Eilat

Just a short one this evening because the laptop the hostel owner has given me is so slow.   This evening was very good along the beach front and bay of Eilat.  it's great weather and everyone is in holiday mood.  There are lots of disabled kids around, I think they are on some sort of special programme with their T-shirts and flashing head wear and party clothes.  I wish I could read Hebrew to know what it's all about!

This morniing at breakfast I chatted with an older couple from Peru , who are doing a tour of Israel and Egypt for 3 weeks.  It's their 30th wedding anniversary present and they were both so happy to be exploring  The Middle East together. Apart from that the  guy gets weird looks  because the Egyptians thought he was Arabic because of his swarthy looks and thought that he'd hooked up with a tourist.  When he told them he was from Peru and only spoke Spanish and a little bit of English they didn't understand where Peru was!!

The hostel here in Eilat is mental. the owner is an artist and has made all these mad sculptures all over the place.  he's busy making an Eagle at the moment for the busy Christmas period.  The rooms are like little huts with mad sculptures all over them.  He's completely bonkers but he has lent me his crappy laptop that is covered in paint and this living space  I'm in now smells of chemicals and paint.  Shame I still can't upload photos.  maybe tomorrow!

I'm here , chilling out for one whole day more and then Thursday morning I'm off to Jordan.  Eilat is better that I thought, it's surrounded by beautiful mountains and the bay is great.  It's mostly full of Russians though. In fact nearly all the shops and signs are in Russian too!   Oh my GOD< how awful is that, I hear some of you say!!  Russians and Israelis on mass!!!! but to be honest everyone is very chilled and having fun and there are lots of kids (and disabled ones at that!) around.  Plus the meal I had this evening was fabulous.

Right, I'm off into the garden area to read my book,  Music and Silence.  I think Freia Layfield will understand that I must go and carry on reading it.  thanks for the recommendation.

bye for now and I really will try to upload some photos once I find a decent Internet connection.  I'm off snorkelling tomorrow.  Looking forward to it.  Bye