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It was wonderful to have John Quist and his family (Maria, Kellie, Gary, Kevin and Derek) here recently. John has been a long time friend of ours and we’re always happy to see him and the whole gang back with us. Congratulations to Kevin who upgraded to full Open Water certification after having done his Scuba Diver course with us a few years ago.
El Galleon was a proud sponsor for the 2015 Ocean Art Competition and they have announced the winners for this year. Please have a look at the website to see some amazing photography.
Winners page: http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/2015-ocean-art-contest-winners
Special congratulations to Adam Martin – (2nd Novice DSLR) who won a 7-night dive package with us. We look forward to seeing him here soon.
The story: “ On the Red Sea we awoke each day at 4-5 AM for a full day of diving. On this day in particular, it was the first dive, and it was our friend Tim’s 1000th dive. We boarded the Zodiac to access a dive site on the North Wall of Daedalus Reef, and after a speedy negative entry, we found ourselves descending right on top of an 18ft juvenile Whaleshark. No one was expecting this, and we watched in excitement as it swam by. The encounter was loud with the sounds of divers cheering through their regulators while the Whaleshark navigated our bubbles. At this time he turned back and swam directly towards me, and I suddenly found myself distanced from the commotion of the group. There was a moment frozen in time – an unobstructed view of the Whaleshark and our dive guide gliding silently through the water, side by side, coexisting. I reminded myself to pull the trigger, and this will remain one of the most special dives and photographs I have had the fortune to experience.”
Location: Daedalus Reef – North wall. Red Sea, Egypt
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 8-15mm Fisheye @ 15mm, Ikelite Housing, ambient light
Settings: F/7.1, 1/80th, ISO 200
Another long time tradition here is our Christmas Day under-water treasure hunt. Thanks to those who got up early on Christmas day to join us for a bit of a splash, hunting around for some Christmas prezzies…
With the sun shining brightly, everyone here has been having a fine time celebrating the season. Santa and his elves arrived at El Galleon on the 24rd and delivered heaps of toys to the local kids for the 26th year in a row! Christmas dinner at El Galleon was a delicious feast by Antoine and the crew, and now the kitchen is starting to get things rolling for the New Years dinner. Wishing everyone a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year…and hope to see you here soon!
After 6 years we were thrilled to have Sha Tin College from Hong Kong back with us! it was a fantastic week for the group of 51 who took part in diving and activities in Puerto Galera. In the group we had 30 new Open Water divers, 4 Advanced divers and 4 Night Specialty Divers, while we had another group of kids doing activities such as sailing, and visits to Extreme Sports and the zip line. The whole gang also went on a sunset cruise to enjoy pizza at Talipanan, spent a day on Verde Island visiting a local school and having a beach BBQ and then we had a fun send-off on the platform with a cultural dance performance, fire dancers and a great rockin band!
Thank you to all of the teachers; Cliff Imeson , Brian Coulton, Katherine Turbett, Victoria Harvey who made the week such a success and especially to Alan Dickson for getting this all organized. Looking forward to seeing you back again in 2016! Please see the Sha Tin video produced by Rob: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=551470128341825
If your school is looking for a place to keep kids and teachers entertained and learning some cool stuff in a great location, with amazing diving, interesting activities, and some community service to get involved with please contact us for details. admin@asiadivers.com
Asia Divers and El Galleon are now on Worldsbest dives.com. It has the most comprehensive dive destination and travel information of any website out there and is rapidly becoming the source for dive travelers. We would really appreciate it if you could go on to their website and write up a review for us:)
https://worldsbestdives.com/?st=listing&ls=Asia+Divers&location
From Dec.14-21 we’re running a night diving special with no “extra charge” for night dives. You’ll get the chance to test out new light “NINITE”.
Hi folks!! We’re getting in the festive spirit around here and preparing for the Christmas holidays. We still have a few rooms available. So if you’re looking for a fun place to spend some time over the jolly season, join us!
Dec. 15-21 = 1 seaview
Dec. 16-26 = 1 seaview
Dec. 16-24 = 2 seaview
Dec. 19-24 = 2 seaview
Dec. 15-21 = 2 budget
Dec. 15-22 = 1 family
Dec. 22-26 = 1 family
Allan and Alli have returned from DEMA in Orlando Florida. It was great to catch up with business partners, friends, colleges and connecting with others in the diving industry who share the same passion and understanding as we do. We hope to see more divers from the U.S. heading our way soon!
Now it was time for a bit of fun! Allan and Alli did a side trip in the U.S. to visit Ken Knezick from Island Dreams Travel at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Ken and his multi-talented group perform at the Agora, Gypsy Dance Theater four times a day every Saturday and Sunday for two months and we just happen to time our trip right for this. What an amazing group of people who continued to impress us throughout our whole time there with their talent and kindness.
The last part of the U.S. tour included a stop in Houston to spend a couple days with Ken and Eva and Tina (whom we also work with from Island Dreams Travel) and her husband, Bob. Thank you to everyone for showing us such wonderfully kind hospitality in your neck of the woods