Hello from Malta

[andy2tanx]

hi pierre, as has been said, welcome on the board.

[John Holmes]

Hi Pierre,
Can you help??!!
I want to go to Malta to run/dive in February. Malta marathon is 23rd Feb, so I'm thinking of flying from Manchester on 20th, have 2/3 days rest after run and then do a dive package (10 dives over 5 days).
Prices I've got so far are £156 for return flight, £131 for 10 dive package (boat dives) with Strand Diving out of St Pauls Bay (incl tanks and weight hire). Do you think this is reasonable and what do you think 2 weeks accom should cost at that time (Half Board or All Incl.) if booked direct?
Would welcome any advice you may have.
Cheers
John

[Maltese Falcon]

John / Pierre

Perhaps we can make a trip of it? I have details of Meldives and Maltaqua in the North of the Island also. Timing is right for me - ANYBODY ELSE?

[Tim Ingmire]

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John / Pierre

Timing is right for me - ANYBODY ELSE?

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Glad to hear it mate

[Pierre Farrugia]

Hello all,
John have you got any prices from Strand about accomodation?
Maltaaqua is an other very good dive school, but here in Malta I prefer Strand, because is much cheaper (locally I don't know with tourists)and also this is from where I get gas. It's TDI Malta HQ, of which I hope to do Trimix next summer. Instructers there are very friendly such as Dennis and it's owner Lawrence who is a very good inst, with Trimix and Rebreather. When things are finilised I can tell you where are best wrecks and dive sites.

Regards

Pierre

[John Holmes]

Hi Pierre,
many thanks for your posts and e-mail - I am now on a mission contacting every operator in the world who goes anywhere near Malta!
I might just try teletext and see if they have any cheap all inclusives going at that time.

Falcon!!

Hi Chris - I was going to mail you to get your ideas - but if you're up for a trip well why not??

I was going to say &quot;up for it&quot; but I didn't want to get Tim all excited again!!

lets see if we cant get a few bods interested - are you listening 'roo??

Cheers
John

[ericdv]

Welcome Pierre,
I have been diving Malta for past 12 years and just returned from another 7 weeks out there. &nbsp; No so many dives this time as I wrecked my knee jumping over a low wall at Migra Ferha which turned out to be a bloody big wall on the other side!!! &nbsp; I always base myself at Strand and my semi-dry lives there permanently. &nbsp; You may be the same Pierre who has recently been doing survey work with Lawrence. &nbsp; We may have bumped into each other out there in the past - I am the old guy permanently dressed in shorts :-)
I am back with non diving wife flying from Manchester 21st February for another 8 weeks so John and Falcon would be happy to dive with you. &nbsp; SEE Trips Forum.

[Pierre Farrugia]

Hello Eric,
No it's not me but I've been many times at Lawrence, I will be doing my Trimix there next summer hopefully. I would really happy to meet you all next feb.

[ericdv]

Likewise would be pleased to meet you and indeed we may already have done so whilst picking up the cylinders on Sunday morning when he is just open for an hour. &nbsp; #### of a lot beter mow than when the shop was in the cave under Gilleru restaurant. &nbsp; Give them all my regards when you next see them.

[Pierre Farrugia]

Hello Again Eric,
As I live in the South part of Malta, which is a lot of miles away from Strand,LOL , more precicly from Zabbar, I hire my cylinders from Aquabubbles Diving School (cancio which is also on this forum as Makku) Most likly we can met here while going to dive Blhenim Bomber (he's the one who found it or that's what he says hehe)
Actually I never went at Gilliru as I started to go to Strand due to tech diving. Altough lately at our club we are promoting Nitrox as well.
Have you ever did Blhenim ??