An afternoon affair....BBQ by the Red Sea

(Red Sea)

None of us have been to Ain Sukhna before...we decided to make trip down to the seaside on Friday and have a little bbq by the beach. It was an 1 30 mins drive from Maadi to Ain Sukhna...its on the way to the Hurghada ( another tourist destination ).

the journey was very pleasant...the highway seems to be floating on air...and all u see are rocky mountains and desserts and occasional goats...something u don't see in Malaysia.:D.

Ain Sukhna is actually on the Gulf of Suez, ( Suez Canal is 55km from Ain Sukhna ), the red sea is almost like a lake, very calm and they hardly any beach...most of it was just rocks, but the water....its crystal clear, unfortunately it was a bit too cold for a swim this time of the year...but i heard that in summer this place is packed with pll..both local and foreign. A lot of the local in Cairo owns a villa here...they come over the weekend to get away from the hustle and bustle of Cairo.

We got there at 1 nish and it took us 30 min to find the perfect spot..must of the spot are privately own..darn!..but we finally did get a spot..well it requires a little tip to an old man as always...bapshih..bapshih.....but it was worthed! the gents got the fire going and the ladies just sat and relax.....it was blissful. The food was excellent...probably the best BBQ ive had in awhile now...the meat was tender n juice yet not bloody, the chicken was well marinated..and the yummy tuna pasta from Marie and choc chip muffins...( i woke early just to bake these babies!!) . The weather was great...the sun was shining but the occasional cool breeze was blowing..so it was the perfect temperature


(safeia, wid and mashael)

bubbles...had a blast!...she was rolling...kicking..eating..the sand..and so was little Mashael..she was all up for it...i think between the two babies..they probably finish 2 tubs of Pringles..hehehe...so cute!!...Marie and i decided that this is the day that they can do anything and eat anything they want....:D. Seems to be paid off....of course they will be times when u still hear one of us screaming!!!!! :D


( Iraqi next top model baby wid)

The sun started to set behind us at about 4.00 pm so we started packing and everyone got a family picture by the Red Sea....


(L-R : wid,mohammad hashim,marwa,marie,meshary,mashael,me,sharizal,safeia,kak zahara,hassan,rosdina,khalil,qistina,samira Bottom: ammar and hadrien)

Bubbles...sleep all the way back to Maadi..she was super tired. I wiped her face with wetones in the car..it was like she had a thick brown foundation on...kekekkeke....she needs a good bath!!!

p/s :- more photos on my flickr