25th September 2015 Hi, Back to the Red Sea for some scuba diving. This was my fifth visit, but the first since 2008. Having been to Hurghada twice and Sharm el sheik twice, this time the destination was El Gouna, just 20km up from Hurghada. I have done the odd dive or two with my nephew Dave in Crete and Spain and we are qualified to the same level. This was a good chance to get some serious concentrated diving in together. After the drive to Manchester the...

Hi, I had not written up this blog from my November trip as I have been waiting to see if any underwater photos arrived from my diving colleagues. They haven't and I don't have contact details so will have to go without them.... Finally a holiday abroad in 2008! In between jobs, I headed off to Sharm El Sheik on the tip of the Sinai peninsula, where the Gulfs of Suez and Acquaba meet. I had visited there before and it is one of the world premier diving sites. ...