30th June 2008

Our very good friend Kay, once again kindly offered to stay at our villa and look after our family whilst we went off to Hurghada for five days of snorkeling. Kay last stayed in June 2007 so Hurghada seems to be an annual event and long may it last. It was wonderful, we both needed the break and it came at exactly the right time because we had both been unwell and Graham still wasn't 100%. We enjoyed getting out to the reefs we visited last time and saw so many interesting and extremely colourful fish, many that we had never seen before. What was even better was that it was all inclusive so we didn't have to buy anything whilst we were there. On the way to Hurghada we came across the largest group of camels we have ever seen. The picture below is just a small section. It was an impressive site.

Tony arrived in Luxor the day we left for Hurghada which was bad planning on our part but once back we all had a great time and yet again Tony spent his entire holiday helping us to help the animals of El Marise as part of AWOL. Really great to have him back here if only for a couple of weeks and we can't wait for him to move here full time.

Due to the heat at this time of year we are out early with AWOL and then home so our family can be in with us as even in the shade is is extremely hot outside in the afternoon. On the way home we usually pick up a couple of kilo of seedless grapes which are in abundance at this time of year and only between 2 and 4 Egyptian pounds a kilo (20 to 40 pence). Tony brought over the boxed set of Frost DVD's up to the end of series 8 and we have enjoyed watching them as we eat our grapes but Frost certainly don't make us want to go back to the UK as in every episode it always rains.

We are frequently asked about property in Luxor and though we can help with general advice or put you in touch with good people we do not sell property but we thought that you might like to know that our friend Jean is selling her adjoining flats. This is a genuine sale so we have added a page to this web site with pictures. Click Here to find out more about them.

If you would like to meet up when you come over we would love see you but because of our commitment to AWOL we do only have a small amount of free time. Click Here for a page you can print off with our contact details and where you can meet us. Thank you all for the bits you have brought over but if you have any room in your case we would still, as always, like a tin or four of Homepride Curry Sauce as we just can't get enough of this, Branston Pickle, Worcestershire Sauce and creamed horseradish sauce. We will of course pay you for anything you bring and don't forget the wish list on the Animal Welfare Of Luxor web site for items needed to help the animals.

If there is anything you would like to know then do send us an e-mail. We always reply but it can take a few days.

Anyway that's it for another month.

Pauline and Graham XX

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