After a large brunch we went on an afternoon shopping outing to Hurghada, we were told that the first stop was tourist shops, but the second would be traditional shops and markets. Hurghada is coastal with pretty beaches and stunning mosques with brightly coloured roofs. Our first stop was disappointingly the hard rock cafe! We sat in the pretty garden and drank beer, wandered around the tourist shops and saw a camel waiting at a bus stop!
Our second stop was more tourist shops, but at least in a main street. We wandered and bought some beach towels for the next day and some lovely Egyptian saffron.
We spent some time sitting outside a small restaurant, surrounded by hungry cats, drinking beer and waiting for our calamari order. It took so long to arrive that we had to wrap it up in napkins and eat it on the coach, so we didn�t see the coffee that we ordered. A pity as the only decent coffee we had was off the ship! It was an interesting afternoon, but we were disappointed that we were taken to 2 tourist places. We may never see a souk now. No brownie points for Thompson�s today either, we can go to a hard rock cafe anytime!
Back on board we had a rest and a beer before our Tex-Mex buffet. A promenade round the deck and a nightcap before bed.