red sea and Dahab sand

for the first time since I arrived in Dahab a week ago, I was sitting today alone at the usual beach-side bar with bedoine pillows, palms piercing the wooden roof of the simple shelter and I had the first real opportunity to look at the surrounding scene. the curtain of light haze and sand that has been concealing the other side of the red sea has been lifted, the wind was calm and the view of the pink mountains of saudi arabia was clear. the sun was setting, and I was having a cold stella in one hand, a shisha in another, my headphones playing Yo La Tengo wearing a green shirt against the yellow and blue pillows watching the sea turn red.
this is the one of the most beautiful places I've yet to see, the rough mountains appearing to be massive flat cut-outs arranged one after the other, the basic elements of blue sea, clear air, bright sun, minimal vegitation... its austere, striking..