Sharm El-Shaikh, 7/30-8/6 '03
 Red Sea, Egypt

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 Day of Travel for first group (4) -- Kuwait Airport

checked in our luggagegetting some coffee before boardingMohammad and I, waiting for the drinksSaleh, trying hard to explain something to us

we're confusedAbdul doesn't understand either.. but doesn't show itwhat a lovely day to travelseats taken


 First days in town.. out and about

the diplomat has obligations to attend to.. Mohammad is not convincedhi.. hello..Mohammad.. carry me... please?outside room 130.. smoking somethinginside room 130.. remembering somethingand in room 242.. preparing something


 At Samakmak Restaurant

went by taxi, came back walking (for a reason)Before the battleSaleh, happy before the billme, sort of happy.. ok.. the check arrived.. only EP841


 At a roadside cafe, before they came

Latif and Mohammadmehealthy cheeks


 Ritz Hotel

we were going to see Yousif and the gang therewe didn't find them.. so we took some photos at their restaurant


 At Old Sharm (Najmat Seena Seafood Restaurant)

Hani set us up with this nice tablethe real downtown


 El-Fishawy Cafe

the name is bigger than the placehere it is anyway.. i'm disappointed


 1001 Nights Festival -- the first day the second group arrived

me and khalid, showing him our hoteland Saleh telling him about the activities we hadin the taxi.. (happy)buying drugs.. i mean tickets to the festivalme with the flamingoat the door

whatelse!.. eating. the lovely tattoos.haitham, sleepy, khalid shooting with his camera, and bu saleh happy as usualthis side of the tableme and my roommate, bushmaisreminded me of someone back in kuwait... probably at the royal cafe right now.


 At a different cafe, after they (the 3) came

Aziz, Saleh and MeshalAbdullatif, Khalid and Haitham in redme, Yousif and Mohammad


 A series of close-ups

AbdullatifHaithamKhalidMeshalMohammadRaedand the MVP, Saleh


 A day at the Marriott swimming pool

Abdullah and Yousif. Some dude trying to get in the picture behindafter the waterballKhalid and the guys just came from parasailing.. so, he must have his next mealeverybody wants in on the mealthank God i ate earlier


 "A Bedowin Night" in the desert of Sinai, with EVERYBODY.

We had to eat before going out.. was a long night11 guys in one microbus, on our waySaleh trying out the Yamaha.. we used buggies to get therewe're all clean, before the road sand did what it did

all of us in line, Saleh and YousifAziz and MohammadKhalid, and the other kuwait family that went with usMeshal and AbdullahNaser, Haitham and Abdullatif

we stopped at a cantine to get a drinkand take a photo.. note the sand in our hair    arrived there.. and the place is below expectationsNaser, Abdullah, Aziz and methe belly dancer .. we were told she was Russian!!

nice group photo, i'm the only one missing

the long satool (line).. ready to head back to the storeMohammad (Dayski)came back safelyABDULLATIF the FLY... the poor guy borrowed my prescription sun-gogglesat the room, later.. me and latif, all beat up and tired


 A day at the beach

SalehMohammadYousifAbdullatif, the towel headBu MhammadBu Saleh

Abdul, always surprisedNaser, Yousif and Abdullah, all naked and proudBu Yousif, acting funny with me.. "guys, you wanna do something else? other than sitting all day??".. "uhh..you have something on your stomach."me with "Mahdi".. Saleh's best friend :-)


 Night fishing trip

leaving the marinacalm seaBo M7ammad.. looking naturalBu Saleh, trying hard to look naturalBu Yousif, not trying to look natural at all.the sun has set.. behind Yousif, Khalid and myself

we killed a little time by playing coat under the deckwe did a little snorkling at night.. was funand some synchronized swimming too..we brought our sheesh(s) with us tooeverybody looks busy.. even though there was nothing to dohey.. we did count stars.


 Second scuba diving trip (everybody went)

Yousif, Abdullah, Madam Aziza (instructor and center owner), me and Ahmad (our divemaster)chilling out.. before the fun started.. khalid is not meditating, he's applying some lotionkhalid also did the intro course (30 minutes of accompanied scuba experience, with ahmad)he liked it a lot

Mohammad.. before snorklingYousif.. trying some jumps.. it was helariousbushmais had some jumps of his own".. no challenge"Haitham: .. yeah.. no challenge at all!!you guys are pathetic!

Busloo7 before his introlearning how to jump properly10 out of 10 on the jump.. this guy was born a diver.. if it were not for that weird chest pain *wink*come back honey.. sit here and don't moveAhmad was proud of Saleh.. at least that's what he told us

me.. getting ready for the second divewe spend 60+ minutes on that second dive.. the guys go worriedguys.. can you please help me with the gearyep.. that's me. Last picture before the accident. :-(Yousif.. where are the underwater picture? he'll email them soon.Yousif, getting aboard (on his forth and last scuba trip, after we left)


 Some underwater pictures

me and Yousif, second day/second dive (in Raas M7ammad)Yousif behind some coralsand Yousif in front of other corals.. same reefme, happy.

Yousif, photographed while snorkelingwe should have held the bubbles for the photo to be cleara bit too deep for snorkeling Yousiflike a fish


 The last night

i'm wounded from wrestling with the shark.. and my roommate is happily watching TVYousif and Mohammad came to check on me.. and my roommate is nowhere to be found!!at the Italian restaurant.. last dinner before heading home -- note the bandana to hide the bandage.Mohammad.. the Amir of the trip (sorry Haitham)


 Day of flying back

Wednesday morning breakfast, before heading for the airportwe sure got the tanwaiting for the check outcontemplating the weekKhalid still has the "timeili7" moves, but Saleh is fed upDalal and Saleh Musleh Al-Rasheedi.. we ran into Musleh At Sharm El-Shaikh's International Airport on the day we left


 In Kuwait, after coming back

Fawaz.. in Happy Diver Center.. where i got my lisence. Thanks guys, job well done.in the bathroom, examining my wound.. the 4 stitches.the next morning, showing the wound to my niece and nephew.that night (one night after we arrived).. we gathered at Al-Harbi's to watch the photos and the videos.. with Nawaf, who was greatly missed on this trip.


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