northerner

We're newly(ish) qualified PADI AOW divers (20 odd dives) heading to Sydney in October/November all being well. Dived in Red Sea and Thailand but never Oz.

Anyone out there who's dived in Oz/regularly dives in Oz?? Where have you dived? What have you found it to be like? Any recommendations for clubs in Sydney? Please share away...

Graham

steve`o

hi graham
steve here

you will haveto wait as most aussies are in bed mate



try to catch up with 232bar or his missus anniquilia

they are both regular divers


regards steve
padi dive master

ps try a seach we did discuss this in length about 4 months ago

where in manc are you guys we are over in trafford
and where didi you learn to dive

northerner

Hi Steve, must have missed that discussion - will do a search. We're in Swinton so not far from you, we learnt to dive in Sharm last year - did OW and AOW in one hit, then a few more day dives. Got back from Thailand (Similan Islands) a month or so back - not brave enough to try british waters yet (boo, hiss), 3mm wetsuit only for me!!

Definitely hooked though... It's neither glamorous or cheap, but it certainly is addictive!

Cheers,

Graham

steve`o

brought up in swinton mate
went to crommwel road ( now swinton high )
mum still lives on townsend road
small world eh ??
one minute i`m talking to someone in oz next someone on me doorstep

dived sharm several times with bolton area divers on a livaboard

regards steve

northerner

No way, I work with someone from Bolton Area Divers - Emma Bailey - do you know her?! I was just talking to her yesterday about diving in the UK. It really IS a small world.....


Graham

steve`o

is emma a dm??
Is she in accountancy
and has she just spent a year in oz ??

i wonder ??

northerner

Yes she is a DM
Not sure about the accountancy - she works in a different department but I thought she was involved in looking at mud and stuff (environmental things...)
Yes she has spent a year in Oz (and Thailand etc...)

Must be one and the same I reckon...

Graham

Thydney

I have dived in WA and of course the Great Barrier Reef
IMHO nothing can really compare to the reef a defo must do.

steve`o

sorry graham yes i should know her she`s my niece

wifes sisters daughter


tis a small small world mate

steve`o

personally i found the red sea way better than the barrier reef

FloridaLee

I too am from Trafford ..... Stretford. Kinda miss it in a way

Thydney

To each their own but thats not in Oz. I've always fancied visit to Truk lagoon 4 kids=4 call chance. Not from Stretfod but does Haydock count?

steve`o

anywhere north of watford counts mate

other wise your a southern poofter

Thydney

Yes indeed fine point well put

colinmorgan

I totally agree. I have only dived one of the reefs, so may have been unlucky. I have done a lot of dives in Dahab, and in comparison was disappointed with the BR.

Colin