Got up late about 9.30 went for breakfast.
Met an older couple during breakfast that said they were having a terrible time.
Wrong coach @ airport, given wrong tickets for wrong people and wrong hotel. Eventually reached here after 50 minute drive on communal coach - the airport is less than 10 mins if u go directly.
Nothing for kids to do (but they haven't come with kids). Maybe they meant other people's were causing trouble?
Apparently we missed three fights in the hotel last night... Some girl dragging another girl by her hair out of their room. Some bloke hit a woman... Not interested though as that can happen anywhere. Towels are being moved and dumped off the sunbeds round the pool. They aren't having a good time at all.
We must have blinked and missed it all.
Connor lost his towel (prob stolen by the fighty people) so we were facing a 75 LE fine (about £10 in the Queens dosh). Sam went and blagged a token from the guy that hands them out, saying Connor returned a towel and forgot to get the token. It worked so no more fine lol! She's a star at that kind of thing... And complaining... in the sense of poor service = complaint... We holidayed in Portugal years ago and she was served some seriously undercooked chicken - despite a complete language barrier she complained solidly and didn't pay a penny for it. It's even more dangerous these days what with a law degree, legal practice course and a thorough understanding of all things in the 'sale of goods' act.
Threw Connor in the pool a few times and played piggy in the middle with his Crocs shoe lol.
The Egyptian curse finally struck me this afternoon so plans to go to Soho Square were scuppered. I didn't eat much other than soup and some bread and drank lots of non alcoholic drinks. Sam and the kids tucked into the 'mexican' themed buffet, some parts good some bad. The restaurant is a bit like that, there's lots of choice but I can see what some people are saying when they say its 'samey' and the quality varies. I'd give it 4 out of 5 for choice (especially if you only stay one week) but only 3 out of 5 for quality. You can usually judge the quality by the cut of meat used... Sometimes the dishes described as chicken, beef or lamb, bear only a passing resemblance to a former life as an animal. There are bones for sure, that's what the meat is normally wrapped around.
There should be something for everyone though so I wouldn't want to deter anyone.
I think the kids are enjoying the food the least, the buffet novelty has worn off, at least for Lissa. I think she wants a proper meal served to her on a plate, like in the Hard Rock Cafe. Connor is still like a puppy, bounding up again and again especially for desert.
Early night as we're diving tomorrow
- that'll be fun in this condition lol
Bye for now.
Cheers
Stootz
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