Nemo33: diving in Belgium Bubbles
Blowing bubbles in warm, crystal-clear water 33 metres deep ... in Belgium? To celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary we drove to Brussels Continue reading
Catalonia Royal Bavaro Beach, Caribbean
Turning 40 is a fabulous reason to fulfil a childhood dream. Marcel and Victoria celebrated her birthday in uber-relaxing style. Continue reading
Our Breakaway To Hurghada (Red Sea) in Egypt
Our RYA sailing course was cancelled at the last minute, so we booked a last minute trip to Hurghada on the Red Sea in Egypt. We snorkelled, scuba dived, quad biked and visited Luxor including Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple. Continue reading
Tiger Shark Dive – Aliwal Shoal – Umkomaas
To rack up our scuba hours and experience, we took a month out to go scuba diving in Umkomaas. The brief for this dive was to (hopefully) see Tiger Sharks. Continue reading
Shore-entry Navigation Dive
During our Master Diving training course, we were instructed to do a shore-entry navigation dive in our buddy pairs. This meant kitting up on the beach, gently easing into the waves, setting the appropriate navigation course, putting fins on, submerging beneath the waves and setting off in the right direction.
The intention was to swim out 30m, surface, wave to the instructor, take another bearing back, submerge and return. Being near-professionals, currents and swell needed to be taken into consideration. We had calculated how long it took us to swim 30m, so the time had been set. Continue reading
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