GPS Camel Dive camp
28 36.856N
034 33.533E
Directions to use the GPS are in an early blog.
The day started at 6:45 am. packed the gear into the smells jeep with the bad clutch. really it is all just part of the experience. Two new friends joined us. Wayne a Engineer from Canada, and a dive master Young from Korea. we also had a great guy from Luxor Egypt and a friend of the Barbara and Emanuel and Regge. 9 in total. The jeep bumped and bounced to the blue hole. We had a group of Bedouin there to meet us with the camels kneeling feet from the water. Sat down to go over the plan for the day. Robers was stoked like it was his first time.
The camels were loaded and we were of. this was not for the tourist ride type. the camels were feet fro the edge and beside the water the whole time. Boulders and rocks underfoot and they walked around them like they were not even there. The sun was hot and we were mostly in the head dress to fend off the sun. The water was Cristal blue. At the height of the camels we could see the fish swimming by to our right. The trip was about 1.5 + hour to get to the village. this is not a frequented spot for divers as it is very hard to get to.
Our camel guides unloaded the gear as we went through the dive plan and have a cup of tea. Robert said we would love the dive and see coral. He was not kidding the coral and sea life was amazing. The pics will follow from above land and below the water.
The day was amazing the first dive as about and hour and 5 minutes. We had a great Bedouin lunch and rested for our second dive. I took the time o photograph the camels. They are my new favorite beast. "excluding the Ripley of Course".
The 2nd dive was 15 minutes up the road. This was more of fish dive. lion fish everywhere. Stone fish and the painful fire coral.
The colors were brilliant and the reef was very alive. This dive was another hour + and was the best diving i have ever seen. the water was 26 C. Not to much to complain about. This was long day and the camels took us home as the sun was setting the moon rose over the sea. Pictures are amazing.
Off to get some dinner and have a few. Tomorrow is the completion of the advance dive course.
The camels were loaded and we were of. this was not for the tourist ride type. the camels were feet fro the edge and beside the water the whole time. Boulders and rocks underfoot and they walked around them like they were not even there. The sun was hot and we were mostly in the head dress to fend off the sun. The water was Cristal blue. At the height of the camels we could see the fish swimming by to our right. The trip was about 1.5 + hour to get to the village. this is not a frequented spot for divers as it is very hard to get to.
Our camel guides unloaded the gear as we went through the dive plan and have a cup of tea. Robert said we would love the dive and see coral. He was not kidding the coral and sea life was amazing. The pics will follow from above land and below the water.
The day was amazing the first dive as about and hour and 5 minutes. We had a great Bedouin lunch and rested for our second dive. I took the time o photograph the camels. They are my new favorite beast. "excluding the Ripley of Course".
The 2nd dive was 15 minutes up the road. This was more of fish dive. lion fish everywhere. Stone fish and the painful fire coral.
The colors were brilliant and the reef was very alive. This dive was another hour + and was the best diving i have ever seen. the water was 26 C. Not to much to complain about. This was long day and the camels took us home as the sun was setting the moon rose over the sea. Pictures are amazing.
Off to get some dinner and have a few. Tomorrow is the completion of the advance dive course.
7 comments:
Hi Jay,
we are all enjoying your travels through your blog. What a great medium to share with your friends your experiences. It seems to bring the world closer together, gives me the impression that their is beauty and kindness everywhere. You just have to have a "Jay attitude".
Looking forward to a beer and live stories.
Sounds fantastic Jay, I can hardly wait for the pictures of you on a camel. Be careful on the dives.
I am off to Grand Forks tomorrow for 48 hours with 5 other women from my care group; hope to have a great time and with 6 of us it is $22.00 for the accomodations, as good a bargain as yours :-)
Your trip is nearly over, has it gone quickly?
Talk to you after the weekend
Love you
Mom :-)
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hey jay,
your trip looks amazing from this vantage point.. i have not looked at it in too great of detail as i am sure i will be subject to one of your post vacation slide shows... looking forward to your power point ...presentation upon your return.
cheers bro,
m
Not suprised to see that you are the one that looks like a Bedoin or native. Camel ride looks painful but greatI bet, just remember that they spit at you and are not the cleanest of creatures :-) Take care and keep safe
Just arrived home from Grand Forks, unpacked and went on the web to see what you had sent.
Love you
Mom :-)
Hi again Jay. Hope that you are okay and I am sure still having a great time. Must be about the end of your trip now. I will be glad to get you back on North American soil again :-)
Take care and love you
Mom :-)
Hi Jay..
It is a great web you have... I am looking forward to read it all when i have the time...
It was a shame you did not was here this saturday it was a great wedding.. it was so nice.
i hope you have a good time...
Love Sia (from Denmark-Dahab)
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