Mubarak finally stepped down on Friday. I hope the Egyptians really want freedom above economic gain. If they were struggling to make ends meet a few months ago, they will be struggling more now. Tourism is one of Egypt's major sources of income and this source is gone now and will recover slowly only if Egypt does not now descend into chaos. Every chance I have I am reading on-line newspapers. Israel has been channeling stranded tourists from Egypt back to their home countries. Jordan too.We are now in Eilat, Israel which right next to Aqaba in Jordan where we a little over a week ago. With Bruce's birding binoculars we can actually see the hotel where we stayed in Aqaba. That is how close these two cities are on the Red Sea.
Eilat is a very much developed resort so it has the nicest hotels complete with pools, internet, and even free telephone calls to USA. We are at seaside hotel, called Orchid Reef Hotel Eilat. Yet another huge Israeli breakfast! (see photo right)
Although Eilat has the best creature comforts, Aqaba has the best reef for snorkeling and diving. It also has the best hummus. Not to say that Israelis do not make good hummus. They do and so do the Armenians, but no one will ever top the Jordanians at making hummus! Wait and see, that is if I can duplicate it.
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