Picking up from yesterday –
Okay, so thus far, every time I’ve gone scuba diving, the beginning part has been super chill.
And it’s not that this was specifically super un-chill –
But did you know that in Alexandria, when you go scuba diving, you have to stop the boat on this little dock-type place where the police are set up and you have to give paperwork and IDs for everyone in the boat.
They’re trying to make sure you don’t escape Egypt!
‘Cause you’re at the edge of the country, baby! If you just keep going, you’re in Asia!
And they don’t want people who aren’t supposed to be leaving to be leaving.
So, then, we went diving in the underwater ruins.
The visibility there is so rough that the diver I was with held onto me the whole time so we didn’t lose each other. (It was really hard to see.)
But we did get to see some of the ruins of the old lighthouse/ancient city.
And I was able to get another pic on a boat with the castle in the background (since the castle was blurry in the other one).
And that’s pretty much it. Not a ton to write home about for this one. I couldn’t find a single woman scuba diving instructor in Alexandria, and I’m trying to get all my new certifications from women. (So, no new certifications.) So, we just had a lil’ dive, went back and grabbed our IDs and called it a day.
I headed back to the hotel, and then it was back to Giza!
And this is where I’ll pick up tomorrow.