At the beach

We went with some friends a week ago for a weekend at the beach at Ain Sokhna, and had a great time (apart from some issues I'll hopefully blog about later).

Maya played with her friends. She buried Mike in sand and got buried in sand herself. She swam in the Red Sea, made some sand castles, destroyed some sand castles, played in the pool, ran around on the grass and generally had a terrific time.

More Ain Sukhna

Here are some more pics!

Ain Sukhna

Here is the first round of pictures from our 4-day weekend at the beach in Ain Sukhna, on the Red Sea coast. It is a popular vacation spot for Egyptians and expats because it is just an hour and a half from Cairo via a new paved (but not lighted) road.

We went with some friends, and had a terrific time. Maya learned to float with her arm floaties without hanging on to mommy or daddy, as long as we were within close range, that is. She also built sand castles, tortured a 5-year-old boy, discovered footprints in the wet sand, snatched toys and shoes from our friends' kids, saw a starfish, and generally had a great time.

Going to the beach!!

We are heading to the beach tomorrow for four days of fun in the sun. I am so happy to finally have some time off to relax, as between getting ready to move apartments and work and everything else we have been seriously run ragged.

Tomorrow is the Prophet Mohammed's birthday and a national holiday in Egypt, then we have two weekend days, then I'm taking Sunday off. Some people in Egypt get Western Easter off -- Mike, for example -- but unfortunately not me. But I'm taking it anyway as a holiday.

We've got our swimsuits, sand toys and floaties all ready and we are going to have some fun. We're going to be at Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea coast, just a 1 or 2 hour drive from Cairo. I'll post some pictures when we get back.