The final check was a security check, where you can see just how little they’re concerned about tourists. We watched the suitcase of an Egyptian guy in front of us being completely emptied out and examined in great detail. When my turn came, I’d barely even opened the first zip on the bag before they said that it was fine and waved me on. We passed through one last door where they were checking for the stickers on the bags that said they’d been inspected and then headed down to the ferry itself.
(to be continued)
