Scuba dive in the Red Sea

Diving the reefs of the Red Sea was on of those things to do before you die items in a travel magazine I read. I’ve snorkeled in the waters of Oahu and off the La Jolla peninsula. I also SCUBA dived several times in the icy waters near the mouth of San Diego harbor and dove on a wreck off the coast of Delaware. I was never anyone’s favorite dive partner since I was a mite unsure of myself in those early dives.

Recently, we had made it up to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. That’s like going to a zoo – not quite the same as being up close and personal with the fishes.

Inspiration media found on this subject include the recently aired, “Under the Sea with Al Giddings” and a book my brother bought me when SCUBA was one of my main pursuits, Men Beneath the Sea, Man’s Conquest of the Underwater World by Hans Haas, one of the other pioneers of underwater photography.

If I ever decide to get licensed for a third time, I noticed there is a program available on the base where I work and a dive shop in the tourist town near ours.

incredible experience. The color of the water and of the fish is amazing. I dived from Acaba, Jordan and I was very sad to see that native people give absolutely no information about the importance of the corals and the reef and you cannot describe them as very environmentally friendly. The other sad thing about the dive is that I saw many tourists wanting to take a piece of coral back home as a result a big part of the bottom of the that aresa was covered with broken corals

Like going down in an aquarium. Beautiful coral and thousands of exotic fish and wildlife. If you go, try to dive in remote sites that are not overly fished or dived. Its where I learned to dive (over 120 dives). Amazing.

amazing! loved it.

Did a livaboard trip in 2005, great trip, everyone interested in scuba should do this. Be sure to dive the Thistlegorm. Watch out for Egyptian tummy!!!!

it’s where i learnt to dive…

Definitely worth doing. Haven’t dived anywhere else so can’t say whether its any better, but having a beer underwater will give that part of the world a special place in your heart!

i’ve always wanted to go to egypt, and while i’m there, i might as well see the red sea from the inside