Big Catch Up

Finally on VACATION and man is it good! Today is the last day of a 3 day visit to Sharm. We managed a great all inclusive package (drinks, alcohol,3 buffet meals a day, afternoon ice cream, water slides) and we are soaking up every ounce of it. We check out in a few hours and the kids are down in the pool with Jonathan for a snorkling lesson before we head to the beach to go camping for 3 days. Caleb has loved the pool, not as enthusiastic about the beach but hopefully when he learns how to snorkel he will be a bit more excited.

He has really been learning to overcome fear these last few weeks starting with a trip to a water park at the end of school. He went down a small slide and enjoyed it but wasn't willing to try a bigger one. Here at the hotel they have a bigger one and after a day of stalling he agreed and went down with me and LOVED it. He was quite proud of himself and eager to share his accomplishment with anyone willing to listen.

Sadly Sharm is very quiet as tourists have obviously made other summer plans, but I am sure if anyone is willing they can find some great deals and some beach solitude. I just heard rumor that protesters closed teh road that we had traveled here on. Glad we made it through when we did. I know big protests are planned for July 8 so keep praying that real wisdom and peace will prevail. I don't think there is any real concern for our safety but rather it is about the future of the country. I do think a positive that comes from some of these protests is that the protesters (many of them at least) are the educated and wiser voices and it is a chance for their voice to be heard by the uneducated populace which is a much greater number. The masses will follow religion if no other reasonable argument is made, protest is a form of a reasonable argument so we ought not view it as all bad I don't think.

On an interesting note we drove in right past the hospital here Mubarak is being held, it is under significant police protection, makes me wonder how an emergency victim would gain entrance.

Just finished one of my holiday books the Happiness Project. Now two more to finish and then I can start some new ones. Not sure what my internet abilities will be while camping so this may be it for a few more days.