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This one's been done time and time again, no doubt, so I won't bore you all with the gory details.
32 members of Dacorum Sub Aqua Club (28 divers, I think - the rest being significant others) made the trip to Sharm, staying at the Ocean Club and diving with Ocean College. The hotel was perfect for our requirements and very friendly.
We got one dive in on the first day, the guide deciding to cancel the afternoon due to the weather. "but it's like this all the time in England", we said. Well, the ones that weren't throwing up said it.
For most of the week, we had two boats to ourselves, although they did squeeze us all onto one boat to dive the Dunraven, which we weren't happy about and the dive guides were very embarrased about.
The highlight of the trip for me was the Thistlegorm. Despite having to get up at 3:45am... Seeing the wreck as we descended the shot line was an awesome sight. There's so much to see on the site, plus all the history and the intrigue about the empty hold. I think i'll be visiting it again.
Overall a good weeks diving, with the weather improving all the time
dan.
This one's been done time and time again, no doubt, so I won't bore you all with the gory details.
32 members of Dacorum Sub Aqua Club (28 divers, I think - the rest being significant others) made the trip to Sharm, staying at the Ocean Club and diving with Ocean College. The hotel was perfect for our requirements and very friendly.
We got one dive in on the first day, the guide deciding to cancel the afternoon due to the weather. "but it's like this all the time in England", we said. Well, the ones that weren't throwing up said it.
For most of the week, we had two boats to ourselves, although they did squeeze us all onto one boat to dive the Dunraven, which we weren't happy about and the dive guides were very embarrased about.
The highlight of the trip for me was the Thistlegorm. Despite having to get up at 3:45am... Seeing the wreck as we descended the shot line was an awesome sight. There's so much to see on the site, plus all the history and the intrigue about the empty hold. I think i'll be visiting it again.
Overall a good weeks diving, with the weather improving all the time

dan.