Trip report dive trip to Egypt

Andiline · 04-07-2008

We arrived after a fairly quiet flight in Hurghada where a sandstorm made visibility rather bad. As soon as we were out of the plane we had sand in our mouths already. Couldn’t go to the hotel in Safaga directly since suitcases were missing. Turned out that on check-in they had been sent to Sharm El Sheik to where the plane was going afterwards. Bad thing was that important medicine was in one of the bags.

Haven’t seen much of the area yet and will go to sleep now since I have a very bad headache. The others are still over at the dive shop drinking a beer. We heard that due to the sandstorm the boats could not leave today but a very early boat with russians on board had already left Hurghada. The boat sank, everybody saved and the tale is that the 16 people were in a small boat with a bottle of vodka…

Will not post much this week since internet is fairly expensive and I will most probably not have much time for posting anyway.

dudeadam · 04-07-2008

Sweet! Can't wait to hear this one!

**TeeZet** · 04-07-2008

I hope this trip will be as good for you as your trip to the Philippines
Take care, Andrea!

Buggirl · 04-07-2008

Yay! Have a great trip- and remember, there's no such thing as too many pictures

Daddy B · 04-07-2008

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Originally Posted by Andiline

We arrived after a fairly quiet flight in Hurghada where a sandstorm made visibility rather bad. As soon as we were out of the plane we had sand in our mouths already. Couldn’t go to the hotel in Safaga directly since suitcases were missing. Turned out that on check-in they had been sent to Sharm El Sheik to where the plane was going afterwards. Bad thing was that important medicine was in one of the bags.

Haven’t seen much of the area yet and will go to sleep now since I have a very bad headache. The others are still over at the dive shop drinking a beer. We heard that due to the sandstorm the boats could not leave today but a very early boat with russians on board had already left Hurghada. The boat sank, everybody saved and the tale is that the 16 people were in a small boat with a bottle of vodka…

Will not post much this week since internet is fairly expensive and I will most probably not have much time for posting anyway.

I do remember the Russians from my trips to Sharm. The men were a complete bunch of nutters (diving with no certs, totally crazy profiles, many fatalities amongst them) and the women were blocks of ice on legs.

Waiting for pictures, bitte.

Andiline · 04-09-2008

Well, just a short entry like as I wrote before: using the internet is rather expensive and our days are full anyway.

After having found out the first evening that the food at the hotel is rather poor (no spices, no salt - it just feeds us) we found out this morning that for breakfast they do not seem to have enough cups. So eating breakfast is rather funny as you can play the game ‘which is the next person to explode’ (being mad).

The dives yesterday were not that much fun since we all had problems with how much weights we have to take into the water and it was very windy with rough water.

Today it was calmer and it was nice to see the view of the land behind the hotels. Basically there is nothing but dust. It is all very even and then suddenly you have the hills. I will post pics of that next week. The water in the place where we dove today was all turqouise and blue and green. Beautiful colours. Diving today was much more exciting but on the first dive I came up like a rocket without being able to make my safety stop. On the boat I found that I had lost one of my weight-bags which are in my jacket. Fortunately two guys went back in and found it….

I have some beautiful pics from today… so - stay tuned.

Andiline · 04-09-2008

DaddyB, the russians have taken over here.... we heard they get drunk and before they go to sleep in the wee hours they play the towel game. We see them at dinner and it is funny how they are dressed....

lolabella · 04-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Andiline

DaddyB, the russians have taken over here.... we heard they get drunk and before they go to sleep in the wee hours they play the towel game. We see them at dinner and it is funny how they are dressed....

As much as I enjoy your reading about your diving experiences and oogling over your underwater pictures, I'm very curious to know what the towel game is and how are they dressed! Please tell me that you have pictures of this!!

Thor Henning · 04-09-2008

Take care Andrea! I'm looking forward to the pictures.

Tommygurl · 04-10-2008

Can't wait to see pics....

My hubby is in Russia right now.

Daddy B · 04-10-2008

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Originally Posted by Tommygurl

Can't wait to see pics....

My hubby is in Russia right now.

Please tell him NOT to ask if he can borrow a towel!

Andiline · 04-10-2008

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Originally Posted by lolabella

I'm very curious to know what the towel game is and how are they dressed! Please tell me that you have pictures of this!!

Believe me you do NOT want to see pics of how some of the women are dressed....

But I can show you a crocodile fish next week. Saw my first one today! *woohhhooo* The towel game is the same one everywhere: putting the towel on the chair to 'reserve' it...

Today a snorkelling boat with russians on board came to the dive site where we had just surfaced. When the snorkellers swam over to the roof they stood up on it instead of swimming over it. You should have heard our two boats... yeeling and whistling at them to get the hack off the reef....

Andiline · 04-10-2008

Went two really beautiful dive sites today. On the second one I saw my first crocodile fish *yay*

My buddy didn't see it although I was taking pics, showed it to him and afterwards he said he hadn't realized this was a fish.

There are so beautiful fish here. Lots of blue-dot rays, first turtle today and lots of fish I have never seen before. Went in with my new external flash for the first time this afternoon but I still have to learn a lot. On most pics yo don't even see that I used a flash at all.

Btw: dinner was better yesterday. The cook even used SALT!

And this morning we did have cups on our table. The people coming later had problems again since there were either no cups or no coffee.

More to come not sure when though since we might go to Hurghada tomorrow (have to buy a pin at the HRC for my chum Bob in Winnipeg) and on saturday we will have a barbeque at the dive shop-

rackburt · 04-10-2008

VERY COOL!!!

I am in awe!

Crocodile fish, drunken Russians, sandstorms...

Can't wait to see the pictures!

lolabella · 04-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andiline

Believe me you do NOT want to see pics of how some of the women are dressed....

But I can show you a crocodile fish next week. Saw my first one today! *woohhhooo* The towel game is the same one everywhere: putting the towel on the chair to 'reserve' it...

Today a snorkelling boat with russians on board came to the dive site where we had just surfaced. When the snorkellers swam over to the roof they stood up on it instead of swimming over it. You should have heard our two boats... yeeling and whistling at them to get the hack off the reef....

They were STANDING on the reef?!! WTF! I'd assume that someone would tell them what they should and shouldn't do when snorkeling a reef?!

Yes, yes, yes!! I want to see the crocodile fish!! And all your other photos!!

And I had an ENTIRELY different idea of what the towel game was...

04-07-2008	#1 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,603	Trip report dive trip to Egypt We arrived after a fairly quiet flight in Hurghada where a sandstorm made visibility rather bad. As soon as we were out of the plane we had sand in our mouths already. Couldn’t go to the hotel in Safaga directly since suitcases were missing. Turned out that on check-in they had been sent to Sharm El Sheik to where the plane was going afterwards. Bad thing was that important medicine was in one of the bags. Haven’t seen much of the area yet and will go to sleep now since I have a very bad headache. The others are still over at the dive shop drinking a beer. We heard that due to the sandstorm the boats could not leave today but a very early boat with russians on board had already left Hurghada. The boat sank, everybody saved and the tale is that the 16 people were in a small boat with a bottle of vodka… Will not post much this week since internet is fairly expensive and I will most probably not have much time for posting anyway.

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dudeadam añejo Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Gulfport, Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 1,541	Sweet! Can't wait to hear this one!

04-07-2008	#3 (permalink)
TeeZet Non-aggressive Dutch dude Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Uithoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 7,704	I hope this trip will be as good for you as your trip to the Philippines Take care, Andrea!

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Buggirl añejo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: on an island in the sea..... Posts: 2,468	Yay! Have a great trip- and remember, there's no such thing as too many pictures

04-09-2008	#6 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,603	Well, just a short entry like as I wrote before: using the internet is rather expensive and our days are full anyway. After having found out the first evening that the food at the hotel is rather poor (no spices, no salt - it just feeds us) we found out this morning that for breakfast they do not seem to have enough cups. So eating breakfast is rather funny as you can play the game ‘which is the next person to explode’ (being mad). The dives yesterday were not that much fun since we all had problems with how much weights we have to take into the water and it was very windy with rough water. Today it was calmer and it was nice to see the view of the land behind the hotels. Basically there is nothing but dust. It is all very even and then suddenly you have the hills. I will post pics of that next week. The water in the place where we dove today was all turqouise and blue and green. Beautiful colours. Diving today was much more exciting but on the first dive I came up like a rocket without being able to make my safety stop. On the boat I found that I had lost one of my weight-bags which are in my jacket. Fortunately two guys went back in and found it…. I have some beautiful pics from today… so - stay tuned.

04-09-2008	#7 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,603	DaddyB, the russians have taken over here.... we heard they get drunk and before they go to sleep in the wee hours they play the towel game. We see them at dinner and it is funny how they are dressed....

04-09-2008	#9 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,341	Take care Andrea! I'm looking forward to the pictures.

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Tommygurl crab killer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I am Canadian!! Posts: 14,302	Can't wait to see pics.... My hubby is in Russia right now.

04-10-2008	#13 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,603	Went two really beautiful dive sites today. On the second one I saw my first crocodile fish yay My buddy didn't see it although I was taking pics, showed it to him and afterwards he said he hadn't realized this was a fish. There are so beautiful fish here. Lots of blue-dot rays, first turtle today and lots of fish I have never seen before. Went in with my new external flash for the first time this afternoon but I still have to learn a lot. On most pics yo don't even see that I used a flash at all. Btw: dinner was better yesterday. The cook even used SALT! And this morning we did have cups on our table. The people coming later had problems again since there were either no cups or no coffee. More to come not sure when though since we might go to Hurghada tomorrow (have to buy a pin at the HRC for my chum Bob in Winnipeg) and on saturday we will have a barbeque at the dive shop-

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rackburt into ruins Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Way Down South But Not Far Enough Posts: 79	VERY COOL!!! I am in awe! Crocodile fish, drunken Russians, sandstorms... Can't wait to see the pictures!

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