I’m awake quite early, around 7.30am which is 5.30am in the UK, but we don’t actually get out of bed until 9am (well, we are on holiday!).
It’s a sunny 22 degrees Celsius in Marsa Alam today, and there isn’t a single cloud in the sky. After we have had some breakfast, we get our swimming cossies on, and head for the beach. Marsa Alam is known for being quite a windy resort, and that certainly proves the case. The sea is quite choppy, but that doesn’t prevent us from snorkelling and seeing some wonderful colourful marine life, which is exactly what we came here for. The constant breeze also has the effect of making you less aware of the strength of the sun, so I cover up around lunchtime so that I don’t get sunburnt.
The pain in my side is still giving me grief – I probably didn’t help it any by lugging heavy suitcases around yesterday (even though my wife tried to stop me), and my tremor is being a nuisance in my left leg (probably because I’m tired from yesterday’s travelling). Hopefully both will improve as the holiday progresses!