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Dolphin in Nuweiba
Oleen the dolphin
For all that knew Oleen: she was once a major attraction in Nuweiba and was even featured in Newsweek. She was friends with a mute Bedouin fisherman named Abdullah and was in the area for years.
Unfortunately
Olin doesn't stay in Nuweiba anymore… Maybe it was the big crowd of snorkelers that came to visit and chase her everyday, or maybe it was the commercial atmosphere that took over when the Bedouins found out that there was big money to be had from snorkelers. But it is most likely that she found a female "partner" (some people think it is a daughter of hers)… both of them have a calf now and the reports are that they are seen near a fishfarm in Eilat...
(Olin had two or three calfs before but they died because it is not possible for a dolphin to raise a calf on het own)…
Camel Safaris in the Sinai
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DESTINATIONS » Red Sea » Dahab | Hurghada | Sharm el Sheikh | Southern Red Sea | Sudan
 Dahab fifteen years ago was a simple Bedouin village with only one permanent brick structure, a Mosque. The rest of the village was a collection of Bedouin tents and camps for the local people to gather for socializing, fishing, and trading.
About this time backpackers began to frequent Dahab for the experience of living in Bedouin tents by the sea for next-to-nothing. Soon after, divers discovered many unique and world-class dive sites
that are only a short jeep ride from Dahab and are easily accessible from the shore. Thus a diving Mecca came into being and as the diving industry grew so did the town.
Dahab today still retains its traveling on a shoestring backpacker life style with many Bedouin camps offering rooms in "huts" for two to five dollars a day and inexpensive restaurants, tourist novelty shops, and dive centers lining the bay. Unfortunately you can see it changing every year. Most roads are being paved the "hippy-backpackers" scene is slowly vanishing. It isn't the magical and serene little village on the shore of the Red Sea it used to be but the diving remains unchanged and excellent.
Famous sites such as the Blue Hole and the Canyon keep attracting a steady stream of divers. It is also very easy to arrange as all diving in Dahab is shore diving. You can either hook up with one of the many dive shops who arrange daily guided dives or you can hire some tanks and a driver plus pick-up truck and off you go!
Opt for one of the legendary "dive safaris" where camels are loaded up with tanks, equipment and divers and taken to more remote spot north or south of Dahab. There you can still live out a bit of the old dahab days, sleeping under the stars and eating Bedouin food cooked on a fire.
Dive Sites of Dahab
Air temperatures in winter range from 60°-75°F. The water can drop down into the upper 60°F, with the coolest temperatures occurring in February. Summer land temperatures slide right up past 100°F, with the water temperature rising into the low 80°F (take a wetsuit anyway). The hottest month is August. If you are going to do any land exploration (and how do you visit the Red Sea without at least a peek at the pyramids), the tradeoff for warm water is hot weather. The manta season is from March - June. Especially during the winter month there is a steady wind so you might want to bring a hat to keep your head warm.
Read our Diver's Tales on Dahab >>
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