Sunday Morning at TRH

It's a rainy Sunday, but at least yesterday was nice enough to be in the yard all day. Now, we're all here at TRH for a couple of weeks.

Friday Night, Back at TRH

I finally made it home from my 3 week trip. This weekend we'll likely go to Cumberland to work on PC's and to WV to get the Shelties. Then, for a couple of days next week, we'll all be back home!

Wednesday Afternoon at Crown Plaza Abu Dhabi

I'm finished now in Abu Dhabi, and leave at 2am for Istanbul, then onto Zurich. I spend Thursday night there, then head back to TRH for arrival in mid-afternoon Friday. It will be good to be home again, at least for a while.

Monday Afternoon, made it to Abu Dhabi

I left the Sharm el Sheikh resort at 5am, went thru Cairo, and now am in Abu Dhabi. Finally, it's warm!!! About 95 degrees here now!!

And, a reminder: Never fly thru Cairo airport. Repeat - NEVER fly thru Cairo. Even if you have to fly an extra day, or in the opposite direction, never fly thru Cairo. There are no employees in the airport or Customs that work for only their salaries. Everybody needs a tip for helping you. Never fly thru Cairo.

Sunday, April 6, at the Jolle Ville in Egypt

I leave early tomorrow, pass thru Cairo airport, then on to Abu Dhabi. I've never made it thru the Cairo airport without having to pay someone, usually a customs or airline person, during the process. I hope I have better luck tomorrow! I dont even want to go there, so it seems like I should not have to pay anyone for their "help" for the transfer. But, we'll see.

I'm going to be in Abu Dhabi for two nights, then start back to the US, arriving sometime Friday.

Thursday Night at the Jolie Ville in Sharm el Sheik

32 years ago I made my first scuba dive in Naama Bay, where this hotel is located. Then, it was about 5 hotels, a couple of restaurants, and an airport nearby. That was nice compared to what it is here now. Too many hotels, too many restaurants, and especially too many people! It is a mess! I did one dive in the bay, but won’t get to do any on the reef – just not enough time. But, someone who does dive says the objective of the dive boats is to move as many people as fast as they can, from reef to reef, so he decided not to dive here again. If that is right, and it likely is, then I don’t think I’d like the diving anyway.

Coming here, and seeing what a tourist trap Sharm el Sheik has become, makes me want to go to Vietnam, and those other parts of the world that are still sane, before they too go crazy with tourists.

Three nights here then a couple in Abu Dhabi, then I make my way back to TRH.