Hi there, for GabrielOak and DrBill, to reassure you, all is calm in the Red Sea resorts of Sinai. I am based in Sharm el Sheikh, and as Crowley said, had we not been transfixed by our television sets, we would never have even known that a revolution was underway! It has been quite bizarre how Sharm and I am sure all the other Red Sea resorts have remained in a little bubble of calm and tranquility. With business ticking along as usual. In fact now particularly tranquil, as the only tourists remaining are the British! We can thank the more reserved reaction of our Foreign Office for that.
In reality this has made some of the diving incredible. Gone are the disrespectful tourists, who walk on the reef, litter the place and try to feed the fish. And gone are the noisy speed boats and disturbing glass bottomed boats for the time being. I had a completely silent dive the other day (other than my bubbles) which has been quite a rare thing in Sharm over the last couple of years. And we are getting the shy sealife returning... regular milk fish sightings in the Gardens, along with eagle rays and all the rest.. quite fantastic. And again, as Crowley mentioned, there are no other divers! Chances are, you are the only boat on a mooring, and that really is quite fantastic. Too many divers in the water in recent years has often been quoted as the one drawback of diving here... well for the time-being, that is a thing of the past.
Do keep your eyes on the situation, especially if you are not British, as has been mentioned regarding insurance etc. However you can set your minds at rest, as there has been no violence here at all. Only happy celebrations the other night when Mubarak finally resigned.