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I would say liveaboard too... Blue O'two do a "Haya" safari.. which is an eco clean up trip if you are interested in the ecological side of things... that may be based out of Hurghada though. Tony Backhurst, now known as Oxygene also do some great trips. If you go on their mailing list and...

I am based in Sharm and always look forward to our diving trips to Dahab. Very nice, chilled out atmosphere, the two dives we always do, which you of course will do in your week are the Canyon and The Bells to Blue Hole.. both excellent dives, lots of life. Hope you have a great trip. :)

Glad you had a great time Lims... Wow String.. 25ºC air temp!! Brr, that dropped a bit... will bear that in mind next time I am up your way... my drysuit needs a service, maybe I should pull my finger out n get the wrist seals fixed before it's too late! Hehe..

I'm with the dry guys.. especially if you are thinking of doing a couple of tech dives.. 70mins at the moment would have me coming out blue. Although I am on the mini side, and don't have much body fat to keep me warm. I am still in a wetsuit with hood and many layers, but am doing a max of 30M...

Did you have fun in Dahab? I was diving there on Friday, was wearing almost all the neoprene I own and whilst I was cold, it was doable hehe. Others were in shorties brrrr, mine has now been hung up for the winter... however I am not quite in my drysuit just yet hehe

Hi there, With regards to your query, it is not so much that PADI are overly conservative, a decent dive centre will insist that you stay within your limits. Also you will find that most insurance companies will only cover you to the depths of your certification (regardless of experience)...

With regards to the reasons why everyone needs a guide when diving the Blue Hole... well put Red Sea Shadow. Many very valid reasons. I work in Sharm where all diving requires a guide (except from maybe a couple of beach dives, although an accident at Shark's bay last year has probably put an...

Thanks for your reply AnnArcher, sorry for my late response. I did infact get someone to find a Diva LX for me at a local dive shop. Bless him, I think he ended up traipsing around half of the home counties to find it in my size. I had heard that the Pearl came with the hose as a special...

Hi there... Wow how things have changed since I last posted a message in this thread (and forum, for that matter). I am now an instructor and funnily enough have been working in Sharm el Sheikh since 2005 for one of the larger dive centres here. In reply to your comments about the "likes of...

I would arrange some kind of accommodation before you arrive. Sharm is quite severely lacking in back packer style places to bed down for a few nights (ie... there are none!). You might even find it cheaper to book a bargain package holiday in order to get out here, and then spend that week...

Hi there, Ok, so simply by coming to Sharm you are almost guaranteeing a busy dive centre with plenty of experience, which is great. I came out here over three years ago with the intention of doing my IDC followed by a few months' intensive experience... as I said that was three years ago... I...

Congratulations Rnees! Fantastic news. To be honest, any diving you do in warm water is going to seem like a breeze after your course, you will love Cozumel. I agree with the others, a wet suit needs to be snug, but sometimes, especially when you have several layers on, it can be a little...

Like the others I like to record depth, air in and out, time in and out, what I saw, dive site name, buddy name etc. But in addition to that, as has been mentioned already, most definitely put what you were wearing (ie wetsuit, drusuit, gloves, etc) and how much lead you were carrying and...

The Diva xlt, is like the stripped down, bare bones basic of the Diva and the only similarity seems to be in the fact that there is a little padding in the back. It is basically a budget version, with small, plastic d rings, very basic velcro integrated weights, no trim weight facility in the XS...

Has anyone else found the Seaquest Diva LX to be one of the most comfortable BCDs for women divers?? Has anyone else discovered to their dismay, that the LX luxury edition (the one with plenty of big metal D rings, trim weights, carry handle, decent pockets etc) has been discontinued...

Oh no, that is a shame, I enjoyed the old movies, but sequels are never quite up to the original are they. Did you know that part of the latest movie was filmed in and around the boat jetties in Sharm el Sheikh? I'm gonna have to see it just for that reason (Sharm is my home).

Oh and by the way… I use one when teaching, otherwise not…

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Hi there, welcome aboard, good luck with the DM training! From a fellow warm water wendy...

Hey ho.. guess I'm a warm water girlie!