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Do tiger sharks at the Blue Hole count as big things? ;) Cos we had them today!!!:crafty:

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I have worked for INMO and the instructors and guides there are amongst some of the best in Dahab. Your first day will be south towards Moray Garden. You will do your check dive here in the morning and in the afternoon you will make a second dive in the other direction. The second day will...

Ladies and Gentlemen of Scubaboard Being a long-term resident of the Egyptian Red Sea (Sharm, Hurghada & Dahab) and also being a diving instructor for 15 years, I feel I am in a pretty good place to talk about conservation of the Red Sea. In particular, one of the most often visited dive sites...

Today's date 29th September 2008. Two days ago we had 26 hammerheads at the back of Jackson reef in Tiran on the same dive an Oceanic White tip. Four or five days before that - sailfish just south of Caves A 40 minute swim with dolphins around the Southern Oasis about a week ago too. Whale Shark...

I would rather put my head up a dead bear's arse than spend an hour and half on a camel to either Gabr El Bint or Abu Galum in Dahab!! :mooner: Both are accessible by available boats and there is no need to put yourself through purgatory to get to some pretty good diving. However I do concur...

El Mina in the harbour is 18 to 30 to the bottom Abu Hashish is 20+ All four of the wrecks at Abu Nuhas are 18+ I would also disagree that the majority are between 6 to 12 metres because the bottom is 1200m!!!! But there is nothing stopping you from staying between 6 to 12 metres. No reputable...

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Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen from sunny Egypt. I would like your opinions on the current political situation. I have read a couple of articles about how the tourist numbers are dropping. Whilst I realise that the season hasnt fully started on the west coast, have the "east-siders" noticed...

Generally integrated weight systems are not used as rental gear. The problem is that if the pocket falls out due to customer ineptitude, then the dive shop will have to buy a new one. Mucho dinero!! So, the Seeman Sub BCDs we use here, have had the pockets taken out by us for that reason...

The exodus he is talking about (I assume) is the Moses leading the Jews from the Egyptians. You will find that the Nuweiba dive area is pretty. It has lots of small stuff that is lovely to photograph. But it is very close to the ferry that goes to Jordan (Aqaba) So diving out in the middle of...

If you do a day trip from Sharm to Dahab, you have a range of mountains between them that would mean you would need to give at least 4 hours after diving before you return to Sharm They are 620 metres high and as such could predispose you to DCS. There are instructors here in Dahab (I live...

Yep, you are right, my apologies. You didnt mention names. Misread it ... as my readjustment on my post read, it was early. Sorry again.

As an outsider, I can see two things here. Firstly, I dont think it is acceptable to publish the names of a dive centre when you are giving them hard time, on a very public forum. If you have a beef, then publish your side of the story, but omit the names. If you then offer, to anyone who is...

Good morning all, I am leaving the land of the Pharoahs to return to Smiley land. :D I get back to the UK on 15 October and its straight up to the Thai embassy to get a visa. The problem I have is that on the application form they are asking for a sponsor. It can be Thai or non-Thai but there...

It would not have stopped me from travelling to Thailand anyway. October 20th ... I should be in the Land of Smiles - finally.

Diving is dangerous. It should be sold as such. People die. The general public have been de-sensitised to the inherently dangerous nature of scuba. Perhaps if we told them this, they would turn up to their open water course with the idea they could fail. Then they would take it more...

Yes, thats why I said hovering as opposed to fin pivoting. I would say it was a totally unsuitable place to do OW2. But hey, what do I know, I only went there every other day for 3 years!!!

Anything you should pack? Rechargeable batteries (if you have a camera) Also get a spare set of batteries to charge while you use the first set. Check also that your power supply can handle 220V, not the US 115V Decent coffee (unless you like Nescafe) A warm jumper for the evenings sat on the...