Natural tidal turtle pool During our stay in Nungwi we took a stroll along the beach past the boat builders and came accross a sign advertising a natural aquarium. Our interest was peeked and after paying a small fee we entered an enclosure where 17 turtles of all sizes up to 100kg had been resqued from nets where they had been entangled and put into this tidal pool where they are kept safe and fed. We were able to swim with teh which was an awesome experience, you can even hold onto their shells and be towed along the surface. Masks [View Full Entry]

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Langi Langi We arrived at Langi Langi, our waterfront resort in the north west of the island early afternoon where we were to spend the next seven night of our dive holiday. The water was crystal clear and came right under the restaurant deck. Dhows with sunset cruises were intermingled with the fishing boats at anchor in the water at high tide. As the sun slowly sank into the distant horizon the orange light of the sunset painted the scene the exotic pictures that I had imagined before this trip. The water was like glass and the gentle lapping of the [View Full Entry]

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Zanzibar here we come Having previously joined a number of exotic diving holidays with Pro Dive in Port Elizabeth, South Africa it was with excitement that our trip to Zanzibar loomed. This time I was going with my family, Julie my wife and Emma, my thirteen year old daughter to experience the fun of the spice island off Tanzania. Leaving Port Elizabeth on Friday we were obliged to stay in a friendly B&B overnight in J’berg due to our early morning flight to Zanzibar. 1-Time flight was not the most confident building exercise one would want especially for nervous air passengers. [View Full Entry]

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Who would have thought that a world famous chef, who has settled in Port Elizabeth would host a birthday party for children. Well that is the case with Ralph Gottschalk, check him out at thepastryworks. We had ten children at Emmas party and they had a great time learning from an expert how to make a quality chocolate profiteroles, willy wonker lollies, mexican hot chocolate with marshmallows, and mint truffles. I highly recommend this venue if you want a fun and unusual party. We were so impressed that we (Julie and myself) that we are going to go to a couples [View Full Entry]

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After a couple of weeks diving in the Red Sea and a stint in dahab, am now back home with Julie, my wife and Emma, my 12 yo old daughter. As much as I enjoyed my diving its always nice to be home again with all the comforts that go with it. On reflection it was a shame that most of the divers went down with some sort of stomach bug which curtailed our dives by 50% in my case. It is very difficult to avoid getting the squits when you have no control of the cleanliness of the kitchens, and [View Full Entry]

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If you think scuba diving is great, then snorkeling in Dahab will blow your mind. The marine life is teaming from the surface down over the coral gardens right outside the hotel. The coral reef drops steeply and the vis is excellent. We snorkeled for hours without and problem and loved every second of it. No wet suits, no BCD, no tanks, no decompression, just warm waters and jump in all day if you like. The dive I had here is the most memorable of all the dives I have done on the wrecks in the past 10 days, and yes, [View Full Entry]

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One of the excursions which is offered is a trip at sunset into the desert by camel. What happens is that a tour opperator will find enough interested parties to book a number of camels for the excursion. The party will be ferried to a departure point about 30 minutes away from an oasis, where all are allocated a friendly camel to ride into the desert. Each camel is linked to another and you plod into the sunset amongst while perched atop. The only really tricky part is getting on and off where it seems as if you are on a [View Full Entry]

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Just updating my travel blog, thought I would show you the conditions I have to put up with to get this to you! [View Full Entry]

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The most exciting encounter our small group of divers had was a close encounter with a hammerhead shark. Two of the divers were lucky enough to have their videos running when they suddenly saw this 2.5 meter shark come into their field of vision. Luckily he was not interested in us and our 30 second of footage is the highlight of our dives so far [View Full Entry]

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Back into port where most of us met up at the well known Camel Bar, a known divers bar where tourists gather. There are three levels, the top one is the most comfortable in 34% heat. the drinks are fairly expensive but the toilets were clean, which was probably more important to most of the customers from our boat. Easy to change money, banks open till late. Life in Sharm does not start until the evening when the heat is less. Its a bustling town which plenty of night life. Reminds me of the bussle in St Tropez where the girls [View Full Entry]

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