Saturday, July 7th, 2007
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So I haven’t really been keeping this section up to date, so thought I’d fill you in on the latest happenings here in Sharm.
Firstly we have a new shopping centre, now I am not talking your average centre here… this, once it has been completed (famous last words here in Sharm) will be quite a spectacular place. Imagine Disney meets Vegas and you have our new Il Mercato centre. It is quite a spectacle of kitsch, pseudo Italian architecture, but the joy of it is the content. For those of us who have been starved of trendiness since moving here, it is a real breakthrough, we can now buy genuine Billabong, Roxy and Diesel goodies. Of course for the moment I can count the number of shops on my hands, but more are on the way.
It is a bit of a contradiction however, as much of what appeals about Sharm is the simple lifestyle. But isn’t it great to have the option of a little shallow retail therapy should the mood take you?
Added to this little gem, we also have a new bar in Hadaba (instructors’ village if you like). It is a merging of the famous Tavern bar in Naama Bay and Papas from Hurghada across the water in real Egypt. It is very much like your typical pub really, but again the joy is that it is on our doorstep, rolling distance from home, rather than having to run the gauntlet of taxi services in downtown Naama at the end of an evening. Cool.
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Saturday, July 7th, 2007
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Well we came back from Taba nice and refreshed and straight back into work
I was on Scuba Review rota, and luckily had a couple of guys who had been taught by one of our best instructors here, so my job was made easy. So good was their original training, that I was able to take them to Ras Mohammed for the second day of their advanced course (which started the day after the scuba review). And what an awesome day that proved to be. Everything was there minus the sharks (ah well, it was still heaving with fish). We also dived the Dunraven the next day, during which I could hear dolphins squeaking just out of sight for the bulk of the dive… all I wanted them to do was to sneak into view!!! But Malesh (Egyptian for “never mind or “whatever” depending on its context) they kept their distance. I did however see three of the resident stone fish… which made my day as I always find them so notoriously tough to find, especially on this dive. I think it is the pressure, because we all know they are there… somewhere.
We even saw the famous turtle Dave (best known for his appearance in Diver magazine after a nasty close encounter with a boat propellor):
Note the distinctive fibre-glass patch on his back. He has now made it all the way down to Ras Za’tar which considering he has been looking a little lacklustre since his release back to the wild, is no mean feat. You can even see video of him (not from our trip, I hasten to add here:
Dave Video
The last day of my diving this week was in Tiran where we did a fairly nondescript drift on Woodhouse (normally so pretty in winter) a lovely dive on Thomas.. turtles there.. followed by an afternoon in the blue off the back of Jackson and true to form we came up trumps, spotting 8 hammerheads!!!! Yeee haa! It is always such a gamble when we do that dive, as there is always the chance that you will see nothing but blue and plankton, so such a relief when the hammerheads decide to show (which, thankfully is more often than not).,br>
Let’s see what is in store for me next week…
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