To go or not to go? That is the question.

Okay, so I'm only going to leave this open a short time, since I need to make my decision by tonight (my time).

Do I go onto Israel now? Or stay in Dahab and take my scuba diving course.

This morning I woke up feeling more congested than yesterday, coughing up mucous as well as blowing my nose repeatedly...my head felt light because of my sinuses and my ears were slightly clogged. Now, because I was reading my PADI manual, I know that this can be quite dangerous for diving.

On another note, I think I'm suffering a bit from "Egypt burnout" as Jim so aptly put it (he's leaving for Cairo tonight because of it). A nice quotable quote: "When I get home to Dubai, I'm going to cry!"--Jim. ("And I don't even like Dubai"--he just added).

And finally, I don't feel to comfortable or safe here with everything that's going on in the world. The beach is nice, but it's eerily empty and quiet here...I'll adopt the quote people usually save for France and say that Egypt is a beautiful country except for all the damn Egyptians (please add in here all the necessary PC considerations, because I really have nothing against Egyptians, per se).

Anyway, Jim did mention that most everyone who comes to Egypt leaves quite joyfully...

Okay, now for the other option. I can also stay here and hope that my health gets better, and continue the diving course (I was already suckered into buying the book--and now I have to carry it around). The thing is, diving here is the best in the world--though I do believe it wouldn't be too hard to get back here since I'll likely visit Israel again in the future and it's not that far. I could come back and dive here properly after being certified in the States with the necessary security/health guarantees.

And the final option: I could stay here and not dive, but just relax on the beach. In theory this sounds pretty good too...since I supposedly have been yearning for that for a while. But, I don't know...there's not many people here, and though the beach is beautiful, there is only so much sitting around you can do by yourself...I could easily do the same at any beach back home, or even across the border in Eilat, if I really wanted to...

So there you have it. I think I talked myself out of it. But, then again, perhaps I'm trying to rationalize my decision. I have a bit of a headache. Blech.

Well, I'll take any inside thoughts or advice until tonight. So if you read this, please please give me your thoughts. Even anonymously, or whatever. I'll put in my final decision later, and then that will be that.

Over 'n Out. For now.