Red Sea holiday

Well last week me and the misses flew of to Hurghada on Egypt’s Red Sea.
Today we had a nice boat trip and got to snorkel along the reef.i will post some pics when I’m back from my underwater camera ,this was some pics of paradise island,saw some amazing massive morays on the reef today too
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Why isn't the water red?

Must be fun, swimming with morays! That water sure looks inviting! I love to swim...I might be part-fish? -or more likely a sea snake in a "previous life"?
What's the water temperature this time of year?

I love the sea too it's 22/23 so not too bad ,bit fresh when you first jump in but fine after a few mins, air temp around,27/28 degrees so alot better than home

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I love the sea too it's 22/23 so not too bad ,bit fresh when you first jump in but fine after a few mins, air temp around,27/28 degrees so alot better than home

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That's not bad at all...OK, now I'm jelly.

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That's not bad at all...OK, now I'm jelly.

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Did u have to look up the conversion to Fahrenheit? Lol

Enjoy every moment Rich!

Looks like a great getaway :)

Thanks everyone. Sorry only work in Celsius,
It’s great for some early winter sun and only 5hrs away and cheep and pretty much guarantee the sun
Winner


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Very nice! My husband likes to scuba dive, is that permitted there? And he also does underwater photography. He really wants to take a trip to the Australia Great Barrier Reef one day.

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Why isn't the water red?

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It can turn red at certain times due to dinoflagellate (algae) blooms. There are marine and freshwater species which under the right conditions “bloom” and release toxin. This turns the water blood red and toxic, which is likely what old stories were referring to when they said water turned to blood. Pretty cool imo :)


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Thanks for sharing Richard, hope you have an excellent holiday!

Very nice there sir!

I have taken to the water in some very nice destinations over the last 20 or so years and appreciate a post like this. Beautiful pictures.

I'll actually be back in Cozumel, Mexico early this spring.

Nice to see somebody else enjoying paradise

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It can turn red at certain times due to dinoflagellate (algae) blooms. There are marine and freshwater species which under the right conditions “bloom” and release toxin. This turns the water blood red and toxic, which is likely what old stories were referring to when they said water turned to blood. Pretty cool imo :)


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Coastal Florida has this problem now & then too...really hurts business at the beach. Must have been really scary back when no one knew what was causing it.

The mad guys was trimming the date palms round the pool,guess they don't do health and safety much here,that knife was so sharp,i will upload a video of him climbing it when I have a decent internethttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b8f8ced487.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...06413fd2b1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bec371c992.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d92f5c1505.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...957604aff4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4efd0676bb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...edfedb7a89.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bdd43487f7.jpg

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That guy is barefooted as well !!

One of the serial murderers in Dexter was a palm tree pruner :)





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He must have skin like tarmac,suppose it's the best way to get a true grip

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Im so envious.
One day I will get to go to a beautiful island that's where I want to end up dying ...they will find my bones in the sand :love:

Took a great phot from the balcony of the sun going down https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...509f508a74.jpg a few photos from round the hotel the bougainvillea was looking so coolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0be4b3a009.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1772dfc893.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...82053cd712.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d08913ae46.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57c95e87fb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...91b3a905af.jpg and a few under water picshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b55f1260c7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...746913a155.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9ecd30486c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...52c11316df.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3d9f1189af.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...df756f347a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49c861f584.jpg


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Such cool photos...especially the seascapes! Thanks for sharing. :P

I can see why you go there, & then go back again! :cool:

Thanks,yes it’s a real nice place to go


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nice pix and vacay. have u ever been stateside? we have beaches and Hawaii and nice stuff.

also have u seen an tortoises?

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nice pix and vacay. have u ever been stateside? we have beaches and Hawaii and nice stuff.

also have u seen an tortoises?

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Thanks ax, no not this time lol, went to a different place this time, the closest I've been to states was when we got married in Cuba 2010, I'm going to Jamaica this September,so hopefully see some wildlife there too

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nice pix and vacay. have u ever been stateside? we have beaches and Hawaii and nice stuff.

also have u seen an tortoises?

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Thanks ax, no not this time lol, went to a different place this time, the closest I've been to states was when we got married in Cuba 2010, I'm going to Jamaica this September,so hopefully see some wildlife there too

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you got married in Cuba? that's kinda krazy and really random and really kool. how did that happen? was this during the Fidel Castro regime? and your marriage certificate and everything is fine in the UK?

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you got married in Cuba? that's kinda krazy and really random and really kool. how did that happen? was this during the Fidel Castro regime? and your marriage certificate and everything is fine in the UK?

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Yes it’s legal for here in the U.K. too
we fancied something different.we both have 3kids each so we just took them and a witness with us ,was a nice place on the beach, then had a good party when we got back for every one else
We left in 35c and landed in December 2010 in -10 was our worst winter on record was frozen for six weeks after that


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