Blue spotted stingray, Hurghada 2022.
Red algae seaweed, Hurghada 2022.
Dive: 218 Date: 11/21/2022
Location: Shabruhr Umm Gammar; north of Hurghada, Egypt
Depth: 32.5m Time: 0:42
Comments: Blue spotted stingray, gibsmithia eilatensis (red algae), wreck of Egyptian patrol boat, masked puffer fish, lionfish, Red Sea lion fish, clownfish nibbling on Zara's hand, spotted flathead (crocodile fish), and 3 giant morays, with lots of giant clams on top of reef.
Wreck tugboat, Hurghada 2022.
Clearfin lionfish, Hurghada 2022.
Giant moray closeup, Hurghada 2022.
Dive: 219 Date: 11/21/2022
Location: Umm Gammar; north of Hurghada, Egypt
Depth: 27.9m Time: 0:45
Comments: Cave, large giant moray eel, masked pufferfish, and nudibranch eggs.
Carpet flathead fish (crocodile fish), Hurghada 2022.
Red sea bannerfish, Hurghada 2022.
Aquarius Diving Club, Hurghada Large outfit with multiple dive boats in Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Makadi Bay. (+20)1001600714.
Kenya, East Africa, Indian Ocean
Watamu, Kenya: Dives 41-44
After living in Western Kenya for 2 months, I was able to get to the coast and dive off the coast of Watamu. Damaged by the 1997 El Nino, the coral reefs were slowly recovering, but are mostly intact below 10-13 meters. But it is a fairly reliable place to find whale sharks (see dive 42).
Dive: 41 Date: 2/24/2003
Location: N. Canyon; Watamu, Kenya from Aquaventures
Depth: 20.8m Time: 0:44
Comments: Coronet fish, spotted stingrays x 2, lots of jellyfish, damsel fish, grunts, giant trevally, some parrotfish, squirrel fish, grouper, and fire dartfish.
Dive: 42 Date: 2/24/2003
Location: S. Canyon; Watamu, Kenya from Aquaventures
Depth: 21m Time: 0:54
Comments: Snorkeled with 20ft whale shark after dive. Stonefish, blue-spotted stingray, nudibranch, flatworm, sea cucumbers, grunts, groupers, big-eye emperor squirrel fish, coronet fish, butterflys, and moorish idols. Lots of coral bleaching above 14m.
Dive: 43 Date: 2/25/2003
Location: Moray Reef; Watamu, Kenya from Aquaventures
Depth: 21.2m Time: 0:58
Comments: Nudibranch, sea urchin, 5-6 morays (Giant-aka George, honeycomb, spotted), Indian ocean crocodile fish, scorpion fish, lion fish, titan triggerfish, parrot fish, gray angelfish, concentric juv butterfly, oriental sweetlips, damsel, grouper, and wahoo.
Dive: 44 Date: 2/25/2003
Location: Dolphin Point; Watamu, Kenya from Aquaventures
Depth: 22.6m Time: 0:55
Comments: Reef ray, titan triggerfish, blue tang, yellow snapper, sardines, trevally, octopus x 2, sea hares, nudibranchs, crinoids, lion fish, scorpion fish, stonefish, hundreds of jellyfish. Aqua Ventures, Limited Small, very good outfit run by Steve and Helen Curtis, next door to the very posh Hemingways Resort. +254 (0)42 32420.
