Ahhh, the beach.
It’s summer time… and Ladies looking Hot. Whine Up, Whine up….
I’ve got that stupid song stuck in my head, probably due to the fact that we had it on repeat almost all the way down to the north coast.
It’s summer, which means a certain segment of Egyptian society moves to the North Coast, spending a couple of months at their fancy villas swimming and bumming around. Marina, which is where my family is at, is a haven for those who want to do nothing more strenuous than swim, jet ski, eat and party. Day and night are flipped, with people sleeping most of the day and up all night. Music pulses all the time, tanned pretty people are having fun, and life is on hold for a bit.
I usually love it for a week or so, then I get bored. So far, I have swum in the pool, got burnt tanning, and walked on the beach. La femme, the women’s only beach, isn’t open yet, so that sucksbu other than that I’m still in the happy-yes I’m-on-holiday-phase.
Everything about being here reminds me of being a kid. We stopped at Masters–a rest stop– on the way, and it brought back such strong memories of praying dad would stop there when I was a kid so we could eat icecream and shop at the two or three stores. I honestly don’t know why I loved it so much.
Utter peace and nothingness. I love it. Will probably get bored in a bit, but for now I am having fun fun fun.
a mixed beach would suck because i would be spending my time sitting on the sand in my abaya, getting my pasty white skin burnt. NOT FUN!
i didnt know they had womens- only beaches in egypt?! Are they open to all women or only for tourists and richies?
They’re located inside gated compounds, and it costs approx LE 100 ($20) to get in, so unfortunately they’re only for the very few who can afford them.