Home, but not...

The kids and Russ are back home in Maryland, but it's not really home until Karla can be here, too. 7 more months, or so...

Egypt--Best Vacation Ever

We're back in Bahrain after a fun and exhausting 9 days in Egypt. We spent 3 days in Cairo, 2 days in Aswan, 3 nights on a Nile Cruise ship, and had 2 overnight train trips to and from Cairo. There are way too many photos to post here on the blog. We have 384 photos posted in 2 albums here and here. 

One highlight of the trip for me was getting a picture with one of my heroes--famed Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass. He just happened to be at the King Titi pyramid with some famous Egyptian movie star. Dr. Hawass has hosted leaders of countries (including Pres. Obama) but was gracious enough to take a picture with me.

The kids' (and my) favorite site was Abu Simbel. Karla's favorite was the huge Karnak Temple complex.

Swimming with Dolphins

We surprised the kids today with a trip to the Dolphin Resort to swim with dolphins. Of course, they loved it. We all swam with two humpback dolphins, Boris and Kola, for about 20 minutes. Very cool!

Tonight we're off to Egypt, but won't post any updates for over a week. Stay tuned...

More Bahraini Fun

The pool at Karla's apartment is a big hit. One night we went to "the coolest toy store ever." The highlight was the collection of giant stuffed animals.