2009-08-01 - Sheraton Hotel House Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
12m - 21 min - Dived with Aquarius Diving Club Sheraton, Sharm
My first dive in the Red Sea.After a refresher in the pool I was then taken out onto the house reef which was amazing.Saw a Green turtle,Moray Eel,Octopus and a Giant Spotted Puffer Fish.
2009-08-02 - Thomas Reef Canyon, Strait of Tiran, Egypt
17m - 47 min - Dived with Aquarius Diving Club Sheraton, Sharm
Descended and swam above an awesome canyon seeing Cornetfish,Lionfish,Napoleon fish,Coral Grouper.Also identified some Salad and Fire Corals.
2009-08-02 - Gordon Reef, Strait of Tiran, Egypt
15m - 45 min - Dived with Aquarius Diving Club Sheraton, Sharm
Great optional third dive of the trip with amazing 25 metre+ visibility.Saw Bails Trevalleys,Hupmhead Parrotfish and a large bank of Lunar Fusiliers.
2009-08-02 - Jackson Reef, Strait of Tiran, Egypt
18m - 45 min - Dived with Aquarius Diving Club Sheraton, Sharm
2009-08-06 - Anemone City, Shark Reef And Yolanda, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
18m - 45 min - Dived with Aquarius Diving Club Sheraton, Sharm
Best dive to date.Descended through a large school of Batfish before drifting over Shark and Yolanda reefs.Encountered a small wreck where I saw a large bank of Unicorn Fish,a large Barracuda and a Blue Spotted Stingray as well as a Puffer Fish and a Sleeper Fish.Finished the end of the dive using the instructors Octopus as I ran out of air.Amazing dive.
2009-08-06 - Eel Garden, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
18m - 51 min - Dived with Aquarius Diving Club Sheraton, Sharm
Saw an enormous Moray Eel and a Green Turtle!!Hung above and Eeel garden and watched all the garden Eels popping out of the sand which was cool.Also swam and sat in a cave before a sun beam penetrated the hole in the cave ceiling to reveal thousands of Electric Blue Glass Fish.Amazing.
2009-08-06 - Ras Umm Sid, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
18m - 48 min - Dived with Aquarius Diving Club Sheraton, Sharm
Saw some Leaf Coral,Scorpion Fish on a reef / wall dive.While ascending I looked around in the hope of seeing something as it was my last dive of the holiday and noticed a juvenile Manta Ray swimming about 10 metres below me.First Manta Ray encounter.Breathtaking.
Pete Lewis

































































