The Ins and Outs of my First Liveaboard Diving Trip!

Living on a luxurious yacht for a week and going to visit some of the best diving sites in the Red Sea, including some that are so far away that they can only be reached on a liveaboard boat, was …

Day 7 – Winding Down

Part 7 of Liveaboard Series – Aug 17, 2016 – Little Giftun Island The boat drove all night and we got to Little Giftun Island, close to Hurghada, just before our first dive. The boat was still moving during our dive …

Day 6 – Dive, eat, sleep

Part 6 of Liveaboard Series – Aug 16, 2016 – Elphinstone and Marsa Trompy “If you hear the ship’s bell and your hair is dry, then it is time for a briefing. If you hear the ship’s bell and your …

Fun facts about sharks

Sharks are pretty amazing. There are over 500 known species of sharks in the world (counting extinct species, about 400 species today) living in all seven of the world’s oceans. Ithough sharks generally avoid fresh water, there are some sharks …

Day 5 – Stare into the abyss and hammerheads stare back

Part 5 of Liveaboard Series –  – Aug 15, 2016 – Daedelus Ok well maybe calling it the abyss is a bit of a stretch but today included the deepest dive I have ever done and it didn’t even reach bottom. …

Day 4 – Shark bait!

Part 4 of the Liveaboard Series –  Aug 14, 2016 – Little Brother Island I felt a slight tap on my head near the end of the second dive on Little Brother Island. Oh, it must be my diving buddy letting …

A Special on Numidia Wreck

The wreck of Numidia, a heavy British freighter from the turn of the century, is both well documented but also still shrouded in mystery. It is located on the northern tip of Big Brother Island, a remote reef system together …