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Water makes up seventy percent of the surface of the earth. There's a wonderful world down there, and scuba diving is the only way to explore it.

Water makes up seventy eight percent of a baby's body, only sixty percent for an adult's bodies. Have you read the novel "Fantastic Voyage" from Isaac Asimov? It is one of the classic science fiction novel first published 1966 and it had been one of my favorite lecture until I discovered "1984" and "Brave New World" on my sister's book shelves.

But back to scuba diving... there is certainly a wonderful world to discover and to care about under the surface of the earth. Go explore it but respect it.

A few words on my way of diving...
I only can stand warm water... that is to say above 26deg Celsius. Below that, I freeze and this is no fun.

I fully respect the underwater world and I spend most of my 12 liters air bottle gesticulating in order to avoid to touch corals or anything under water...
And now that I cumulated a few more dives, I have a great deal to learn all the species and all types of life out there to be able to name them after the dive.

Did you see this stripped brownish and rosish fish with dark head and closed eyes? Yes, the one that smiled at me... dunno what i mean? ahem... C'mon, I am sure you saw it too!

Here are a few links showing you the wonderful underwaterland... well, trying to!

  • Egypt, Sinai - Dahab (May 07) (NEW!!)
  • Egypt, El Quseir (May 05)
  • Maldives, Ari & Rasdhoo Atoll (March 05)
  • Egypt, El Quseir (May 04)

    • About underwater photography...

    We are just beginners, so bare with the poor quality of photos!
    We used our brand new Pentax Optio 5sI with underwater housing. We faced the problem of auto focus on moving target in a moving environment...

    But check out the latest pics we took in Dahab - Dive spots were amongst others Blue Hole, Islands, Golden Rocks, Garden Eels... Beautiful dives!
    Dive Nr When Where Depth Duration Comments
    35 11/05/05 El Quseir, El Quadim Bay,
    Egypt - Red Sea    		 19,7 59' box shrimp and dancing shrimp - emperor angelfish - big parrot and lion fish
    34 10/05/05 El Quseir, El Quadim Bay,
    Egypt - Red Sea    		 24.8 63' afternoon dive on the right-hand side of the bay - 2 read sea walkman and 2 scorpion fish - partner shrimps - moses sole
    33 09/05/05 Abu Dabab,
    Egypt - Red Sea    		 14.9 72' Second dive from the full day safari - another chance to watch the Dugong - guitar ray - crocodile fish - puffer fish
    32 09/05/05 Abu Dabab,
    Egypt - Red Sea    		 18.9 70' Full Day Safari - looking for DUGONG, the famous sea cows - also seen Pyramid box fish - arabian emperor - sea turtles with their company fishes (remora)>
    31 08/05/05 Safaga II,
    Egypt - Red Sea    		 24.6 69' Jeet safari 1/2 day to Safaga II - big sea turtles engaged in a fight (impressive) - clearfins lionfish - yellow lip chelidonura - giant squirrelfish
    30 07/05/05 El Quseir, El Quadim Bay,
    Egypt - Red Sea    		 15.9 53' NIght Dive - Erna the moray is back in her home! Boxer shrimps - big snapper following the lamps - anemone carriers - scorpion fish
    29 07/05/05 El Quseir, El Quadim Bay,
    Egypt - Red Sea     		22.2 66' Dive on the left hand side of the bay. Lots of crocodile fish (flat head) - scorpion fish - beautiful coral garden (big salad)
    28 06/05/05 El Quseir, El Quadim Bay,
    Egypt - Red Sea     		19.3 59' Dive on right side of El Quadim bay. Marble snake Eel - Red Sea Walkman - Carpet flathead - white spotted pufferfish
    27 05/05/05 El Quseir, El Quadim Bay,
    Egypt - Red Sea     		20.2 59' Scribbled leather jacket fish - lion fishes (very common in the bay) - giant squirrelfish - snappers - yellow spotted
    26 04/05/05 El Quseir, El Quadim Bay,
    Egypt - Red Sea     		20.2 62' Welcome Dive - easy dive in the bay with check up. Emperor angelfish (baby one)- Lion fish - blue dotted stingray - double ended pipe fish.
    Dive Nr When Where Depth Duration Comments

    Certification Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD)
    Dive Nr When Where Depth Duration Comments
    25 11/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - Lagune     		9.1 23' AOWD Navigation Test Dive
    24 10/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - Lagune     		18 53' AOWD NDT (Night Dive Test), night dive on a wreck - big blue spotted sting rays and parrot fishes
    23 10/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll - Madivaru     		30.4 40' AOWD DDT (Deep Dive Test) - tuna, leaf fish, big tuna and shark hidden in a hangover
    22 09/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - Fan Reef     		21.2 50' House reef wall dive - nice corals and gorgons, turtle
    21 09/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - North Channel     		21.2 44' We missed the mantas! - lion fish, octopus, anemone, morays and napoleons
    20 08/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll - Rasdhoo     		22.1 49' Small Thila - sand eels, nudibranch, ribbon eel moray, napoleon
    19 07/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - Madivaru     		22.9 46' Easy dive - lion fishes, white tip reef shark, tuna and napoleons
    18 06/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll - Veligandu North     		18.7 43' Drift dive very low visibility - honey comb morays, lobster, turtles and napoleon fish
    17 05/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - Madivaru     		22.4 53' Easy dive - Nice corals, leaf fish, 2 big stone fishes, morays, octopus and nudibranch
    16 04/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - Boduga     		19.3 40' Wall dive on house reef - morays, tuna and white tip shark
    15 03/03/05 Maldives, Ari
    Atoll - Moofushi Kandu     		21.3 46' Drift Dive - leopard shark and big napoleons
    14 03/03/05 Maldives, Ari
    Atoll - Maalhoss Thila     		26.8 35' Drift dive on the Thila - lots of soft corals, gorgons, strong current
    13 02/03/05 Maldives,
    Rasdhoo Atoll, Kuramathi - Three Palms     		21.3 49' Wall dive on house reef - turtle, white tip shark, lobster
    12 02/07/04 Greece,
    Pserimos Island (Kos area)     		15 40' Ancient potteries and lots of sponges
    11 02/07/04 Greece,
    Kalymnos Island (Kos area)     		18 40' Shipwreck (wooden) and dive into volcanic crater
    10 05/05/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim bay     		20.3 60' Fun Dive - Giant green salad
    9 03/05/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim bay     		17.7 54' Fun Dive - Lots of blue dotted rays
    Dive Nr When Where Depth Duration Comments

    Certification CMAS*, SSI OWD
    Dive Nr When Where Depth Duration Comments
    8 02/05/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim Bay     		15 66' CMAS P*/SSI course OWD - Free Dive + Diving License
    7 01/03/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim Bay     		18 56' CMAS P*/SSI course OWD - Help
    6 02/05/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim Bay     		17.4 58' CMAS P*/SSI course OWD - Free Dive
    5 01/05/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim Bay     		16 55' CMAS P*/SSI course OWD - Buoyancy
    4 29/04/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim Bay     		12.6 65' CMAS P*/SSI course OWD - Buddy exercises
    3 28/04/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim Bay     		11.7 49' CMAS P*/SSI course OWD - Getting trust
    2 28/04/04 Egypt, El
    Quseir - El Quadim Bay     		8 39' CMAS P*/SSI course OWD - Discovery
    1 22/10/02 Seychelles,
    Praslin Island - St Pierre Roc     		6 26' Initiation Dive
    Dive Nr When Where Depth Duration Comments