Basata means Simplicity

Our first four days of our vacation we stayed at a place called Basata. This means simplicity in Arabic and it is very simple....exactly what we needed. You stay in small one room bamboo huts right on the beach without electricity. There is one large community hut used as a kitchen and dining area. All eating is on carpets with short Arab tables. There are also two community bathrooms and showers on opposite ends of the camp. Since living in Cairo can be quite hectic, this kind of place is exactly what we needed to unwind.

At basata there are no plans....except to have fun on the beach!

The only problem at Basata were the flies...thankfully there aren't mosquitoes....but the flies got a little bothersome...It's a good thing we had a mosquito net for our new little one.

This is our little hut behind Lydia. Home sweet home for four days. Lydia loved getting up in the morning and playing in the sand.

Here are some of the other huts and mountains behind. Beautiful area!!