dahab and mt. sinai
Dahab was beautiful, a cool diving and snorkeling spot. We went snorkeling our first day and it was amazing!! It was my first time snorkeling but I think I mastered the breathing only through your mouth requirement. We snorkeled at the Blue Hole and there was so much to see—seahorses, rainbow fish, needlefish, beautiful coral, and a lot of other things that I can’t name. We were so close to everything though and I swam in a school of fish—I blended right in. That night, instead of lazing around at our hostel, we climbed up Mount Sinai, which for many is a place of religious significance—where Moses received the 10 commandments. We left on a minibus at 11 and got there around 1:30, then the trek up the mountain took a few hours. I was exhausted because we had already been traveling for a week at this point, but we made it up the mountain and waited for the sunrise. The four of us even brought two big blankets from our hostel and at the top, we picked the best viewing spot and set up camp, using our blankets to ward off the cold. The sunrise over the surrounding mountains was beautiful and I’m glad that we made the climb.
