Ain Soukhna

Last weekend we traveled to Ain Soukhna, a resort on the Red Sea. We went with three other couples. Ain Soukhna is a golf resort, spa, as well as a beach resort. Seeing as we don't golf well enough to travel with golf clubs, we opted for the spa package. We spent hours in the salt-water hot-tub, the sauna, and at the beach. It was a very pleasant weekend.

One of the pools looking out at the golf course.

Crissie wading in the Red Sea. You could see the Sinai Peninsula just peeking out of the haze on the horizon. You also saw ships heading up to the Suez Canal, about 60 miles north.

Another pool at one of the hotels built to resemble an Italian Grotto, complete with wading area for small children and waterfalls.

Insets are a problem. Each evening the resort fumigated the area spraying insect repellent. Everyone ducked indoors for that. But during the day these interesting contraptions were all around the resort. The hanging ropes contain insect repellent that dangle in the breeze and spread the repellent.

We had a very pleasant and relaxing weekend. We enjoyed the sugar sand beach, which was more the color of ripe sweet potatoes--a reddish color, but no stones--just pure sand; very nice to walk on.

These resorts are very popular. Lots of Europeans out playing golf and enjoying the beautiful weather. Egypt seems to have found a tourist niche with these resorts on the Red Sea.