These are divers photos from our time in Dahab, Egypt, where we were from 7th to 15th August, 2002. It was a very enjoyable time.

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Camels in Sinai.JPG (13185 bytes)

Poolside camels. Background the Red Sea and the mountains of Saudi Arabia.

Dahab Breakfast.JPG (23289 bytes)

Great three-hour breakfast buffet with view. I think we got more than we paid for.

Daniel Micha in pool.JPG (17624 bytes)

Night shot of Daniel and Micha in pool. Often we had the whole pool for ourselves in the evening and had fun.

David Lydia Dahab.JPG (22751 bytes)

David and Lydia poolside. Time together was our best asset.

Bikers Dahab.JPG (22442 bytes)

These bikers went for a sunset ride into the hills on four-wheelers.

Four-wheelers.JPG (17833 bytes)

Our ferocious row of bikers! Even Rascha and Micha had their turns driving.

Many girls Dahab.JPG (19164 bytes)

As you can see, our girls fit right into the local crowd, mostly Bedouin, in Dahab.

Milk Shakes.JPG (23720 bytes)

Feasting on questionable milk shakes. The price was better than the quality.

Family Dive.JPG (20286 bytes)

For my birthday, we went for an all-family dive, with Layne and Micha on the surface with snorkels.

Suiting up.JPG (20286 bytes)

Micha learning the ropes as my personal dive assistant.

Ready to dive.JPG (22388 bytes)

Suiting up for the dive. Amazing contrast of desert heat with underwater life and colours.

Three haircuts.JPG (13426 bytes)

Three variations of needs of haircut: short, long and between.

Man in Black.JPG (10856 bytes)

Man in black. Yes, he cut it all off for the summer, but suffered rejection from his girls.

Three-hour_breakfast.JPG (18703 bytes)

Three hour breakfast and plenty of time to talk, eat and digest.

David windsurfing.JPG (14993 bytes)

David and Daniel took a one-hour wind surfing course. They stayed mostly on top of things.

Three Divers.jpg (16930 bytes)

The three preparing to dive. Common interest, common love.

Family Dive.JPG (20286 bytes)

Safety first, all equipment is checked, again and again.

Ready to dive.JPG (22388 bytes)

Micha was very eager to learn and actually did take a few breaths underwater.

LyRa in suits.JPG (17003 bytes)

These are our two scuba students on their very first "open water" dive.

Daniel Rascha underwater.JPG (10247 bytes)

Rascha (yellow fins) converses with Papa as the rest swim in different directions.

Diving over corals.JPG (15282 bytes)

Lydia swims among the coral forest, fallen over due to a previous earthquake.

Lydia diving.JPG (15747 bytes)

Lydia, preparing for first dive. What a fashion statement!

Rascha diving.JPG (16904 bytes)

Rascha checking equipment before her first "open water" dive.

Lydia underwater.JPG (13113 bytes)

Ballerina Lydia learns underwater grace and composure.

Rascha Daniel underwater.JPG (17666 bytes)

Daniel keeping tabs on Rascha. Communication is everything.

Rascha underwater.JPG (13354 bytes)

Lydia enjoying the sensation of underwater flying.

Underwater.JPG (15127 bytes)

Lydia under the supervision of Micha on the surface.

Underwater-2.JPG (13897 bytes)

Lydia making eye contact with Rascha, an pleasure at any time.

Underwater-3.JPG (9796 bytes)

Just an overview of the underwater crowd.

Micha underwater.JPG (12278 bytes)

This is Micha, however in a pool, reflecting.

Lydia underwater-2.JPG (13866 bytes)

Lydia admires her snorkeling brother, Micha.

Family after dive.JPG (17653 bytes)

Exiting by means of an underwater cave, we come out in shallow water.

Indeed, our creator God is an artist with fantasy!