Tach allerseits! :)
Ja, es gibt ein leben nach der WM. Und es kann einen auch ganz schön auf Trab halten, so normale Dinge wie Einkaufen und Wohnung auf Vordermann bringen und Arbeiten. Erstes Projekt war es aber und ist es noch, den verpatzten constant weight Tauchgang zu verdauen. Das wurmt ja schon, eine Tiefe nicht zu machen, die sich sonst eher wie ein Aufwärmtauchgang anfühlt. Darum gibt es fürs Erste kein Tiefentraining mehr, sondern nur noch Spaß und Unterricht.
In Dahab hat sich nichts verändert und alles nimmt so seinen Lauf. Die Hochsaison fängt an, und es gibt genug Arbeit, um diesen Monat die Miete zu zahlen. Das ist doch schon mal was.
Und dann kommt auch noch Besuch aus Konstanz! Julia und Sascha haben sich 'ne Woche frei genommen, um sich mal Ägypten anzuschauen. Nach drei Tagen Cairo haben sie sich dann auch ein Wenig Chillen verdient - ideale Bedingungen also in Dahab. Und dazu haben sie auch noch Landjäger, Bodenseesalami, Schokolade und Lakritze mitgebracht! Keine Frage, die beiden kriegen natürlich 'nen super Preis für ihren Freitauch-Kurs. Und schon hat die Welt zwei neue Tiefschnorchler!
Zur Mitte des Monats hat dann unsere ganze WG (Patrick, Nikki, Sarah, ich) einen Job bekommen. Schnorchellehrer und -Führer für 120 13-Jährige aus einer Amerikanischen Mittelschule in Cairo. Die Siebte Klasse war auf einem Naturschutz-Riffkunde-Kurs in Sharm El Naga, mit zwei Meeresbiologinnen, die ihnen an Land erklärt haben, was sie unter unserer Aufsicht und Anleitung im Wasser sehen konnten. Zusammen mit den Lehrern der Schule konnten wir dann auch alle wieder in Richtung Cairo zurückschicken, und ich glaube wir alle hatten auch Spaß dabei und wir haben alle was dabei gelernt.
Organisiert wurde das ganze vom Dive In Tauchcenter in Dahab, wer also mal seine Kinder in die Wüste schicken mag, kann sich gerne bei mir oder direkt bei denen melden. :)
Sharm El Naga, ca. 45km südlich von Hurghada, ist schon die elf Stunden Fahrt von Dahab wert. Keine Hotelburgen und von den Touristen völlig zerstörte Riffe wie in Hurghada, sondern eine kleine Bucht, auf die richtig aufgepasst wird, lebendige Korallen und haufenweise Leben drumrum.
Bei Vollmond und Windstille ist das Wasser kristallklar und biolumineszentes Plankton wirbelt wie Funkenflug, wenn man sich bewegt.
Ganz sicher einer der schönsten Tauchgänge meiner bisherigen Erfahrung. Nachts, ohne künstliches Licht schwerelos zwischen den Korallen und geisterhaften Fischen zu schweben. Unter uns unsere Schatten auf dem Sand, über uns der Vollmond, der durch die Oberfläche scheint. Und die Funken stieben. Wow.
Alles ziemlich gut hier. Viele Grüße.
Showing posts with label Dahab. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Sunday, 15 June 2008
Carnage at rush and a trip to Ras Mohamed
Aaah!
What a day. Triple Depth and the mini static competition afterwards (where I ranked first among the men with a new PB of 5:27, btw.) are over and the ceremony and Party at Rush was a blast! :D
My pictures of Triple Depth 08
As a treat and to get back into diving-for-fun mode, today we went on an all-day boat trip to Ras Mohamed with plenty of beautiful coral and fish, plenty of wonderful food and an early start 5:30h. But all good. Three divesessions with a total of 81 dives on the 'puter, a blue spotted stingray, a school of jacks and even an eagle ray!
Now we're back and totally knackered.
Pictures from the trip
What a day. Triple Depth and the mini static competition afterwards (where I ranked first among the men with a new PB of 5:27, btw.) are over and the ceremony and Party at Rush was a blast! :D
My pictures of Triple Depth 08
As a treat and to get back into diving-for-fun mode, today we went on an all-day boat trip to Ras Mohamed with plenty of beautiful coral and fish, plenty of wonderful food and an early start 5:30h. But all good. Three divesessions with a total of 81 dives on the 'puter, a blue spotted stingray, a school of jacks and even an eagle ray!
Now we're back and totally knackered.
Pictures from the trip
Thursday, 12 June 2008
A world record
Here is Natalia Molchanova heading for a new world record of 60m CNF - This competition is the first time that I have ever seen her in person and she seems nice enough, as well as her friends that she trains with and that coach her. One wonders why there is so little contact between the Russian freediving crowd and pretty much all the others, as far as I can see...
Congratulations to great dive, Natalia! Fresh as a daisy after a world record dive - what is to come?!?
Congratulations to great dive, Natalia! Fresh as a daisy after a world record dive - what is to come?!?
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Moving house
Found a new room - not as nice and clean, but half the money and with
free wireless. Here's the thing. Now I even have a ceiling fan!
free wireless. Here's the thing. Now I even have a ceiling fan!
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Where I live
This is the door to my first room for the stay here in Dahab. Pretty posh at 30 £/day (Egyptian, that is). The bike is the biggest blessing and extremely useful to have around here. Lisas stories of riding through the balkan and south from there make me want to take off for a grand tour already, but for now it's dahab and diving for me. :)
As for diving, the water is great, the new suit is perfect and the color is signature style - no-one has a suit in light olive green with bright-orange seams.
I wonder why.. :)
As for diving, the water is great, the new suit is perfect and the color is signature style - no-one has a suit in light olive green with bright-orange seams.
I wonder why.. :)
Monday, 28 April 2008
It is done, I am there.
Here I am. And here is all of my luggage. :)
So many things happen here, that it'll be much to write all of them
down. After taking off to MUC at 2:30 I have had but some short naps on
the plane and now it's 21:04 (Dahab time from now on).
Got the plane, all luggage arrived unharmed, the bike is reassembled and
I am SOOOOO happy I have it here!
Apart from the familiar faces at desert Divers and the different
Restaurants, The first Person I got to know is Lisa. A German, now
living in Schottland, she rode her bike here from the Netherlands. How
cool. Luck even worked better, as she will be leaving tomorrow and still
needed a box for her bike - until I had my bike put together. Just too
well that I won't be needing the box anymore now, so she's provided with
everything she needs to get her ride back home.
The chill has started to reach me, too. Hanging out a El Salaam with the
wind blowing - somewhat cooly, some music playing and free
wireless... :-)
P.S.: In case You're wondering: The first picture shows my intended breakfast at 2:30 - but I only had the coffee :)
So many things happen here, that it'll be much to write all of them
down. After taking off to MUC at 2:30 I have had but some short naps on
the plane and now it's 21:04 (Dahab time from now on).
Got the plane, all luggage arrived unharmed, the bike is reassembled and
I am SOOOOO happy I have it here!
Apart from the familiar faces at desert Divers and the different
Restaurants, The first Person I got to know is Lisa. A German, now
living in Schottland, she rode her bike here from the Netherlands. How
cool. Luck even worked better, as she will be leaving tomorrow and still
needed a box for her bike - until I had my bike put together. Just too
well that I won't be needing the box anymore now, so she's provided with
everything she needs to get her ride back home.
The chill has started to reach me, too. Hanging out a El Salaam with the
wind blowing - somewhat cooly, some music playing and free
wireless... :-)
P.S.: In case You're wondering: The first picture shows my intended breakfast at 2:30 - but I only had the coffee :)
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