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 …

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 …

Day 3 – In Special Company

Part 3 of Liveaboard Series – Aug 13, 2016 – Big Brother Island “Sharks!” one of my fellow divers comes into the dining salon excitedly, “If you want to see sharks, there are some swimming around the bow of the …

Day 2 – Dark Water

Part 2  of the Liveaboard Series – Aug 12, 2016 – Gota Abu Ramada I always said that I didn’t really like night dives and then I realized today that I had only been on one night dive in my …

Day 1 – The Liveaboard Safari Begins

Part 1 of the Liveaboard Series – Aug 11, 2016 Today, I started a 8 day, 7 night liveaboard scuba diving safari in the Red Sea on the luxurious Sea Serpent yacht booked through Top Liveaboards (for more info, check it …