Egypt 2005

A fun time was had by the 14 divers and snorklers who headed out to Ocean Club this October. The flight to Sharm El-Sheikh went well with Astreus Airlines providing a suprising large amount of leg room, matching a sensible 25kg baggage allowance.

The diving was great, with visibility reaching over 20 metres; the sea was a balmy 27 degrees centigrade. We managed two or three dives a-day heading out on day boats from either Nama Bay (local & Ras Mohammed) or Shark Bay (Tiran).

We saw a mixture of reef sea life. Some of the more unusual finds being two turtles, a host of blue spotted rays, a crocodile fish (on the DunRaven) and a pair of seagrass ghost pipefish.

The hotel was a little out of town (next to the dive centre), but the facilities on-site meant that was not a problem. There were two pools, two bars and three choices for food. A shuttle ran into town every evening and the taxis were cheap if you missed them (£2).

Food, both down in Nama and in Old Sharm, was good and of course we made the obligatory trip to the bar on the top of Camel divers for a drink and "hubbly bubbly!"

Dives Done

14/10 Ras Katy, Sharm
14/10 Drift from Ras Katy, Sharm

15/10 Temple, Sharm
15/10 Drift along Ras Um Sid, Sharm
15/10 Night Dive at Temple, Sharm

16/10 Gordon Reef, Tiran
16/10 Woodhouse Reef, Tiran
16/10 Drift (Fast!) along Gordon Reef, Tiran

17/10 Dun Raven (Wreck), Ras Mohammed
17/10 Drift around Shark & Yolanda Reefs, Ras Mohammed
17/10 Ras Ghazlani, Ras Mohammed

18/10 Jackson Reef, Tiran
18/10 Thomas Reef, Tiran

Diving