Petri Hirvonen
- Petri Hirvonen's trip Cyprus 2009
2009-06-25 - Pistol Bay, Paphos, Cyprus
11.3m - 37 min - Dived with Stewart from Coral Bay Divers
The name of the site is said to come from one of the swim-through caverns where you can in suitable conditions come out from the top of it like from pistol's mouth. Mostly rocky bottom, lots of swim-throughs. Some sandy areas. Large areas of sea grass. Air temperature aprox. +30 C, windy and a bit cloudy. Little of dwelling on surface, in deeper water almost still.
2009-06-25 - Amphitheatre, Paphos, Cyprus
12.3m - 38 min - Dived with Stewart from Coral Bay Divers
Name of the site comes from natural round formation all the way from surface to sandy bottom at ten meters, that looks partly like an amphitheatre. It was nice to look from bottom up to the sarface where the waves where hitting on the rocks on the. Windy and a bit cloudy. Little of dwelling on surface, in deeper water almost still.
2009-07-02 - St. George Island, Akamas Peninsula (Near Paphos), Cyprus
29.7m - 37 min - Dived with Mick from Cydive
Snorkeling and diving trip to Akamas area for the whole family on boat Cydiver III from Latchi harbour. Vili from Finland as snorkeling guide. Clear weather. This dive was along the Wall from 10 meters to maximum of 30 meters deep. Large areas of sea grass and large schools of Damselfish.
2009-07-02 - Amphitheatre Bay, Akamas Peninsula (Near Paphos), Cyprus
19.1m - 32 min - Dived with Mick from Cydive
Name of the site comes from amphitheatre-like natural formation on land. Wall bottom on max. aprox. 20m and top on aprox. 10m. One swim-through on dive route. Lots of sea grass. Large schools of Damselfish. One striped Grouper. Air temperature aprox. 30 C. Clear weather.
First Zenobia dive from the boat Queen Zenobia from Larnaca harbour. Total of 3 groups, divemaster + 5 in mine. Descending on the middle of the wreck, then dive around the rear part. Propellers, lorries, life boat. Light winds. Clear weather.
Second dive of the day from the boat Queen Zenobia. Descending on the middle of the boat and diving by the bridge to the front of wreck where entering the cafeteria area through door hole and exiting from window hole. Again lots of lorries and a life boat. Lots of fish! Surface temp. +30 C. Clear weather, some wind. Group of divemaster + 5. Total of 3 groups and lot of other divers from other centers.
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