The view from our balcony...

...and the palm tree beneath it.

The room.

Our balcony chairs.

The sun setting over the desert.

The beach at dusk.

The Gulf of Suez!

Linda in front of our building at the hotel.

Graydon, drying off after a dip in the pool.

The pool at dusk.

The bad Russian dance troupe performs on Friday night...

The early morning sun over the Gulf of Suez.

Looking back at the resort.

Grant and one of his daughters.

The placid water at low tide.

Mountains in the distance watch over the shore.

More of those glorious mountains...

Tankers drop anchor out in the gulf.

Stephanie and Linda taking in the early morning sun.

Me, and my shadow...

The Walker girls searching for shells in the surf.

More of the beach...

Kristen with one of the Walker girls.

Natalie, fully embracing the mission of the weekend.

The water turned two-toned in the mid-afternoon sun.

In Egypt, most Muslim women will swim fully-clothed, but the types of clothing they wear runs the gamut from their normal everyday dress and headscarf to garments that seem intended for swimming. As you can sort of see with the woman in this picture, these specially designed outfits generally consist of a pair of black spandex underneath a long-sleeved jumper...

One of the three lovely pools.

Ah...

Vera feeding the goats Saturday morning at the hotel petting zoo (yes, this resort really did have it all).