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Well after a relatively chilled week last week, I was in for a collection of challenges this week.
It all started well with a scuba review off the beach and once again we saw the cute little harlequin shrimps.. well I did, they are soooo tiny that I am not sure that the guests were able to spot them without me trashing half the reef in order to point them out (not my style I’m afraid).
Then I had what I was expecting to be a relatively easy dive a day later with only a tiny group of guests. This dive really confirmed to me the importance of remaining behind the guide. I brief it every time, and sometimes feel that I may even be being a little churlish, feeling a little bit redundant if my guests do overtake me. However this dive showed a method in my madness. The last thing I said before we got in the water was “I just ask that you make sure you stay behind me, as I will need to turn the dive at some point”. Anyway, a couple of my guests did indeed spend the majority of the dive ahead of me. Now they are certified divers with plenty of dives so I was not about to gesticulate and harass them underwater, and I could also see that every so often they would swim back in order to at least stay close to me. Anyway, sure enough, the current picked up a little sharply so I had to turn the dive, and of course two of my divers, being ahead of me, got even more of a kick from the current and really struggled. Unfortunately one did lose control, however in the long run was ok. It just confirms to me that when I choose to turn the dive around, it is always with good reason and when I ask people to stay behind me again it is a safety issue, not just an ego thing.
Anyway, all’s well that ends well, despite a bit of a shock and a realisation that mother nature really does rule the roost out here.

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So it was back to work this week, if only for a couple of days. And it was hard work!!! Well I knew after a good 3 weeks of living the leisurely life, it was going to be a little hard getting back into it, but the added bonus of being back in a dry suit meant that it was all just that little bit more physical. Just the 10kg needed to get down makes the surface bit much harder work, but once underwater the effect of being vacum packed into your suit, just makes finning a bit of a struggle.

Having said all that, yesterday I was diving off Naama Beach and it was warm enough(a toasty 25ºC) to wear a wetsuit (with a few layers mind) and we had an awesome time, seeing the eagle rays, 5 very large squid, tiny harlequin shrimps… generally a very cool dive.

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So back to sunny Sharm!!

I guess the next stage is to actually get back in the water and do some work then. So… the dry suit is going to get an airing… yes, and I hold my head up high, as there was a guide diving dry before we even went away, and whilst the water is warm(ish) that pesky wind when you surface is enough to make you freeze!

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