Travel Blog Egypt take 2 Day 2 - 5

So I decided that my initial ideas about the Egyptians were completely wrong.
I spent a lot of time wondering if I was going to be sold for camels and I did not like the way they look at you and constantly ask if you are married (No ring – big mistake) or have a boyfriend.
They constantly ask your name and to see your eyes. Bugger. Those baby blues were a cause of great interest all the time.

I was not able to get onto the boat on my first day.
I was escorted to a really nice hotel though – which I had to fork out another $90 for though, but I was told to send my luggage on and I would be contacted shortly to let me know when I would follow.
I did not know what the hold up was, apparently, I was told later that they did not have a permit for me. Humph! So a day at the pool being some what harassed by the locals (And I thought they were just being nice.

Late afternoon, I decided to find the beach, 50 m from the hotel. It was beautiful with a coral reef just meters into the ocean.
There I met another local, who was very interested in getting me to sit on his chair and later on show me all the disco’s in town. I think not.
He kept on asking if I was married, in a relationship and eventually came to the conclusion that if I was single and over 30 that I was a hooker and very openly asked me if I wanted to go make sex. Charming.

Anyway, it eventually got so uncomfortable, I made some lame excuse about meeting the rest of the group for dinner at the restaurant. He said he would wait for me to finish and we could go to the disco’s. Yeah right.
I ate a selection of salads and fruit salads for dinner and was haggling the waiter for the slip to sign when the manager came to explain that they had charged me only $79 Egyptian instead of the usual $125 Egyptian because I only ate salads.
Considering the exchange rate is pretty much 1:1 to the SA Rand, it was an expensive salad.

I decided to do a slow jog (Read: sprint) to my room to avoid the dude waiting on the beach seeing me, and decided that breakfast in my room would be the best thing.
I proceeded to watch an Arab version of the Series channel for the rest of the night and not venture outside.
Eye contact with the locals would be avoided like the plague.

Day 3 will be up tomorrow...