20.12.2001 - 01.04.2001
Next stop Sharm El Sheikh where the weather is great and the diving is spectacular. This is my first trip to Sharm but Jorunn has been there before so this was very exciting for me. As Jorunn was already an advanced diver I took the opportunity to dive and learn while Jorunn went diving and met many new people on the boat. We had heard good things about Camel Dive which turn out very well and we were very satisfied, Jorunn on daily boat dives and I with my advanced course and diving with the group.
We stayed up on the cliffs about 8 km outside of Naama bay, where all the action is, so we took a taxi in each evening to meet up with friends. The Hotel was good, except the load music in the morning, and there was a shuttle to the beach area (Ras Um Sid), which was a very small strip of land packed with people. This was a great place to snorkel with lot's to see. Evening were spent with friends we met while diving, (Tim, Dagmar, Richard, Jackie, Alec) so we ate dinner together most evenings and also spent some time in the Camel Bar. As we were also in Sharm for New Year we first went to a large dinner with bus loads of people, with magic, dancing and other entertainment before the party at the Camel Bar where we met up with rest of the gang to drink and dance on the table until the early hours.
Now for the diving; while in Sharm we went diving in places like: Jackson reef, Woodhouse reef, Ras Mohammed, plus many of the local dive sites and to top it off the Thistlegorm. The Thistlegorm was our first major wreck dive and also one of the best wreck dives in the world. Our boat left at 04:00 so it was a early start but once we got in the water we were wide awake as the amazing site of the Thistlegorm came into sight. Beautiful yet sad to think of what had happened, after circling the ship we entered to find that things had not changed in all those years underwater, we soon found old cars, hundreds of rifles, thousands of Wellington boots, tanks, and a railway car, amazing is all we could say. On our descent we also saw in the distance another railway car that had fallen off and lay there in the deep. On that note we end our trip to Sharm.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Turkey
17.07.2001-02.08.2001
Antalya, Kas, Kekora, Simena, Olimpos, The Chimera
Turkey was our next destination where we landed in Antalya where we hopped on the first bus for the city of Kas. We heard that this was one of the better places for diving in Turkey so we tried it and it was fun. Though there was not a lot to see it was nice be underwater again. We stayed in a small hotel by the seaside and just a couple of minutes walk to the city where the food was good and the people were friendly. We did a day-trip by boat to Kekova & Simena.
After several days of diving and trying to improve our diving skills we took a short bus ride to the bus to Olimpos where we stayed at the famous tree houses. We did not really stay in the tree house the whole time but tried it! We had lazy days on the beach while having daily trips though the old ruins (only way to get to the beach HAHA) so lazy that the only wake up call was a cup of water in the face! The evenings were social as we all ate together, the days were hot but the later it got the colder it got and it did get cold. We did take the trip to Chimera where we walked a half hour up the mountain with torches until we found where the hill was on fire (they even cooked by these fires). Even when you put the fire out they would shortly start again without help. We later took the bus back to Antalya for the night before we headed home.
Antalya, Kas, Kekora, Simena, Olimpos, The Chimera
Turkey was our next destination where we landed in Antalya where we hopped on the first bus for the city of Kas. We heard that this was one of the better places for diving in Turkey so we tried it and it was fun. Though there was not a lot to see it was nice be underwater again. We stayed in a small hotel by the seaside and just a couple of minutes walk to the city where the food was good and the people were friendly. We did a day-trip by boat to Kekova & Simena.
After several days of diving and trying to improve our diving skills we took a short bus ride to the bus to Olimpos where we stayed at the famous tree houses. We did not really stay in the tree house the whole time but tried it! We had lazy days on the beach while having daily trips though the old ruins (only way to get to the beach HAHA) so lazy that the only wake up call was a cup of water in the face! The evenings were social as we all ate together, the days were hot but the later it got the colder it got and it did get cold. We did take the trip to Chimera where we walked a half hour up the mountain with torches until we found where the hill was on fire (they even cooked by these fires). Even when you put the fire out they would shortly start again without help. We later took the bus back to Antalya for the night before we headed home.
Portugal
10.04.2001-17.04.2001
Albufeira, Praia Nova, Silves, Lagos, Ponta de Piedade, Praia d Anna, Sagres, Cap St Vicente, Marthinhal, Carrapateira
Our Easter trip was to Portugal, a land trip with no diving but lot's of adventures. We stayed in a small hotel overlooking the beach and the city with only a short distance to restaurants and bars. We spent a lot of time on the beach as the weather was fantastic and it was only a short walk from the hotel (the winter in Norway is cold and snowy). We did rent a car and drove along the coast and stopped at some smaller and larger cities along the way. As it was Easter a lot of things were closed but this did not stop us from exploring the small cities along the coast and enjoying the sunshine while walk through historical sites. We stopped at a light house at the southern tip of Portugal and later we found a long stretch of beach where we lay in the warm sand before driving back to Albufeira. After some wining, dining and dancing we were off for home.
Albufeira, Praia Nova, Silves, Lagos, Ponta de Piedade, Praia d Anna, Sagres, Cap St Vicente, Marthinhal, Carrapateira
Our Easter trip was to Portugal, a land trip with no diving but lot's of adventures. We stayed in a small hotel overlooking the beach and the city with only a short distance to restaurants and bars. We spent a lot of time on the beach as the weather was fantastic and it was only a short walk from the hotel (the winter in Norway is cold and snowy). We did rent a car and drove along the coast and stopped at some smaller and larger cities along the way. As it was Easter a lot of things were closed but this did not stop us from exploring the small cities along the coast and enjoying the sunshine while walk through historical sites. We stopped at a light house at the southern tip of Portugal and later we found a long stretch of beach where we lay in the warm sand before driving back to Albufeira. After some wining, dining and dancing we were off for home.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Trinidad and Tobago
23.12.2000 - 06.01.2001
Speyside, Little Tobago, Charlotteville, Crown Point, Scarborough, Englishman's Bay, Bloody Bay, Mt. Irvine Bay, Tobago Forest Reserve, Argyll waterfall.
Our first trip together was to the Caribbean Island of Tobago via Trinidad where our first stop upon arriving was Speyside on the far side of the island. There was not very much happening, no food shops, only three restaurants and not much more. After many years out of the water the diving was pretty bad, we got seasick, it was stressful, and it was badly organised (Christmas holidays). We later decided to head back to Crown point where there were more places to eat, more beaches and some more relaxed and enjoyable diving. We rented a car and drove around the island which was very pretty and there was a lot to see and do, beautiful beaches, tropical rain forest, and much more. We also went to Sunday school which is a little different as it is at the pub and has to do with drinking. Another fun thing we did was go to the movies which was a triple feature and as we shared the building with KFC there was a lot of people going back and forth and the smell of chicken in the cinema.
Speyside, Little Tobago, Charlotteville, Crown Point, Scarborough, Englishman's Bay, Bloody Bay, Mt. Irvine Bay, Tobago Forest Reserve, Argyll waterfall.
Our first trip together was to the Caribbean Island of Tobago via Trinidad where our first stop upon arriving was Speyside on the far side of the island. There was not very much happening, no food shops, only three restaurants and not much more. After many years out of the water the diving was pretty bad, we got seasick, it was stressful, and it was badly organised (Christmas holidays). We later decided to head back to Crown point where there were more places to eat, more beaches and some more relaxed and enjoyable diving. We rented a car and drove around the island which was very pretty and there was a lot to see and do, beautiful beaches, tropical rain forest, and much more. We also went to Sunday school which is a little different as it is at the pub and has to do with drinking. Another fun thing we did was go to the movies which was a triple feature and as we shared the building with KFC there was a lot of people going back and forth and the smell of chicken in the cinema.
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