Clare Fitz
- Clare Fitz's trip Cyprus July 2012
2012-07-19 - Zenobia, Larnaca, Cyprus
34m - 32 min - Dived with Sam from Alpha Divers
First dive on Zenobia, sunk 7/6/1980. Dropped lifeboat area n swam starboard side of ship to propellor. Dropped underneath n went round back, swam on top, trucks and wheels, handrails, short changed as still had half tank!
2012-07-19 - Zenobia, Larnaca, Cyprus
28m - 45 min - Dived with Sam from Alpha Divers
Second dive on Zenobia. Dropped on lifeboats again. Went round to theh side n swam through canteen quarters. It was quite small gaps and drop downs. Came out and went under mast and saw few air pockets. Green blankets. Alpha Divers always asking for air report - rather annoying!!
2012-07-20 - Zenobia, Larnaca, Cyprus
36m - 33 min - Dived with Chris from Alpha Divers
Third dive on Zenobia. This morning we penetrated cargo deck, 5 of us in a line. Went right through, it was amazing. Gorgeous lighting through vertical windows. Wound down and down and out, amazing. At the end I aw barracuda room with pictures, really good.
2012-07-20 - Alexandria (Limmasol), Larnaca, Cyprus
31m - 43 min - Dived with Unaccompanied from Alpha Divers
About 200-300m away from Zenobia lies Alexandra, perfect wreck. 3 decks, lovely wreck swim thrus, masts, hammocks even, lights anemones, same story as Zenobia - sank in harbour so they towed it out to present position. Nice relaxing dive.
2012-07-21 - Zenobia, Larnaca, Cyprus
37m - 32 min - Dived with Chris from Alpha Divers
Fourth dive on Zenobia. This morning penetrated lower cargo deck. We all followed Chris in single file right in and thru tight corners, left turns, up lift shaft, adventurous stuff. Saw carpets and PIE International van. At times came to 2 dead ends, fantastic!
2012-07-21 - Zenobia, Larnaca, Cyprus
29m - 45 min - Dived with Sam from Alpha Divers
Fifth dive on Zenobia, in and out of accommodation quarters and centeen, lots of ups n downs, very nice. Me and El continued towards stern end, lots of other divers, divers' soup. Got stung for 8 mins deco - great day
2012-07-23 - Green Bay, Ayia Napa, Cyprus
12m - 45 min - Dived with Sam from Alpha Divers
About half hour drive between Agia Napa and Protaras, a National Park. Beautiful lagoon. Easy entry. I got dressed in the sea, perfect novice site. Went slowly down n reached table rock where lots of fish feeding on other divers! Came to columns and statues (B&Q!) with teacup and saucer! Went round rocks, few fish - very few, think only signs of life was a sea cucumber ha!
2012-07-23 - Caves, Cape Greco (Near Agia Napa), Cyprus
14m - 50 min - Dived with Sam from Alpha Divers
According to Sam, took 'walk of shame entrance' ha- other way in to walk across jagged rocks and jump (which we did later with no kit n that was hard enough!). He showed us where we would ascend through a black hole! Small moray free swimming, lots of fire centipede, pipefish, squirrel fish shoals, small bream, wrasse. Thru few tunnels and horseshoe tunnel, came up in cave and up thru small hole, quite nice morn out.
2012-07-24 - Zenobia, Larnaca, Cyprus
32m - 33 min - Dived with Sam from Alpha Divers
Sixth dive on Zenobia, descended into chain room near bow end, swam thru and out, went into accommodation, saw sink and lots of carpet, criss cross tartan and Paisley woven carpets, then swam thru accommodation area, saw sink. Very good
2012-07-24 - Zenobia, Larnaca, Cyprus
32m - 35 min - Dived with Sam from Alpha Divers
Seventh dive on Zenobia, descended into accommodation again and then into upper cargo deck and did a zig zag figure of 8. Loads and loads of stucks and engines and big cage area and Sam pointed out loads of bones, ugghhh. Swam along the rails one last time and had a last look at the grouper and bream. Great diving on this huge 178 foot ship over the last week x
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