Back in the Blue
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So the day after my return from a few days in the UK, I was back on a boat guiding a bunch of snorklers in Ras Mohammed. And, before you say anything, no we are not one of those centres that throw in a bunch of snorklers on Shark and Yolande reefs and watch them fend for themselves. We take them somewhere calm, which today happened to be The Alternatives. We had a great snorkel session, with enough current to bring all the fish out, but not so much that people were struggling. We had a few newbies, one of whom was totally gobsmacked when she put her face in the water and saw the aquarium below her. Always rewarding when that happens. The next day was Tiran, however with the wind right up there, and white horses all over the place, this soon turned into Ras Katy and Temple (two of our most sheltered local dive sites). There was a stiff North Easterly wind, and with the president in town, we had to keep at least 3km away from the shore, which would have meant ploughing straight into the swell, after a good twenty minutes of driving across it, causing the boat to roll like a rocking horse, even while it was still in the shelter of the bay! Needless to say, five minutes of that, and a quick look up North made up our minds “let’s head for shelter”. And we still had a couple of lovely dives, without the seasick city that would have been Tiran. Yesterday, we did manage to get a bit further afield. It was still swelly, but Ras Mohammed does have a few more options than Tiran when it’s coming from the North, so we had a great three dive day. The only disappointment being the behaviour of other divers on Yolande reef which you can read all about in our forum. |