy and also very nice place was bombed by terrorists last summer. Our first week was spent exploring the area, and studdying for our Advanced PADI Open Water course. I will make a separate post about this above. On our second week we decided to hell with packages and nice hotels, lets just head inland on a bus. We had arranged to meet some friends from Chorlton (Johnny & Caroline) in Luxor - this is where internet cafes come into their own! So we met up and stayed at a nice place on the West Bank. On one day, we hired bikes and cycled up to the Valley of the Kings (man, HOW HOT WAS THAT!) and went round a load of tombs and temples. Very impressive stuff - ACE! After that we had a night in Luxor city and went round Karnak Temple - also very cool indeed. And that was pretty much Egypt. Had a great time.
Oh, and it was on this holiday that me and Viv decided we both wanted to have a baby. So we filled up our diaries with many short breaks and trips away, and had sex for England. To put it bluntly.