The Red Sea of Egypt
We’ve been to the Red Sea before, the Jordan side in Aqaba. On that trip, I longed to see the Sinai desert in Egypt. Twelve years later, and I still long to see the Sinai. But here we are in Hurghada, Egypt, a beach resort town known for diving and coral reefs. A day vacation from a vacation.
Sure, it’s always nice to spend a day on a beach in the sun listening to the lapping waves. But here we were –at a beach in ancient Egypt, with the Sahara desert and her strange beauty nearby, the Suez Canal not far, and the Sinai across the water. What I would give for another week, another month, wandering in those exotic places. One day.
My stomach recovering, I enjoyed the slow day staring out to sea. I was delighted with the Egyptian mojitos, second only to the ones in Cuba. I waded, found a piece of beach glass and a lovely bit of shell. The wind tangled my hair. I dozed in a sunny chair by the water, listening to the voices of the many Germans or Austrians (or other?) tourists.
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Carol Fletcher is a traveling, dog-loving, tree-hugging, coffee-addicted, Nashville born-and-raised photographer living in Chicago. To see more photo essays and projects, please visit www.carolfletcher.com.