Community Chat
photo: Karin Brussaard
Quick Quiz
1. The world’s largest fi sh, the whale shark, is a well known 4. Scalloped hammerhead sharks are seen by divers all over the Red
inhabitant of the Red Sea. But how big can these gentle giants get? Sea. But in 2009 the species made its fi rst appearance on which list:
a) 8m a) The IUCN Red List of endangered species
b) 10m b) The Shark Attack File
c) 12m
5. Egypt is one of few places in the world where there is a complete
2. More people are killed each year by coconuts than sharks? ban on shark fi shing. Decree 484 banning fi shing and trading of
sharks in the Red Sea was introduced in which year?
a) True
b) False a) 2005
b) 2007
3. In many species of shark, the teeth are constantly replaced
c) 2008
throughout the shark’s life. Some sharks are known to lose up to
how many teeth in a lifetime 6. There are estimated to be how many diff erent species of shark in
the Red Sea?
a) 3,000
b) 13,000 a) Between 15 and 25
c) 30,000 b) Between 20 and 30
c) Between 40 and 50
, 4a, 5a, 6c , 2a, 3c ers: 1c nsw A
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Rumours, rumours, rumours, you’d have to have your head craners that we are. We drove through the lakes that were once
buried in the sand underwater not to hear a few when living in roads and felt lucky that we only lost one of our number plates as
Egypt’s hot spot diving destinations. To help us in f_i ltering out we splashed through. Would have been wiser to put the wellies
some of the best and funniest community rumours stories, our on and help with the clean-up.
resident gossip guru reports in their own unique style straight
from the diver’s mouth:
Parts of major roads in and out of the Sinai were covered in mud
slides, which caused a mild panic at the supermarkets as people
rushed to stock up on necessities, such as Sakara (local beer),
crisps and tonic water.
‘There is going to be a big storm tonight’, the hairdresser an-
nounced to an instructor while tidying her hair. The instructor As always after a storm, stories abound. Who had the most dam-
then in turn passed this rumour on when she arrived in the local age? How high was the water in the living room? There is even a
pub. ‘Yeah right,’ they all said and carried on drinking. video showing people almost swimming in their apartment trying
to salvage their belongings.
When the storm started in full swing, they had to make a run for
home and didn’t even fi nish their beers. I heard a story once after a storm in Dahab, that a certain highly
regarded resident found himself hanging on a pole (no mean feat,
Hairdressers are the font of all knowledge as we know. It’s worth
he is not a little chap). The fl ood waters swept past him, bringing
getting your hair cut more often just for this very reason. The
with them a taxi driver, still trying to drive as the water lapped up
recent storm we had was the strongest I have ever seen in my 15
around the doors of his car!
years or so living here. The thunder was so loud the whole apart-
ment shook and I somehow found myself under the bed. With A couple of days after the recent storm, there was a rumour of
the dog! And no electricity, which didn’t matter too much, as the another big one approaching, so the sand bags came out ready
lightening was giving off enough light to put your make up on. in time. Luckily, it didn’t materialise. We should have asked the
I heard a rumour that...
hairdressers fi rst!
We drove around the next day to see the aftermath, clever neck
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