Gwilym's Adventure Blog

Although there is diving scheduled for tomorrow I decided to make today my last day underwater so I could actually have a day off to have a snooze. Today's dive sites Miyaru Kandu (Vaavu) Medhu Kandu (Vaavu) Hathi Kolmu

Another good day in the water including snorkelling with a Whale Shark. Today's dive sites Maamigili Beyru (S. Ari) Sun Island Beyru (S. Ari) Alimatha (Vaavu)

Another good day diving with loads to see, sharks, fish, colourful coral and more Today's dive sites were Himandoo Rock (N. Ari) Moofushi Kandu (S. Ari) Rangali Maduvaru (S. Ari)

4 dives today and I will say no more and let the pictures talking, but an awesome night dive with Mantas. Today's dive sites Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rasdhoo) Hafsa Thila (N. Ari) Fish Head (N. Ari) Fesdu Lagoon (N. Ari)

  After a very long and boring journey from Gatwick to Dubai and onto Male, Lesley and I got onto Blue Voyager yesterday afternoon. Today we had 3 dives and saw Mantas, Grey Reef shark, White Tip Reef sharks and lots of fish. Water is 28-29 degrees and I am diving in shorts and rash vest. So far so good. Today's dive sites Lankan Reef (N. Male) Kuda Haa (N. Male) Rasdhoo Madivaro (Rasdhoo)

This week I have been at The Brothers on Blue Voyager with Will, Abdu and Fran. The first day was spent at Gota Abu Ramada before an overnight journey to The Brothers. We spent 2 days on each and as per usual, Small Brother delivered Oceanic White Tips on the majority of dives. the last day was at El Mina and Fanous East. The weather for the majority of the week was stunning and it was back to shorts and t-shirts after last weeks artic blast.

Back out on Blue Voyager on a North and Tiran itinerary working with Hannah and Luke. We had a delayed start due to the Coastguard stopping all sailings but still managed 17 dives through the week with a mixture of Wrecks and Reefs including Poseidon Reef, Carnatic, Giannis D, Dunraven, Thistlegorm (in a very strong current), Ras Mohammed and Um Gamar (which I am really starting to like).

Back on Blue Voyager this week with Jose and Tarek for Best of Wrecks itinerary. Following a long bus journey down to Port Ghalib and a wait for our Swedish guests to arrive the following morning we headed out to take the check dive before heading overnight to Big Brother. We dived Big Brother Reef, The wreck of Aida but it was to rough for Numidia so we dived Small Brother instead. The next day we dived Salem Express twice and a reef before heading further north that night. Some rough overnight travelling conditions due to wind and a 1 degree drop in water temperature since last week at Brothers suggests that winter is coming. Then we spent a day on The Thistlegorm with 3 dives and a night dive at Shaab Abu Nuhas before diving Giannis D, Carnatic and Chrisoula K the following day. The final day was El Minya and a local reef to Hurgarda. The shorty wetsuit is well and truely packed away and the 4mm suit is out

This week I have been working on Blue Voyager  with Chrissie and Tarek on the Daedalus and St John's itinerary. We visited a number of great locations including Paradise Reef, St John's Caves, Sataya as well as 2 days at Daedalus and a quick trip to Elphinstone. An Oceanic was spotted at Elphinstone as well as Mantas and Hammerheads at Daedalus. 16 dives on offer to the guests this week and I dived 14 of them guiding an 72 year old client. The turtle pictured above came to interact with us at Paradise Reef. Water was a toasty 26-27 degrees and I am still in a shorty wetsuit.