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Read about everything we get up to right here!Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-63758422690761522522015-07-03T02:46:00.000-07:002015-07-08T01:21:55.191-07:00It's never late to come back...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I am Merce from Spain. I arrived to Malta to improve my English two months ago. I have started an internship in Divewise. When I arrived, my welcome was really lovely thanks to Viv who explains to me everything with much enthusiasm and perfectly. She is a very active person and hardworking woman. </div>
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The staff is also very friendly and they are a great team. You can feel that they love diving and that is their passion. I will spend months of July and August here so I would like to try diving because I haven't tried before. I hope to learn much of them.</div>
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I will be in the office and I'll take over of Divewise's social networks. So I will try to have this updated.</div>
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Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-52079947995975144302012-03-22T01:39:00.007-07:002015-07-01T06:31:17.661-07:00The Lighter X-127There is many war fought in the water around Malta, and has left several wrecks for divers to explore. The Lighter X-127 is one of them. For those who want to reach the wreck, they have to swim at a depth between 10-15 meters.<br />
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It was built for the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War in 1915 and sank 6th of March 1942 in Marsamxett Harbor.<br />
Actually, people had a thought to remove this wreck since it was in the way for building. But Dave Mallard was the one that didn’t let that happened, he got it protected. It is after all a historical object.<br />
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Today Sarah and Dave Mallard are going to do a pleasure dive at the wreck and Burak will do his last MSDT and then he will be a finished instructor.<br />
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Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-85999689468883367372012-03-21T03:19:00.012-07:002012-03-21T05:05:07.328-07:00St Julian'sHaven’t been in St Julian’s and planning to go here?<br /><br />Then we at Divewise want to tell you a lite about the city that we have our diving center in.<br />St Julian’s is one of Maltas most popular tourist destination.<br />Here you have attractions as restaurants, nightlife, Casino, cinemas, fishing and of course Scuba Diving and snorkeling.<br /><br /><br /><p>St Julian’s started as a small fishing port and is now a center for tourist from many different countries.<br />Spinola Bay is still known for the fishing, since the fishermen uses the bay for their traditional boats in strong colours just below the restaurants and cafés. Here you can find food from many different cultures and for sure something that suites you.<br />The bay is beautiful both during the day and the night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixqyGraUJ94NZh3JQLrEDM-NiPSY5hz_ZEBXpCs06ZydybBKi67vBMOT0E3t28L-I7Wz7TTKrBqKUY8W7GRlm0XlE2kaX80N0NETD7XrHutM1zda9jzvYdiSSMksYznMB8hMIzl8BbGI/s1600/DSCF5794.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 126px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722297272367091954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixqyGraUJ94NZh3JQLrEDM-NiPSY5hz_ZEBXpCs06ZydybBKi67vBMOT0E3t28L-I7Wz7TTKrBqKUY8W7GRlm0XlE2kaX80N0NETD7XrHutM1zda9jzvYdiSSMksYznMB8hMIzl8BbGI/s200/DSCF5794.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLDDDUKOueiy8AI_qXuQ8M_FgzJ5WvJ-4g3BtDiyld5K8BEmvSR0HAPPTskEIYsvlYHksz_19Ep3xNmSF0gyllpOGK7xFKgAXp8pPVhz9_3JAi9qsqqprsj9QeVMRsVR2X23iyjJpE8I/s1600/DSCF5793.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 210px; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722293770067911026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLDDDUKOueiy8AI_qXuQ8M_FgzJ5WvJ-4g3BtDiyld5K8BEmvSR0HAPPTskEIYsvlYHksz_19Ep3xNmSF0gyllpOGK7xFKgAXp8pPVhz9_3JAi9qsqqprsj9QeVMRsVR2X23iyjJpE8I/s200/DSCF5793.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Spinola Bay </span></span></em><br /></p><br /><br /><p>Down in the city they have a cinema witch shows the latest movies, shopping center with its three floors. The shoppingcenter Bay street doesn’t just offers a lot of different shop, it also have cafés and restaurant to take a break at during the shopping.</p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-w7m1lNliAsulz7_yduU1l72135KoSz77DyYqVYWn3qGMe79_gEzrqQBsIZmwievpD3WdhcxBunixVLkvX-rC135ItRqPy_OMn1fKh5n8j7_WRmxfuUyC7Opmm16wp7N0wJfLr-4OEs/s1600/DSCF5784.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 135px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722296038827711938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-w7m1lNliAsulz7_yduU1l72135KoSz77DyYqVYWn3qGMe79_gEzrqQBsIZmwievpD3WdhcxBunixVLkvX-rC135ItRqPy_OMn1fKh5n8j7_WRmxfuUyC7Opmm16wp7N0wJfLr-4OEs/s200/DSCF5784.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYNLRb8nDhmq_CrlQNY856Nytv2roC2K34lwKJ1h_Bb08KQS6OIKfns-OSGA3IW09MXow3ogobbAQKzB6EHh5EHzVVD2ZXhBP5SoJsJPwLxfu3BrJ_m3e3KZ2626829QfGg_kzlWFVOQ/s1600/DSCF5788.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 223px; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722296383496290850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYNLRb8nDhmq_CrlQNY856Nytv2roC2K34lwKJ1h_Bb08KQS6OIKfns-OSGA3IW09MXow3ogobbAQKzB6EHh5EHzVVD2ZXhBP5SoJsJPwLxfu3BrJ_m3e3KZ2626829QfGg_kzlWFVOQ/s200/DSCF5788.JPG" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Cinema and Shopping center<br /></span></em><br />While you are in St Julian’s you have to try out the nightlife. It offers places for everyone to visit. Paceville is the nightlife capital in Malta there clubs, bars, restaurants are located in four streets that leads out from the main square. If you’re not interested on this kind of nightlife, you can go to the Casino down the street. The Dragonara Casino is surrounded by the beautiful crystal clear ocean.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIwL2zjWUwoJ2IHVEso7lgIxvnubU5JVIcNLC-zpbuSA7k4caE5FQSg-dnMW_fDg4A5DAdqGdfXPYZ1aK5CKvlo1aHJT9Je8MMSrSjEnaGuIFfbLtv4irBQsWQTK6auWO5c3ws4l_RCM/s1600/nightlife.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 164px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722312220549093954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIwL2zjWUwoJ2IHVEso7lgIxvnubU5JVIcNLC-zpbuSA7k4caE5FQSg-dnMW_fDg4A5DAdqGdfXPYZ1aK5CKvlo1aHJT9Je8MMSrSjEnaGuIFfbLtv4irBQsWQTK6auWO5c3ws4l_RCM/s200/nightlife.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0f6SAYjtyqJu57t8Kyfnef1e8YetjPkscC9JlydsgGV2IVv2TA9IuKWHEmokhQadI9Lhbt0D49l4TcVLL1rMrzdnzCl071b7lAr6MUwiuGogt71mInXk7d5j4Uy8yM_7EpVDdo1b3MY/s1600/dragonara-casino-malta.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 209px; HEIGHT: 131px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722313591992495602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0f6SAYjtyqJu57t8Kyfnef1e8YetjPkscC9JlydsgGV2IVv2TA9IuKWHEmokhQadI9Lhbt0D49l4TcVLL1rMrzdnzCl071b7lAr6MUwiuGogt71mInXk7d5j4Uy8yM_7EpVDdo1b3MY/s200/dragonara-casino-malta.jpg" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Paceville at night & Dragonara Casino </span></em><br /><br /></p><br /><p><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></p>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-8433559721636218572012-03-20T03:45:00.010-07:002015-07-01T06:35:08.245-07:00Dive sitesIf you come to Malta, you have the possibility to take advantage of the best diving water in the whole Mediterranean.<br />
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But, why is that?<br />
It’s because it’s easy to dive here since here is no tides or streams and because the biggest part of the coast is rocky, that’s why here are many caves to explore.<br />
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Here at Divewise, you have the possibility to do you’re first dive as a Discover Scuba Diver or qualify yourself to move on to the next level as a done PADI Scuba Diver or PADI Open Water Diver.<br />
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Some places we would recommend to you as a diver is the Maori there you almost every time can see, Flying Gurnard fish, Moray eels an octopus. You might even find the sea horse! On the deepest part of the dive, you have the possibility to enter the HMS Maori wreck.<br />
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Or why not travel by boat to the Island Gozo and jump in to the water. Sink down to 15 meters and swim through the Blue Hole. You can visit the coral garden or the cave down here.<br />
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The other Maltese Island Comino, is well known for it's crystal clear water. Santa Marija Caves is the perfect place to take excellent photographs on a max depth of about 10 meters.<br />
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<br />Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-89122690196466703582012-03-19T05:44:00.004-07:002012-03-19T06:06:52.381-07:00March 19/3 2012The cold winter is definetly over, the spring's here and the summer's just around the corner!<br />Today has been our two new interns first day, they've been sitting infront of the computer and posting and blogging while the staff have been doing all kinds of dives, everything from pleasure dives to tech dives and our instructors have been busy as usuall.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACD3X0SkJ6caZAyiQh3UPWWw7IzSnYaghtO75Pc5Li-fWU9zYERMzTT4em-BL0aYkWAIveLo47PpyYFZAIieXWeqZWDuc5yJjdGGn3zPoHa2_neEZFY1AGE9l8JrA7TA7TyMkGxhlF90/s1600/DSCF5608.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACD3X0SkJ6caZAyiQh3UPWWw7IzSnYaghtO75Pc5Li-fWU9zYERMzTT4em-BL0aYkWAIveLo47PpyYFZAIieXWeqZWDuc5yJjdGGn3zPoHa2_neEZFY1AGE9l8JrA7TA7TyMkGxhlF90/s320/DSCF5608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721592061026862546" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvbEKOCrF-Sgw_5eUQzAdUz70BVQ6lHWOZ7k9N4-CFjuC-qMHBGCgHUV9pTLoykbmk9nEjM0l2wNkJgEiK5aAgMvgwHO-bvidOD7mXkliVJv2W6A7CNCPGgux2zvoBr7HleOyieiXhrE/s1600/DSCF5593.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvbEKOCrF-Sgw_5eUQzAdUz70BVQ6lHWOZ7k9N4-CFjuC-qMHBGCgHUV9pTLoykbmk9nEjM0l2wNkJgEiK5aAgMvgwHO-bvidOD7mXkliVJv2W6A7CNCPGgux2zvoBr7HleOyieiXhrE/s320/DSCF5593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721592464212465458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While our techdivers have been busy with suiting up, Jack've been taning and relaxing in the sun and making every0ne else jealous!<br /><script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-21622433237870729112012-03-19T05:30:00.000-07:002012-03-19T05:31:21.034-07:00The new internsLet's start this blog up again!<br />It's been a time since last post, so it's time to do some catching up...<br /><br />My name is Sara Dahlgren and I'm an intern here at Divewise for about two weeks. With me I've got Josefin who's also from Sweden. We go to school and study Tourimse in Lund. The internship is a part of our education and now we are here to learn how things works here at Divewise.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8RrL5p5Sb3wCiVzGsVIhIuq_s4tqIctb-vW7xzw2h27vxZuLAfaKA1V8PK84KEV7J-gnIVIZllzeTTrfHIqeMPGF9uBh4pgirjqCjVhKMqU3LeBwvD4RyWm5rewNLhZYrcXXOqzu3He_/s1600/Picnik+collagegfj.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8RrL5p5Sb3wCiVzGsVIhIuq_s4tqIctb-vW7xzw2h27vxZuLAfaKA1V8PK84KEV7J-gnIVIZllzeTTrfHIqeMPGF9uBh4pgirjqCjVhKMqU3LeBwvD4RyWm5rewNLhZYrcXXOqzu3He_/s320/Picnik+collagegfj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721574194136898978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During this weeks, we are going to take care of the posts on Facebook and other social medias, but of cours here. We'll get this blog running with daily posts in no time! <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-59883304688398467662011-11-09T03:42:00.000-08:002011-11-09T09:06:25.729-08:00Been a while since our last blog so big apologies – my only excuse is <b style="">“W</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">e have been crazy busy”</b> <p class="MsoNormal">Lots of things going on so will try and bring you up to date..........</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The usual summer holidaymakers came for their pleasure dives wanting to explore the beautiful waters of Malta, the fabulous wrecks we have from 14 meters down and breathtaking reefs, swimthroughs and caverns too – good to have new faces and regulars plus the crazy characters too</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbARsQLXouanxi3S0A-AEDC0aTxwpmr-gg2Ol0BpIbnmwPMWQQYQXe0DlmMM0MWkky1J_u27z86bmMzsQlOLyZjbJyc604f5NXJAJ1yAK8Ramvolc3DPZI8CTB8FQ8eDxHOsBIuX8osM/s1600/Boys+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbARsQLXouanxi3S0A-AEDC0aTxwpmr-gg2Ol0BpIbnmwPMWQQYQXe0DlmMM0MWkky1J_u27z86bmMzsQlOLyZjbJyc604f5NXJAJ1yAK8Ramvolc3DPZI8CTB8FQ8eDxHOsBIuX8osM/s320/Boys+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673025490043734818" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We also have the 2 sister Islands Comino with its Blue Lagoon and Santa Maria Caves then Gozo with the Inland Sea, Blue Hole, Coral Caves, Fesse Rock and Billinghurst Cave plus much more</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lots of people have come to do their Open Water Course after completing their theory & pool sessions back home then save the dives for the warm clear sea, Advanced Courses have kept us busy too along with Deep & Wreck Specialties......these are our favourite ones to teach and have beaten the amount of courses we taught last year along with Enriched Air – Thanks to you !</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ylSAxaGaYZfb1NnpiSrNMbWN_WLtBm47OsD2BUpBU5-Au5OhyTY_iOiNevxhbClhK6mwTuC-T9lemf7Z1DkM1JrSWkPWqundVLc8S53wT7EbS4gvbNRGusUZRXYjPEw8SoM8WXRN654/s1600/DSCF4169.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ylSAxaGaYZfb1NnpiSrNMbWN_WLtBm47OsD2BUpBU5-Au5OhyTY_iOiNevxhbClhK6mwTuC-T9lemf7Z1DkM1JrSWkPWqundVLc8S53wT7EbS4gvbNRGusUZRXYjPEw8SoM8WXRN654/s320/DSCF4169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673029643957979778" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">Groups of divers have visited us from the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Finland and many other places this year and had a great time – they have become friends on Facebook and sent us their photos which have been lovely to see</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRr4RgY0zzJrhVkJp7aROuVw4q8CMzdgyAhD6MjuGoMkPzF3mRtEsMg1GlS-m-YtaTWJi-mJaWoSRDe0h-rl12ZnCCujuDuevIAlgW5q0b4jxxKh2iZCrawzr5QYw484hWxk_rwEgWuM/s1600/IMG_4010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRr4RgY0zzJrhVkJp7aROuVw4q8CMzdgyAhD6MjuGoMkPzF3mRtEsMg1GlS-m-YtaTWJi-mJaWoSRDe0h-rl12ZnCCujuDuevIAlgW5q0b4jxxKh2iZCrawzr5QYw484hWxk_rwEgWuM/s320/IMG_4010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673032848616607506" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">A group of 18 year old students arrived from Norway and were all excellent divers after only just passing their Open Water Course – some of them completed their Advanced whilst here and didn’t want to miss a great opportunity – well done to you all, a pleasure to teach you and enjoyed your company</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Keswick Scouts from Cumbria came back again after enjoying their first trip last year, 12 of them completed Open Water, Advanced, Deep & Wreck Specialties and kept us all very busy – Bill Walker who organises the trip was very happy with their achievements and already talking about another group next year.... they created a great buzz around the place and missed them the next day after they had gone – they did leave behind a lovely box of shortbreads and chocolates – thanks guys!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGNqQHRMa6uJUV19Fw5GGdy2O6qZYp7GWtzURlKJKDQI9cBkmVjaukUmmhPLyMtPfruKbbLYWXJt7KDLvtm7CIRsVPgOAMKOcKKKIC7i6dd3AsTVQMUzedxiWXRptSaL0g3EZmTM0QJs/s1600/392896_2352346361334_1030391062_32642165_1432002687_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGNqQHRMa6uJUV19Fw5GGdy2O6qZYp7GWtzURlKJKDQI9cBkmVjaukUmmhPLyMtPfruKbbLYWXJt7KDLvtm7CIRsVPgOAMKOcKKKIC7i6dd3AsTVQMUzedxiWXRptSaL0g3EZmTM0QJs/s320/392896_2352346361334_1030391062_32642165_1432002687_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673038273182968786" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now as Nov starts we have 14 Candidates on the IDC all learning to become PADI Instructors – we also offer the EFR Instructor Course along with the MSDT so they can go away and teach Specialties as well as the basic Open Water, Advanced & Rescue Courses.....it all kicked off yesterday with their Orientation at 4pm with Alan then it’s going to be a full on 2 week course to prepare them for the Instructor Exam on 18/19<sup>th</sup> ....... watch this space for more information on their course and lets wish them well !</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNiDxlC4dB62HSKhsyAlNJtP4xT_wR6ew-kgKLDJYqG38i7IcvEDbVlob5v3MP5j_rdtUiy_Hxf0Rdrpveg2Qnt_FkHWAv6EVEu0HDvQr-TY5MdhJToDD_2256i3lb30iMSzuyuPYfag/s1600/298858_2622014033712_1356052285_32968292_407909057_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNiDxlC4dB62HSKhsyAlNJtP4xT_wR6ew-kgKLDJYqG38i7IcvEDbVlob5v3MP5j_rdtUiy_Hxf0Rdrpveg2Qnt_FkHWAv6EVEu0HDvQr-TY5MdhJToDD_2256i3lb30iMSzuyuPYfag/s320/298858_2622014033712_1356052285_32968292_407909057_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673040950037473714" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Finally…. a big THANK YOU to our team this year – you were great and miss you as you leave one by one as our season ends……keep in touch and take care til next season or til we meet again</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-37407933958435196152011-08-28T03:25:00.000-07:002011-08-28T03:55:24.316-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Open Water Courses by the dozen this week</span>……..before the Summer comes to an end we have lots of people either starting, half way through or finishing their Open Water Courses this week <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We said goodbye to Rick and Britt from the Netherlands who had a great time, Elitsa from Bulgaria who had a great dive on the HMS Maori afterwards - along with Phil and Aoife from Ireland who are coming in on Monday for some pleasure dives hopefully at Cirkewwa to enjoy the archways and Madonna Statue then off to Anchor Bay for some variety</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cedrick, Pauke & Eline all started today whilst Kyle, Leighanne, Saki and Robine are halfway through and are continuing tomorrow to finish</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQRIQhk8a-A2H1DhBlXwZZSPFca4p24yH9yob22cZlE7JIUhc6OQ7HT6WrBtDafImpK6AlI79e5qwojzLx6NUOyveKGmPQpj2Yz6U6dmSgHdPPxo0UZPZYNvAudeFyPU6UOf3kI3ZpRw/s1600/DSCF4496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQRIQhk8a-A2H1DhBlXwZZSPFca4p24yH9yob22cZlE7JIUhc6OQ7HT6WrBtDafImpK6AlI79e5qwojzLx6NUOyveKGmPQpj2Yz6U6dmSgHdPPxo0UZPZYNvAudeFyPU6UOf3kI3ZpRw/s320/DSCF4496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645851417737405026" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nick and Laura finished their course last week and are now starting their Advanced on the house reef with Navigation after Comino was cancelled – we had Wreck and Boat planned but I am sure we will be able to run another trip soon to continue their course and choice of dives</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc71zJsWc1n5G_0PN8CAm61b3UTauJggPd2JMljVHRoudkNZBnCPy0dPNkmBuo0YB-acm5br3Ecxn9utzQNGPgQbyIkLyjORKZywUGd9HmIH9om2DQTxrptwnBNlOCa5FIOosYuS8xbcs/s1600/DSCF4498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc71zJsWc1n5G_0PN8CAm61b3UTauJggPd2JMljVHRoudkNZBnCPy0dPNkmBuo0YB-acm5br3Ecxn9utzQNGPgQbyIkLyjORKZywUGd9HmIH9om2DQTxrptwnBNlOCa5FIOosYuS8xbcs/s320/DSCF4498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645856147595996050" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Luckily we got our new laptops and head phones on time as we have had to run 3 – 4 languages at the same time so the students can fully understand everything and keep up with the course at the same level – awesome to see them all sitting together and learning the same thing</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We have also had a few Scuba Divers Certificates this year and hopefully the divers will be able to enjoy diving in their home country or finish the course on their next holiday – Discover Scuba’s were in abundance this summer and lots came back for pleasure dives on the Maori to explore the wreck and see other marine life – hopefully they get the bug and plan a diving course on their next visit…..</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPfEZolVwttM91IL4uzlgG4wfhvw1046X_1XFTJZ4F13UBjxtF872lwo4o3P5KNNFr7Uhdtz5Z9J0mZ-kBpZfyH2GibM6DPGAowT8iPHKGkY_OVMfF0drTeMXmwE4UhCB_-Y9Ann7afY/s1600/DSCF8524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPfEZolVwttM91IL4uzlgG4wfhvw1046X_1XFTJZ4F13UBjxtF872lwo4o3P5KNNFr7Uhdtz5Z9J0mZ-kBpZfyH2GibM6DPGAowT8iPHKGkY_OVMfF0drTeMXmwE4UhCB_-Y9Ann7afY/s320/DSCF8524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645855425980653842" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I remember my course back in 1999 – so long ago......... and remember doing the theory and pool in Manchester, the following weekend when I was taken to Stoney Cove for the Open Water Dives in February I was adamant I was not going in – it was so cold and everyone was coming out red faced and freezing but I knew it was not for me….. I waited for our holiday in July and did my first 2 dives in Malta then the last 2 in Jamaica later that year……</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I progressed steadily through various courses and braved the cold in Stoney Cove and Capernwray in the summer months of course - but grew to like the diving in the UK and all the other destinations I have been lucky enough to visit……as a retired Assistant Instructor I am quite happy contributing my knowledge and experiences verypassionately to new divers and enjoy diving here in Malta when I get the chance….. the Imperial Eagle and Bristol Beaufighter are my goals for this year</p><p class="MsoNormal">This is me on the left as a Divemaster and was assisting Steve Martin on my sister's Advanced Course - the deal was I had to try skiiing the following year which I absolutely loved but never had the chance to do again........I was so glad to get down the biggest slope at the end of the week still in once piece
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<br />Sorry there has been no daily blog for a while but as you can imagine we have been pretty busy being the height of summer...... All going extremely well and enjoying each day as it comes !! Today it is 33 degrees with a gentle breeze so keeping the divers in the shade during their briefings, encouraging them to drink plenty of water and hosing the odd diver down.....
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<br />Met lots of lovely people over the last few weeks and more still to come as August is soon at an end and we get more of the dive groups visiting in Sept / Oct whilst now it is families, couples and language students
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<br />Carlo, Jacques and Aldo are all doing their Divemaster training and hopefully Ivan and Marta will join them after they finish their Rescue Course today with Pau.....
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<br />Max and Coral who are already certified are working towards their A. I Course and are in the pool with Alan today to go over skills and fine tune them - when the IDC starts they should be able to demonstrate them naturally and professionally to impress the PADI Examiners and provide our divers with high standards of teaching and making it fun
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<br />We are doing Comino again today followed by the HMS Maori - the Rib has been in full swing servicing lots of recreational divers and technical too - tomorrow they are off to the HMS Southwold for the guys who have just completed the GUE Tech 2 Course so all gases have been prepared today and all ready to be analysed - later the boat will go to the X127 and Maori as a double wreck tour for the divers doing Wreck Specialty
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Quiz of the week</span> - do you recognise which member of staff this is as a toddler - 1st one to guess will receive a Divewise Mug
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<br /><script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-83425100122273310802011-08-09T23:35:00.000-07:002011-08-09T23:55:28.364-07:00Staff DayLast Friday we had our annual Staff Day, where we close the centre and the staff get to go diving on whichever dive site they choose. Obviously it has to be on the Maltese archipelago! <p class="MsoNormal">Viv took advantage of the centre being closed and stayed home with Jack to have a well earned rest while Alan played boat captain and Sascha was the allocated driver for the day. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetKCDbUu3TSkb1GvAPdppIseGZ4JWCoyW9bx3IA278PgcQPFQMXRn9GQjB7W_GRYNgSVT1jFYCtWOI1JyQvlyKwFGOl-lPohCTuyegDzQ8ME3xSLVeDoifdlCgyyhUBq9ijFhHH7Vq-c/s1600/_MG_0956.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetKCDbUu3TSkb1GvAPdppIseGZ4JWCoyW9bx3IA278PgcQPFQMXRn9GQjB7W_GRYNgSVT1jFYCtWOI1JyQvlyKwFGOl-lPohCTuyegDzQ8ME3xSLVeDoifdlCgyyhUBq9ijFhHH7Vq-c/s320/_MG_0956.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639114312045195426" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This year we went to two dive sites. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The first dive was a local dive site, the Beaufighter. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMacoM5ZdH0jojjaVATFKnO_XwsLUwsXu3PkH-aC3j28UY2nEouYOn2PlDrox7-eYUBSPrfy6NCeN5Ej2JtbhNls7-Xfegc-krJAxz5_5iE8XQu1YZoYnZjwFkTGzFOtvMieTKW3zm2hs/s1600/_MG_0882.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMacoM5ZdH0jojjaVATFKnO_XwsLUwsXu3PkH-aC3j28UY2nEouYOn2PlDrox7-eYUBSPrfy6NCeN5Ej2JtbhNls7-Xfegc-krJAxz5_5iE8XQu1YZoYnZjwFkTGzFOtvMieTKW3zm2hs/s320/_MG_0882.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639114214078813346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJkTdxzpILo3nLbgE-bHvnX0eJU9J3Wq0qSg6xLNqPloFggBeNOCRf-K87CSLyYnENBICSQ5JtY1nnNL9bCdBbctpk8Nle02qe-G8pnnfY8S4MiwEfcaJZssyXyEUeFyv_-MkA7gU7nA/s1600/_MG_0902.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJkTdxzpILo3nLbgE-bHvnX0eJU9J3Wq0qSg6xLNqPloFggBeNOCRf-K87CSLyYnENBICSQ5JtY1nnNL9bCdBbctpk8Nle02qe-G8pnnfY8S4MiwEfcaJZssyXyEUeFyv_-MkA7gU7nA/s320/_MG_0902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639114463198880482" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Darrell took his camera to document the underwater portion of the day, and made sure he got plenty of photos . . . until Steph stole it . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUZyWAgjugfn4sWYesXa3haxRkgDKUJhUcea-STANecLoXnK8ZGAIuOV7z91XMzAQetSooatHVWyZQzny7yl_AEoSvMUProE3LcIcEMT7RMoHv6EelBqkaViPT3l8vZKrWmUzxIRJiXQ/s1600/_MG_1044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUZyWAgjugfn4sWYesXa3haxRkgDKUJhUcea-STANecLoXnK8ZGAIuOV7z91XMzAQetSooatHVWyZQzny7yl_AEoSvMUProE3LcIcEMT7RMoHv6EelBqkaViPT3l8vZKrWmUzxIRJiXQ/s320/_MG_1044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639115691664960722" border="0" /></a> Then everyone headed off to the Blenheim Bomber . . . </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Anne, Aaron and Steve Hill shook the dust off their twin-sets so they could take advantage of making a deco dive.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHchA3bREgdJprgiCxN0-3mEV3Y6ljQ7Mr6soFO5xwESdiwoHSDTtguhcykyCu2WOhsLQ6zEJyT8iCyGgisb14gBD8gKLl2OkDkpX9syoFliFWF2v4ZjmOeyWXAIZ2lyy3WXoQ8PisrQE/s1600/_MG_1012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHchA3bREgdJprgiCxN0-3mEV3Y6ljQ7Mr6soFO5xwESdiwoHSDTtguhcykyCu2WOhsLQ6zEJyT8iCyGgisb14gBD8gKLl2OkDkpX9syoFliFWF2v4ZjmOeyWXAIZ2lyy3WXoQ8PisrQE/s320/_MG_1012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639114980030002354" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ed took his torch so he could hunt for the resident Morey eel <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRAYmqxdRoSOdIu2Q7h7O8gvjxYQCRetUK5gubwy3j6G2GoPSrL8AWqAhw3j7nFsATBVnTURao0AsyRIZeP0G26xzteJfwL8WR92qYg5-YkeH-KYs4ec1qwwlfaVTis-vum_X7uxDoSU/s1600/_MG_0976.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRAYmqxdRoSOdIu2Q7h7O8gvjxYQCRetUK5gubwy3j6G2GoPSrL8AWqAhw3j7nFsATBVnTURao0AsyRIZeP0G26xzteJfwL8WR92qYg5-YkeH-KYs4ec1qwwlfaVTis-vum_X7uxDoSU/s320/_MG_0976.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639117084911350738" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And sure enough we found him . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9jpHM9DI8g5tB4FMjhD9bsnN2Ue0Kj6fQyDpyeusIRDB_onp70uStFzUZBsCUDJ5p8ycX-SqMbaYWFtS8j_3sbdGBxxltDq7Ue3-8si78k3IWU341mYTnHYo9sFuDLoJtcMuEOKyvg/s1600/_MG_0960.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9jpHM9DI8g5tB4FMjhD9bsnN2Ue0Kj6fQyDpyeusIRDB_onp70uStFzUZBsCUDJ5p8ycX-SqMbaYWFtS8j_3sbdGBxxltDq7Ue3-8si78k3IWU341mYTnHYo9sFuDLoJtcMuEOKyvg/s320/_MG_0960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639114640732227666" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Steph and Ed demonstrated how useful their snorkels are on a 40m dive while doing their safety stop.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNVL6dmajqgXx4wKXXSHODNlVWbUZ23lzU-NVAFix4cKUVr-raRDQibSox8oo_fckE2AqSaeMW0HWJXcZ4UXvbmg2jVnnforuM3qJv006zyBnrMkTC3woncrjzIud02ADCXLyga9Ztkc/s1600/_MG_1069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNVL6dmajqgXx4wKXXSHODNlVWbUZ23lzU-NVAFix4cKUVr-raRDQibSox8oo_fckE2AqSaeMW0HWJXcZ4UXvbmg2jVnnforuM3qJv006zyBnrMkTC3woncrjzIud02ADCXLyga9Ztkc/s320/_MG_1069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639115156921286450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDTiF9aW06sIm8yQh61-691D5aA1h0JNGX3Y9D6eeO3QMfNN0CTmwAqLllRjyjE3sLX_tJ_y5gPnwlEY15joXpkoepBchYEBWkRWUI0BRTsO-nqeMP5AyB8gDRh2VSB-in1PpTs5NYa4/s1600/_MG_1071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDTiF9aW06sIm8yQh61-691D5aA1h0JNGX3Y9D6eeO3QMfNN0CTmwAqLllRjyjE3sLX_tJ_y5gPnwlEY15joXpkoepBchYEBWkRWUI0BRTsO-nqeMP5AyB8gDRh2VSB-in1PpTs5NYa4/s320/_MG_1071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639116534623488050" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">After the dives everyone stopped off in Marsascala for a huge lunch followed by a nap in the van on the way back – just because we could! </p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-8238641295274568482011-08-03T23:25:00.000-07:002011-08-03T23:51:13.477-07:00Jr Open Water and Jr Advanced UpgradesCongradulations to Connor<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xg7PayC2uzFKDRDF3z7KDXAdWHJs0l5m9MBYi4whPIQO9MzcJ4TZr3t55pKNrBz0_9YpHS5qAUuTDz7W6fZu1aRkO_t77KkXF3evHkHaSANzmXelajgfaJ46mNfR8Ldma_GjQBIOgnw/s1600/Connor+Metcalfe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xg7PayC2uzFKDRDF3z7KDXAdWHJs0l5m9MBYi4whPIQO9MzcJ4TZr3t55pKNrBz0_9YpHS5qAUuTDz7W6fZu1aRkO_t77KkXF3evHkHaSANzmXelajgfaJ46mNfR8Ldma_GjQBIOgnw/s320/Connor+Metcalfe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636888483098263346" border="0" /></a><br />and William <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQDrcl4fQcObXtRhaECn_bQ-dxeiAKbh2oDppODS25DSc67S-GZTOmCq7_jP7LK15kU9xX8WUst_46wNTSfxHN19gE_atGFch0Q8x1yxLZEkqi-L2yxFI8ElcQ_3zeUXdX6B4TgMa7xk/s1600/DSCF4252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQDrcl4fQcObXtRhaECn_bQ-dxeiAKbh2oDppODS25DSc67S-GZTOmCq7_jP7LK15kU9xX8WUst_46wNTSfxHN19gE_atGFch0Q8x1yxLZEkqi-L2yxFI8ElcQ_3zeUXdX6B4TgMa7xk/s320/DSCF4252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636888172409060818" border="0" /></a><br />who have just upgraded to the adult version of their diving certification now they have turned 15.<br /><br />We have had lots of teenagers coming in over the last couple of weeks to upgrade to the adult version of their certification as they turn 15 and want to reap the benefits of diving deeper.<br /><br />With a Jr certification the maximum depth limit is shallower than the equivalent adult certification allows you to go. For Jr Open water the maximum depth is 12m, whereas the adult certification allows them to go to 18m. For Jr Advanced the maximum depth is 21m whereas the adult certification allows them to go to 30m. <p class="MsoNormal">Some people appear to be unaware that the Jr Open Water and Jr Advanced certification that they trained for when they were in their early teens doesn’t just automatically upgrade to an adult certification when they turn 15. It’s important people know this because insurance companies will not cover you if you dive deeper than what your certification allows so you must have an upgrade before you can dive to the depths the adult certification allows. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeSwqRKbFpC5eB7lZQWJucDtrztmNhbXeDGHTqE6Y9NtQCfeoWIbrN1nyllWpTT2LU-KKogUvRGs-i0oYGPkL70VUgODeO1RlJkKINjN-N2BDeQdO-gXW3-umgnBID0gcV_qnW7WmaK8/s1600/DSCF0223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeSwqRKbFpC5eB7lZQWJucDtrztmNhbXeDGHTqE6Y9NtQCfeoWIbrN1nyllWpTT2LU-KKogUvRGs-i0oYGPkL70VUgODeO1RlJkKINjN-N2BDeQdO-gXW3-umgnBID0gcV_qnW7WmaK8/s320/DSCF0223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636889539173199554" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The upgrade can be done in one day and consists of a tune up, where they go in the pool with and instructor and go through all the 20 skills they did in their Open water course to make sure they remember how to do all the skills. Then they go out into the sea and do a dive to the relative depth of their new certification with their Instructor. A new pic is then processed and an up-to-date photograph is taken for their adult certification. </p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-88994634762713253102011-07-30T23:43:00.001-07:002011-07-30T23:53:09.951-07:00Anne Japan Back in ActionCongratulations to Marco who completed his advanced yesterday and is now free to explore many of the deeper shipwrecks Malta has to offer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HwAUwmf_n4eAESBorCwvOJ4nUqthlJQ3RaU6YqPIY3aB7ILeNSxWJUXZZtmPi2zlMM5xk169PGmMf2ttfTDYCt5rjLf2jsbZDEIbGtKlczmNmb1Nd4icSezlg9T5Kri4o_6saOE8ue0/s1600/Marco+Assuseli.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HwAUwmf_n4eAESBorCwvOJ4nUqthlJQ3RaU6YqPIY3aB7ILeNSxWJUXZZtmPi2zlMM5xk169PGmMf2ttfTDYCt5rjLf2jsbZDEIbGtKlczmNmb1Nd4icSezlg9T5Kri4o_6saOE8ue0/s320/Marco+Assuseli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635404237877035298" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">Anne Japan has been in the UK for a while. She arrives back in Malta today and will be back at Divewise on Monday just in time for some of our Japanese students who have long been awaiting her return so they can learn to dive in their own language.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6CVrUBReE5OrhoSARDbEM2j_Dh0i0ILev8mB28otA9BijLqI-PxUp_wuzcf3hyphenhyphenaGm6iBH7Bl5elXhWKprhge80kfgZFNya1qhhKAv2er5H5ycmP4exkyFBajldcKMHr1aKecYuV1wmk/s1600/DSCF7726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6CVrUBReE5OrhoSARDbEM2j_Dh0i0ILev8mB28otA9BijLqI-PxUp_wuzcf3hyphenhyphenaGm6iBH7Bl5elXhWKprhge80kfgZFNya1qhhKAv2er5H5ycmP4exkyFBajldcKMHr1aKecYuV1wmk/s320/DSCF7726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635405348665074930" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Kenji’s English is good enough that he didn’t need to wait for Anne Japans return. He completed his Open Water course with Darrell yesterday and was Darrell’s first Open Water student so it was a big day for both of them! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts10kIpCh-PGDD4hgLT-OUnLaHdn0NkeIx3DStg5BGnzDUk7TJMw2viKa0fpomNB55f0dwLYcAfiVUM1eYjo8u6OtrRTVt2jidePEx_sGFLfFgC6KERR2pUYvyiHSFo0lVqFPIfO9NC0/s1600/Kenji+Hashimoto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts10kIpCh-PGDD4hgLT-OUnLaHdn0NkeIx3DStg5BGnzDUk7TJMw2viKa0fpomNB55f0dwLYcAfiVUM1eYjo8u6OtrRTVt2jidePEx_sGFLfFgC6KERR2pUYvyiHSFo0lVqFPIfO9NC0/s320/Kenji+Hashimoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635405793794161234" border="0" /></a></p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-30207488128404210212011-07-28T23:39:00.000-07:002011-07-28T23:55:51.598-07:00People Come and Go ... and then Come Back Again!Darrell arrived back last week. Darrell did his IDC with us in May. Since his return he has been gaining lots of experience teaching Discover Scuba's and Open Water courses and is going to be working here for the rest of the summer with not much intention of going back to the UK for the winter either. If you are interested in Photography he's the person to speak to . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA1yPnsppouBVpcPwOa8-LvfPYKqeOsynaFNK5g4cQkhsNdfCnjkp1xfEFZq9Ls0jDYMDTHG-7uXJJnMF6ulb143H944YbDIl-QMUh99neI35fj8hlyuQRFZ7UE1XHlyy8qLmRMrpE5s/s1600/IMG_2224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA1yPnsppouBVpcPwOa8-LvfPYKqeOsynaFNK5g4cQkhsNdfCnjkp1xfEFZq9Ls0jDYMDTHG-7uXJJnMF6ulb143H944YbDIl-QMUh99neI35fj8hlyuQRFZ7UE1XHlyy8qLmRMrpE5s/s320/IMG_2224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634663656448295666" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Morty completed his Divemaster course yesterday and came to Toni's to say goodbye before Alan took him to the airport. He's planning on returning in September to gain more experience, and there will be plenty of opportunity for that as September has been fully booked for about 2 months now!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhowQ_RinO8vSSlKOa-XUjb-rFMpZj96PVVNo735ptfGVEHQIz8zoROQX3507y2uom7j9TzxDBNNSr2frCNsC0C_UmpIUGuJ58mOhjhwVPPOeShuHkj9yV7D1CF4fwxme8zM__qmdro4/s1600/DSCF4250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhowQ_RinO8vSSlKOa-XUjb-rFMpZj96PVVNo735ptfGVEHQIz8zoROQX3507y2uom7j9TzxDBNNSr2frCNsC0C_UmpIUGuJ58mOhjhwVPPOeShuHkj9yV7D1CF4fwxme8zM__qmdro4/s320/DSCF4250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634664297353004978" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We had a group of DSD's yesterday that did their dive in rather poor visibility because of the wind however they all said they had an amazing time and even managed to find an Octopus. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0gHM56MCGySPyn5pQ8RJyAacsuzodJpyjM5ubfQ3xQ3tgyWpphieqzm15GoniQICrK0At3_HG-mzYti0lX9LE0jXkn1h4wQpdLiwUHM_9tytJrTSAAwgCysGNxjMpgpbEVxoNST3d9A/s1600/DSCF4241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0gHM56MCGySPyn5pQ8RJyAacsuzodJpyjM5ubfQ3xQ3tgyWpphieqzm15GoniQICrK0At3_HG-mzYti0lX9LE0jXkn1h4wQpdLiwUHM_9tytJrTSAAwgCysGNxjMpgpbEVxoNST3d9A/s320/DSCF4241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634663056775131234" border="0" /></a>Two are coming back to dive the Maori later this week.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzLpir-ZHXBiGWJP4FPpxKGQbaXGKb-fxad4i4qFtHw03nANFM-WpPKbXMJ9viyKmEvoLcrlsziwOciiyhDGSxl0A4aW5aMvsYflZ6pa9zsMn4Q7NJlmGnvOKnXAMCZw8JCOaGIW-ij8/s1600/DSCF4245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzLpir-ZHXBiGWJP4FPpxKGQbaXGKb-fxad4i4qFtHw03nANFM-WpPKbXMJ9viyKmEvoLcrlsziwOciiyhDGSxl0A4aW5aMvsYflZ6pa9zsMn4Q7NJlmGnvOKnXAMCZw8JCOaGIW-ij8/s320/DSCF4245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634663247629606130" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Since it’s cooled down a little bit Jack has been eager to get out and about . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiagQC6r3cyA9vVJm26syCsJqXds8_PMajO63JEjS-hHc3X8W61Q_xaErrP9oTgX1Ys3SuJCLU7bPhUa9OWUTHx03A0xie-6dZQJ57zq5lx5RkEeTlELnUltGftUtjmKJLaEPV8G3GBAs/s1600/IMG_2218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiagQC6r3cyA9vVJm26syCsJqXds8_PMajO63JEjS-hHc3X8W61Q_xaErrP9oTgX1Ys3SuJCLU7bPhUa9OWUTHx03A0xie-6dZQJ57zq5lx5RkEeTlELnUltGftUtjmKJLaEPV8G3GBAs/s320/IMG_2218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634663361327161442" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And he’s certainly making sure his demands are not being ignored, ‘Come on mum let’s go!’ . . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBK46aWTawlzgnlEVHYTjm1BZ7pJycjQchPFY9E39-0JPnyF2xQtPXq4lW8YpQBleILI30IDI2NiYTPBZvEZCEy_rSXrqmeBTXZtgToPHbEhZh4twVlOqEcLt_M42sFfei4ZiMrlz0Js/s1600/IMG_2226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBK46aWTawlzgnlEVHYTjm1BZ7pJycjQchPFY9E39-0JPnyF2xQtPXq4lW8YpQBleILI30IDI2NiYTPBZvEZCEy_rSXrqmeBTXZtgToPHbEhZh4twVlOqEcLt_M42sFfei4ZiMrlz0Js/s320/IMG_2226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634663454121519602" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Meanwhile Phil and Darrell are getting equipment ready for the 14 DSD’s we have this morning! Luckily the water has calmed down a lot since yesterday so the visibility will be much better for them. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7V39C-hJ0q4e2v1uTYS-m0kFzUPLdYPzftxrGqbkIvc1ovjwrW_ZHlf2T0MBZ4TKZj3irtQPsIx7gtQrpggfp6_sT0Wp9rbMZbYsKvMj63tObYbw_5tVLv5m-qzImEADXvbpgYw7N_Ac/s1600/IMG_2222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7V39C-hJ0q4e2v1uTYS-m0kFzUPLdYPzftxrGqbkIvc1ovjwrW_ZHlf2T0MBZ4TKZj3irtQPsIx7gtQrpggfp6_sT0Wp9rbMZbYsKvMj63tObYbw_5tVLv5m-qzImEADXvbpgYw7N_Ac/s320/IMG_2222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634663553096850978" border="0" /></a></p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-4727447803450243572011-07-24T23:43:00.000-07:002011-07-26T23:21:03.834-07:00Welcome Back Steve!We have a new member of staff with us that I have forgotten to mention in the last few blogs. Steve Hill has come over from the UK for 6 weeks to give us a hand during the busy season now that his college has closed for the summer. Many of you may already be familiar with Steve as he comes out every year during the summer to get a tan and his annual fill of physically demanding work!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wHqxNQSzJ7Z9HK-YeCEuugMEdc6h8_j3PNlDLIakMgiieMoOK4IGjjzt-8UyOCbTAytMtkP6agUjlqDncvqqNfog3MCT1x7-hQa2uWikWjbq9of_9qo0_CbN4Ed4e1SgwZ2vAKVeMVU/s1600/IMG_2214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wHqxNQSzJ7Z9HK-YeCEuugMEdc6h8_j3PNlDLIakMgiieMoOK4IGjjzt-8UyOCbTAytMtkP6agUjlqDncvqqNfog3MCT1x7-hQa2uWikWjbq9of_9qo0_CbN4Ed4e1SgwZ2vAKVeMVU/s320/IMG_2214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633913208567295378" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">Helen is back after doing her DSD last week to do her Open Water course. Sarah is starting her off with some theory and the RDP . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftgH2Om_avkYaz-QaeDv-Fcsuf-MUDpdrws57x88yXM8-o40u4jfQKUMRel6-o61qxH2Z0J8srQijX99PFtQae1d33nfhHjCdUny9yoryudlULTM254_YO_f91oAVfmtlf5c4KoPqwtg/s1600/IMG_2215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftgH2Om_avkYaz-QaeDv-Fcsuf-MUDpdrws57x88yXM8-o40u4jfQKUMRel6-o61qxH2Z0J8srQijX99PFtQae1d33nfhHjCdUny9yoryudlULTM254_YO_f91oAVfmtlf5c4KoPqwtg/s320/IMG_2215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633912685641049538" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Morty and Peter are doing Search and Recovery today. Morty has to do Search and Recovery as part of his Divemaster course as the skills you learn on this course such as knot tying and appropriate search patterns are very useful in many aspects of diving. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Let’s hope they find all the various things Steve has lost! </p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-51569908199488692412011-07-23T23:54:00.001-07:002011-07-23T23:59:48.667-07:00Shiny New GearThe house reef has calmed down now so that means all the Open Waters can get in the sea today. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZwKl-cl0sTL2T7DD39tYUeB57caRy_FQuSZhyXxKknFsuuJNg-UpR8caM3c9t820huxc2VqRE63kSiBZ2PGlPKItqGOoSc4CphZ1UmCZQNpWOL5HqYEUS2dyFZAK8ABbS0G-HlvAO7E/s1600/IMG_2205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZwKl-cl0sTL2T7DD39tYUeB57caRy_FQuSZhyXxKknFsuuJNg-UpR8caM3c9t820huxc2VqRE63kSiBZ2PGlPKItqGOoSc4CphZ1UmCZQNpWOL5HqYEUS2dyFZAK8ABbS0G-HlvAO7E/s320/IMG_2205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632809091826447234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5snA-gLaGNEVpn5SYHsShBj_Q9RE2dtJqPrBEmvdhXZvyyi5aqEmKTTN1lhZFqob9SUrGLsA7oclv0Vqixihyphenhyphen-NHqZzto1JAvgMfXiRSXwOK75f3kh4pL-7obJTK0HlvXlJdd0F8qGyY/s1600/IMG_2206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5snA-gLaGNEVpn5SYHsShBj_Q9RE2dtJqPrBEmvdhXZvyyi5aqEmKTTN1lhZFqob9SUrGLsA7oclv0Vqixihyphenhyphen-NHqZzto1JAvgMfXiRSXwOK75f3kh4pL-7obJTK0HlvXlJdd0F8qGyY/s320/IMG_2206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632809410413350498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc6iE3Yl59H7iWQ8faX77BjE9kel3AfC6PoeCsVxtaG5G1WsvRDUUsIO4WWepvUWof-lVtUewZoj7vJTSn29pN8j359kTe03akKT1eRfuHcD1FUGqhDO4lL15NjWoPK4UViChxQ1Va_g/s1600/IMG_2207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" 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mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Phil has added the finishing touches to our new wash basins . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CSH_4sg7YT-PMLZ2C62mLmhDhBClnZnkWEcInihM7v0uX6WGyNO_p_XsFMQfK4Wu3LL4BUoapTwcMEZFa5wf0LjNO_CeUBhhiNwuWafdfcgTTPt0u0fFGVYL47SSi4v6GsJsBpbDvXU/s1600/IMG_2208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CSH_4sg7YT-PMLZ2C62mLmhDhBClnZnkWEcInihM7v0uX6WGyNO_p_XsFMQfK4Wu3LL4BUoapTwcMEZFa5wf0LjNO_CeUBhhiNwuWafdfcgTTPt0u0fFGVYL47SSi4v6GsJsBpbDvXU/s320/IMG_2208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632809747627244978" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now all he needs to do is to paint the Divewise logo on the welcome area!</p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-9112364184839879812011-07-22T23:41:00.001-07:002011-07-22T23:56:05.231-07:00It's a Bit Choppy Today . . .The wind has been picking up the last couple of days on the house reef so there’s a change of plan for the dives this morning all divers are now heading to Cirkewwa. Our 7 Open water divers luckily have plenty of classroom and pool sessions to keep them occupied so the bad weather isn’t a problem for them. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf_YxJOk6d4EdJYhENYc-DP8dmEGENyyglgI_WTgkFpUZnFWIjAEQKNfmvfF4LOK12PEnttuf9HbdvapTIDDOakQsi6Cs1Vktuq-9G1WUNaX7vcsxop48baDNRJRDiDe_hYbIVmOyg4E/s1600/IMG_2198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf_YxJOk6d4EdJYhENYc-DP8dmEGENyyglgI_WTgkFpUZnFWIjAEQKNfmvfF4LOK12PEnttuf9HbdvapTIDDOakQsi6Cs1Vktuq-9G1WUNaX7vcsxop48baDNRJRDiDe_hYbIVmOyg4E/s320/IMG_2198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632435216688220754" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Morty spent yesterday helping out Aaron with his courses, which means running around getting cylinders and kit, entertaining everyone and sorting out problems both above and below the waves. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK1ThF21KWuv65YNYKlks3r90jjM0dpxINYmUkYeY4LGdaOvGsjVs3x34VPWb2r_p8mq2AxCH-2qP2C69g3EsvaYU8gtF8_Cww5RIxQzRBN-ztfzHAF46LKPuRhPt3Ke8lcRJomGxQz8/s1600/IMG_2196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK1ThF21KWuv65YNYKlks3r90jjM0dpxINYmUkYeY4LGdaOvGsjVs3x34VPWb2r_p8mq2AxCH-2qP2C69g3EsvaYU8gtF8_Cww5RIxQzRBN-ztfzHAF46LKPuRhPt3Ke8lcRJomGxQz8/s320/IMG_2196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632434938342866914" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Two of these people, Mickey and Matthias, have expanded their range of the underwater world by completing their advanced course so they can now go off and explore some of the amazing shipwrecks that Malta has to offer that were originally too deep for them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Louis also qualified as a scuba diver yesterday just in time for him heading back to France tomorrow.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Pau was on a mission to sort the pool fins that are forever getting mixed up with all the snorkelling, taster dives and pool sessions we have. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq9ToLmJ4SKfy4I7Z9quPGORYBZETL2bA8BT3RnhoZVfWJG24WPeNDBDJ2Uw2YyhvBfTNbTKo3O7vUPvOEniCl6008-YiYkCYsFsLieg8W-W8HCYOA7LYCmaWB-GJ8TY0eXR7gDEDj-s/s1600/IMG_2200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq9ToLmJ4SKfy4I7Z9quPGORYBZETL2bA8BT3RnhoZVfWJG24WPeNDBDJ2Uw2YyhvBfTNbTKo3O7vUPvOEniCl6008-YiYkCYsFsLieg8W-W8HCYOA7LYCmaWB-GJ8TY0eXR7gDEDj-s/s320/IMG_2200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632435468822647858" border="0" /></a>They are now neatly organised . . . we’ll see how long that lasts!</p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-85329630233720823542011-07-22T00:08:00.000-07:002011-07-22T00:18:19.756-07:00Squeaken Squeak!Jack has a new toy, a rather loud one to be precise. He’s extremely happy about it but it’s been driving Viv mad! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCowo9qIc_RsRKiQiLD8m-W5_59clRDzNynVbqiBEsjZacKRaItVC0nq2cl1eVz29oznEy398XWvmo2E3VtzSXb3yUdhuAWSLm2gqKBjmirRgq5ZqWINZcDmETf37_DS17qREut11nlsU/s1600/DSCF4200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCowo9qIc_RsRKiQiLD8m-W5_59clRDzNynVbqiBEsjZacKRaItVC0nq2cl1eVz29oznEy398XWvmo2E3VtzSXb3yUdhuAWSLm2gqKBjmirRgq5ZqWINZcDmETf37_DS17qREut11nlsU/s320/DSCF4200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632072506145403554" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">On Wednesday we had Megan, Elizabeth and Hannah doing their bubblemaker. They took to the water like fish I don’t think I’ve seen anyone so relaxed in the water as these guys were. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNK2sSVITOqgNTDIKhXoldG7fd1NP6TFPXAS373BVb96azdfdEUu_ElkxOZheOOMXt4cVjGs3ko1jDuqceUePV9SSB0H_gUum-51tWspI8ZNAJnJ3jRK-rFhZkMhxmuwEkPnDPAwJIwI/s1600/DSCF4189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNK2sSVITOqgNTDIKhXoldG7fd1NP6TFPXAS373BVb96azdfdEUu_ElkxOZheOOMXt4cVjGs3ko1jDuqceUePV9SSB0H_gUum-51tWspI8ZNAJnJ3jRK-rFhZkMhxmuwEkPnDPAwJIwI/s320/DSCF4189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632071407112242706" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We have another team of bubblemakers coming in this morning to go critter spotting in the confined area. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Last week’s group had an awesome time but there was a bit too much excitement for one little guy. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGNQDiVrZ2K-iGksOCVxq4aaWhpA-YsJS8oTISWm4kFoqtJ8ggA7fY3a_p4BAaFBnkZzMq7tampNztiDdSu54XRmlfG7Cl5ezaqZIUnj4OGqTjdqfNt0CjlQzV5DpejhCj8bj7VGvOVo/s1600/DSCF4188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGNQDiVrZ2K-iGksOCVxq4aaWhpA-YsJS8oTISWm4kFoqtJ8ggA7fY3a_p4BAaFBnkZzMq7tampNztiDdSu54XRmlfG7Cl5ezaqZIUnj4OGqTjdqfNt0CjlQzV5DpejhCj8bj7VGvOVo/s320/DSCF4188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632070885664885714" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Morty our new divemaster has been working hard with Nev the past few days doing some long days in the water and some long evenings in the classroom . . . </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday Peter, Coem and Justus did a DSD with us. Peter is a qualified Open water diver but wanted to come along to refresh his skills. They were naturals in the water. It’s a shame they couldn’t stay longer and get qualified but they made sure they got another dive in and went off with Pau and Steve in the afternoon to explore the Maori. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB3JIVSeicAK5j_CjD_ka2IJMkm1GaB7L0Fs7ZIDDf5TOWjBV7mgr3WgbuBD-00ipbvdYEMdSxg-S7-XTpa_w_ZT0pxFL4FD2xrAbhBAppeFr9pR3eqtUVQuMZL1sSNn_Cf6vDZlAbp8/s1600/3+Dutch+Guys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB3JIVSeicAK5j_CjD_ka2IJMkm1GaB7L0Fs7ZIDDf5TOWjBV7mgr3WgbuBD-00ipbvdYEMdSxg-S7-XTpa_w_ZT0pxFL4FD2xrAbhBAppeFr9pR3eqtUVQuMZL1sSNn_Cf6vDZlAbp8/s320/3+Dutch+Guys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632072021532443506" border="0" /></a></p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-87370206705487726672011-07-17T00:07:00.000-07:002011-07-17T00:14:14.260-07:00It's All About DSD's!Fran’s sister Ale, who is over here learning English, came and did a DSD about a week ago and went on to do her Open Water which she completed yesterday. Congratulations Ale! She has also been lending a hand around the dive centre because we can’t get her to sit still and relax!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl5LNZqaiFau7bsy_tohr3GP1lcqW0eUUY04G-YdGBVqVxsolrNnZfcMUedCgaAOD-FdEQd7Yp9FYOoudq4njeh7e_VUCUW6jVHLKdwODKHrLi8wryFX5a8CmIKX3Cey-obP7dyjEMqs/s1600/IMG_2169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl5LNZqaiFau7bsy_tohr3GP1lcqW0eUUY04G-YdGBVqVxsolrNnZfcMUedCgaAOD-FdEQd7Yp9FYOoudq4njeh7e_VUCUW6jVHLKdwODKHrLi8wryFX5a8CmIKX3Cey-obP7dyjEMqs/s320/IMG_2169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630215568853909650" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">We had the kids from the bubblemaker here yesterday doing the DSD with their dad. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE-5vyNWG9LMDNg_an2AYHlf0s2Wwr6J0GZld83ECMcnyduYAv6HR6QqPmiyf40XVSmIJte2rdFM1Rw-dsKUz7YlEQCSqDd3Pv86Aj4tl39oUW1TiUSUmSvQiFlLXaz7TI1dk2Di-33w/s1600/IMG_2190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE-5vyNWG9LMDNg_an2AYHlf0s2Wwr6J0GZld83ECMcnyduYAv6HR6QqPmiyf40XVSmIJte2rdFM1Rw-dsKUz7YlEQCSqDd3Pv86Aj4tl39oUW1TiUSUmSvQiFlLXaz7TI1dk2Di-33w/s320/IMG_2190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630215742638386418" border="0" /></a>Dad number two will be here today to do his DSD experience while Fran takes the kids snorkelling. Speaking of DSD's we have a grand total of 19 today along with pleasure divers and Open Water courses. I think it might be one of those days where the kit room is emptied!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYIJP0zU-m6l5Vbmoj6wxg2YYQjXHKnrqBNAwIYsADzi5DDpuW3Ggetujd_j5VPtWBhTG_BcW_6ca_yT9aXkPRuj0VZeCxHj4BMiQqfkUIzyHtwHl_2DO3RNZthRa85792oxJJ9aFLEk/s1600/IMG_2192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYIJP0zU-m6l5Vbmoj6wxg2YYQjXHKnrqBNAwIYsADzi5DDpuW3Ggetujd_j5VPtWBhTG_BcW_6ca_yT9aXkPRuj0VZeCxHj4BMiQqfkUIzyHtwHl_2DO3RNZthRa85792oxJJ9aFLEk/s320/IMG_2192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630215814145184722" border="0" /></a></p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-41578758352733565792011-07-16T00:40:00.001-07:002011-07-16T00:47:02.701-07:00Friday Morning Bubblemaker SessionsWe had a gang of young divers yesterday that came over from the Westin to do a Bubblemaker. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NwdNf-s2apzZNE4PRTSFdu-MOKnEzK9qh4LFllnGsQlLXKphyVRLkoMz6flRTWKqV_6elpbKFY1_YscUT_Ncg7S9Y0tlcUyV7BUfJ9dWwMoXJ2yv6xmW4jFF1u9icFumZX-2-9BJkzk/s1600/IMG_2182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NwdNf-s2apzZNE4PRTSFdu-MOKnEzK9qh4LFllnGsQlLXKphyVRLkoMz6flRTWKqV_6elpbKFY1_YscUT_Ncg7S9Y0tlcUyV7BUfJ9dWwMoXJ2yv6xmW4jFF1u9icFumZX-2-9BJkzk/s320/IMG_2182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629852047561391314" border="0" /></a>The Westin is promoting the Bubblemaker experience for all the kids staying at the Hotel. The experience is held at 9:30 every Friday morning. Because some of the kids that are interested are younger than 8 so aren’t old enough to do the Bubblemaker we still get them in the water for a snorkelling session where they can look at the fish and crabs in the confined area and watch their siblings swimming around on scuba. <p class="MsoNormal">One of the little guys yesterday was determined to be like his older brothers and wear a wet suit for the snorkelling despite the fact that it was a little bit too big . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQwz0elm4biD8nmSkBcV5NH9_oBlJf1fRfwafslO6yS7ms-oKMNhIAhXFNi02y8k5bWLFe8GbkWoGprGgaV-pN5yct9hcfhtaVvhkVcV6RrWbkArmQEMt8kvIhbqCy3SRrh8CKw9GAaY/s1600/IMG_2179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQwz0elm4biD8nmSkBcV5NH9_oBlJf1fRfwafslO6yS7ms-oKMNhIAhXFNi02y8k5bWLFe8GbkWoGprGgaV-pN5yct9hcfhtaVvhkVcV6RrWbkArmQEMt8kvIhbqCy3SRrh8CKw9GAaY/s320/IMG_2179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629851972683405826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV_ZtEiqH6BGqBeVS90meglHMJ8EfrzSLAu0Tqc4ePv43fYLawe8nDbhjjU-yJH96x0H2SJxbodTOaVT4oEnHJ_br1Y0OwyJdtAgWzKEcFaCyx62uMmNNA91rkw72XFutkAu2ST4CXEg/s1600/IMG_2181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV_ZtEiqH6BGqBeVS90meglHMJ8EfrzSLAu0Tqc4ePv43fYLawe8nDbhjjU-yJH96x0H2SJxbodTOaVT4oEnHJ_br1Y0OwyJdtAgWzKEcFaCyx62uMmNNA91rkw72XFutkAu2ST4CXEg/s320/IMG_2181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629852454305949938" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yesterdays gang all had an awesome time and the older ones are back again this morning with their parents to do DSD’s and will be doing yet more snorkelling tomorrow!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Alan got an odd collection of Balloons for his birthday yesterday. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97HltcLQ_a2EKlXDcjHis-krbm462lstOoEjSzc2tqGlUUj9lRiiO4pKWOSopcCm18-HL6Fn3W-qcnuoNF1oF7aWp05FMc8bqzM6yrZK3uLmqVoHUijnsF5eZaFTulrNhieFvS6gE8tY/s1600/IMG_2189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97HltcLQ_a2EKlXDcjHis-krbm462lstOoEjSzc2tqGlUUj9lRiiO4pKWOSopcCm18-HL6Fn3W-qcnuoNF1oF7aWp05FMc8bqzM6yrZK3uLmqVoHUijnsF5eZaFTulrNhieFvS6gE8tY/s320/IMG_2189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629853002540902226" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jack is not amused by them . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tsZftIflrDChZs6KEF1CExY1R0sv00I183_WIbVHaEJyU46ZSCXCzjdIXvFIFs_hpVrJjJWXM28Ixt-QWZGXu34MwBUpcGxPf7-vHOJhRDa1oaNR5wKqE8_hdEx7w2Fdeoline7ZxEI/s1600/IMG_2188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tsZftIflrDChZs6KEF1CExY1R0sv00I183_WIbVHaEJyU46ZSCXCzjdIXvFIFs_hpVrJjJWXM28Ixt-QWZGXu34MwBUpcGxPf7-vHOJhRDa1oaNR5wKqE8_hdEx7w2Fdeoline7ZxEI/s320/IMG_2188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629853430537351042" border="0" /></a></p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-21017868789207749582011-07-15T00:26:00.001-07:002011-07-15T00:31:32.501-07:00Alans Fake Birthday . . .Yes the rumours are true . . . it is Alans fake birthday today. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JC4ppClQI01YkCy78BY7SCLhzVH0iEvkHyBwbTjXUjXVuegtYOd6u-7Awk0Ic_SLd4OsRu7O6xg4gkZ5ScZ7zwpjHmV_Yp8IDPEbUxe3NP4y_5oAbsgTFcEiCIFYjRe8NWzyangc68o/s1600/DSCF4083.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv1ZeuNbbocpFTdc-emKUvGpcO9tWbyknGEWIThwZv8Rf1onHCqdEpoHwY85htRGnuc9AOaBqu-jwCIi0ZtTOQ4rHKglbkVGrwLUv3KkXkMKGb2JTxmvYNSP1yy0_YYEII2A_cBdakvs/s1600/DSCF7636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv1ZeuNbbocpFTdc-emKUvGpcO9tWbyknGEWIThwZv8Rf1onHCqdEpoHwY85htRGnuc9AOaBqu-jwCIi0ZtTOQ4rHKglbkVGrwLUv3KkXkMKGb2JTxmvYNSP1yy0_YYEII2A_cBdakvs/s320/DSCF7636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629477295613660482" border="0" /></a>He hasn't turned up at the centre this morning so he must have something good planned! Everyone's hoping another birthday means another excuse to eat cake. <p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday we had an awesome excursion to Comino on the boat. Jan, who did a DSD with us the other day came along to get a feel for some real diving. He had a go at driving the P31 and explored the Santa Marija caves along with all the other pleasure divers. Everyone had a go at feeding the fish which are getting pretty greedy now. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-KiJBwDlS6uQnYlhf9FrAn2eEDCP-PKuLhMR_SgStBXwhh3C-1pYpXE_wudm7XvCijQz5HamMZwQkVHaPnnVl7b7dJUkLauC7XVUNdQIvl9XRF2WuDwjihnIHexz2CVi0i3DlficF0Q/s1600/blog+june+2010+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-KiJBwDlS6uQnYlhf9FrAn2eEDCP-PKuLhMR_SgStBXwhh3C-1pYpXE_wudm7XvCijQz5HamMZwQkVHaPnnVl7b7dJUkLauC7XVUNdQIvl9XRF2WuDwjihnIHexz2CVi0i3DlficF0Q/s320/blog+june+2010+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629477606014175906" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ve had lots of visits from EC language school over the last few days. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhwlRmdJcoveX1db80U4Ovqk3_n1CATTEoTRK3r82wMyP6Vx_o8CwiAq9X7RGywGdLGWmWlogwWr-n1ADHkkRwxPrhbcsVMVYTXzmDyH7CgPky3emZU2_Opc4TmiHEtbs2I7rn8sJszo/s1600/DSCF4084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhwlRmdJcoveX1db80U4Ovqk3_n1CATTEoTRK3r82wMyP6Vx_o8CwiAq9X7RGywGdLGWmWlogwWr-n1ADHkkRwxPrhbcsVMVYTXzmDyH7CgPky3emZU2_Opc4TmiHEtbs2I7rn8sJszo/s320/DSCF4084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629478225057466530" border="0" /></a>A group of kids from Russia went out on the boat snorkelling on Comino yesterday – if you call finding the highest point on the boat and jumping off it snorkelling! The group were also here the other day doing taster dives. Their leader said she’s never seen them smile so much on an activity before – that’s got to be a good sign! </p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-28066444997592255862011-07-12T23:28:00.001-07:002011-07-12T23:38:07.965-07:00Goodbye Jenny!Now that summer has arrived it has been rather crazy the last few days so I’m going to have to catch you all up. <p class="MsoNormal">My parents came to visit last week and decided to give diving a go as did Ed’s brother. They all had a great time exploring the house reef. . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ENyum65CHu485pIXoCliRd-dA_OEjyNgMTLxerueQQybApd6rwM-dwvbQADmhS6tQ6Fa1Udcp5r6ZY3dSYjwewof6_srdLurxWWBTx6NXsNgg5pMKnEOYNS68jLax1JqWa7PoxDGG5g/s1600/DSCF4091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ENyum65CHu485pIXoCliRd-dA_OEjyNgMTLxerueQQybApd6rwM-dwvbQADmhS6tQ6Fa1Udcp5r6ZY3dSYjwewof6_srdLurxWWBTx6NXsNgg5pMKnEOYNS68jLax1JqWa7PoxDGG5g/s320/DSCF4091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628720727718680114" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ve had some confusion over the phrase “make sure you put everything back in your box”. Guys we do have to fill the cylinders again between dives . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvXwmYCAJlpFoxEbXGlpEQ5PNVeW4zfPMSMy1iW8BINTUH1-mf5BxMmnIRB4IZ5b2vu0a3d7lAPN_rnd7gV-CegK6Rwdk1r28ku0wwM95uB7i8RN_K3auEA96cSwrZ4rtSy7-XUJwCdU/s1600/DSCF4118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvXwmYCAJlpFoxEbXGlpEQ5PNVeW4zfPMSMy1iW8BINTUH1-mf5BxMmnIRB4IZ5b2vu0a3d7lAPN_rnd7gV-CegK6Rwdk1r28ku0wwM95uB7i8RN_K3auEA96cSwrZ4rtSy7-XUJwCdU/s320/DSCF4118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628720448755364002" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jack has had some trouble dealing with the heat. Viv has been keeping him in the office to keep him cool and out of mischief however yesterday when we had both a Gozo and a Comino trip . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpX8Yf7JQRQ0zDoz0TQCQ1uXH1ojgtHb5wAaDap_yXEeKIwhC44DLmr6RcRTF2Z0kFTJRh7egiPi3G1G8q26W8PUw1WZXiPeWUFYB7pux-D9zL-l3RczWryX7TCaNykxnDks9ASpezpU/s1600/IMG_2171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpX8Yf7JQRQ0zDoz0TQCQ1uXH1ojgtHb5wAaDap_yXEeKIwhC44DLmr6RcRTF2Z0kFTJRh7egiPi3G1G8q26W8PUw1WZXiPeWUFYB7pux-D9zL-l3RczWryX7TCaNykxnDks9ASpezpU/s320/IMG_2171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628720803234393234" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jack spent the day expressing his jealousy by eating through the wetsuit hangars . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN5WeiOSTDrgPrkyOlbP1ZSqMwl1qMOXHv-jMqAg8dy47TGGwzK3JeNt4Ek4m9IlmO7nSkToQGp9d2OgD4UdNZi-4F0PjHHLakOmLYKjGY48eS_EATFBnTdT4RhcgiJR8DuuhsIwJ-gs/s1600/IMG_2174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN5WeiOSTDrgPrkyOlbP1ZSqMwl1qMOXHv-jMqAg8dy47TGGwzK3JeNt4Ek4m9IlmO7nSkToQGp9d2OgD4UdNZi-4F0PjHHLakOmLYKjGY48eS_EATFBnTdT4RhcgiJR8DuuhsIwJ-gs/s320/IMG_2174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628720224553443634" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nev has found an Unidentified Floating Object (UFO) on the house reef which is seriously troubling him. I will keep you up to date on what he thinks it is . . . </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sadly Jennys month with us has came to an end the other day. No she didn’t cry thou I think that’s because she was too concerned aouth the fact she hadn’t had time to pack with all the dives and Specialities she’d been trying to fit in! We threw her a BBQ on her last night . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAdu8udGKFsmsP072syAKZ6CFdO3nVGTOJErBx8uygb5VRnfyN5OKZ7ZRuikILi9eOqUxjIGXCb0Ff6yshxXppPFprcx4MVkEprsqDheSur577zPNmWcg7-xRFDFm3EjZ_y1hD6qn5tI/s1600/DSCF4082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAdu8udGKFsmsP072syAKZ6CFdO3nVGTOJErBx8uygb5VRnfyN5OKZ7ZRuikILi9eOqUxjIGXCb0Ff6yshxXppPFprcx4MVkEprsqDheSur577zPNmWcg7-xRFDFm3EjZ_y1hD6qn5tI/s320/DSCF4082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628721318746697314" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Steve was in charge of the BBQ . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2xxhhhgPBYLR7s4brv6MfVkD7Q0GxB1OOy9IJyaJlDiNFWAC8FWUxGJtkDEfwiuMzgLw_opwSpu-jUS3K7rp8ljsvOAXlDWcJhyphenhyphenQkcO5jR9gXnZtfwe84kiBuC_A2Ji_PiZuU7EE1vY/s1600/IMG_2153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2xxhhhgPBYLR7s4brv6MfVkD7Q0GxB1OOy9IJyaJlDiNFWAC8FWUxGJtkDEfwiuMzgLw_opwSpu-jUS3K7rp8ljsvOAXlDWcJhyphenhyphenQkcO5jR9gXnZtfwe84kiBuC_A2Ji_PiZuU7EE1vY/s320/IMG_2153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628722374398322770" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Luckily Harriet is still in one piece!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YNWLHQIWUrr1pdRzzhZNejZjOWnSenGoV33Sq_lMyB_ODGrZzDpo6928l9l04qxV1tcObk0QV9fen6vaxS-2n448KvUAUKpIR7Sbd10hRdg9gUW2QPuRgUkAwA1dIOZCMANdDCaCQd8/s1600/IMG_2162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YNWLHQIWUrr1pdRzzhZNejZjOWnSenGoV33Sq_lMyB_ODGrZzDpo6928l9l04qxV1tcObk0QV9fen6vaxS-2n448KvUAUKpIR7Sbd10hRdg9gUW2QPuRgUkAwA1dIOZCMANdDCaCQd8/s320/IMG_2162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628722208957637650" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And Aaron signed her paperwork so now she is a qualified Divemaster! Woohooo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjthmHNjJ4qkutSbSmE4TzQCbwEjJOO3xMjnljfsvABTsA2FwBWGkTzkan5wiQCbqRrJjIx_yr7hig5xmtHCp0iPo-cHAx-b9b8qywyqr6eCqrZRdrgFEiT2Hw_IjG8v89nuwJeyCEGCQ/s1600/IMG_2163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjthmHNjJ4qkutSbSmE4TzQCbwEjJOO3xMjnljfsvABTsA2FwBWGkTzkan5wiQCbqRrJjIx_yr7hig5xmtHCp0iPo-cHAx-b9b8qywyqr6eCqrZRdrgFEiT2Hw_IjG8v89nuwJeyCEGCQ/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628720344194725554" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully we will be seeing her again in August to do the Instructor Development Course – if she can fit it in befer going back to uni. </p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-4594537769645060562011-07-07T23:41:00.000-07:002011-07-07T23:59:58.659-07:00Neoprene Pocket ShortsHave you ever noticed that one of the only down sides to wet suits is that most of them don’t have pockets. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Given that not many of us actually live on the coast, and cycling in scuba gear above water is not the most sensible of ideas, it makes sense that most diversz have to drive to the dive site. Which leaves us with one problem, where to put the keys? . . . <p class="MsoNormal">Not only are our keys a problem, there are various other pieces of equipment we might want to takes such as a backup mask or wet notes or a torch. If we had them all hanging off our BCD's we would look like Christmas trees and it’s not so easy to pull stuff out of BCD pockets. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">For all these problems there is potentially one solution . . . The NEOPRENE POCKET SHORTS! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__fMmjnEdhRwPKArfLTWNi0CVItua9T26ghXO6n5jooUm5Yw7cMOxmhuZdtOk7mk30fU-fvpXmij9k-TEEiNwFawdeK2lF291JZRHdOh08J3PkNKVHuJ4thD4gXpeov-V31dqAE_xkPM/s1600/DSCF4081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__fMmjnEdhRwPKArfLTWNi0CVItua9T26ghXO6n5jooUm5Yw7cMOxmhuZdtOk7mk30fU-fvpXmij9k-TEEiNwFawdeK2lF291JZRHdOh08J3PkNKVHuJ4thD4gXpeov-V31dqAE_xkPM/s320/DSCF4081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626872512148553746" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here they are being modelled by Ed . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zGza2M0VkPcCOpmTJH9-6Sn42_gEzbU9-q1fSiTs3mH3lAvjb-r1nQi3OjwByRDOK_EEqUiEqurwGPSNSs4GAK85P9T9lWA78MsuNKPBx11KZJBlPhGoxAZThsjZnSHx-TG_y8LRkUo/s1600/DSCF4079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zGza2M0VkPcCOpmTJH9-6Sn42_gEzbU9-q1fSiTs3mH3lAvjb-r1nQi3OjwByRDOK_EEqUiEqurwGPSNSs4GAK85P9T9lWA78MsuNKPBx11KZJBlPhGoxAZThsjZnSHx-TG_y8LRkUo/s320/DSCF4079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626872395646704770" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">They are pretty much identical to the types of pockets you get on a dry suit. Make sure you get a pair that fit properly thou, you don’t want them falling down when the pockets are full!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Alan is going be wearing these magic shorts today. He’s taking them down to Polynesian at 65m to really test their durability. We will have to wait for him to report back on this one . . . </p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-4158677426445127402011-07-03T09:33:00.001-07:002011-07-22T14:27:03.341-07:00Zombies and Aliens!Congratulations to Kaya who has taken some tome off working on the film set to do her Open Water course which she completed today. She and her dad are planning on doing some diving together when they next get a day off from shooting Zombies . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A278UHHvVFfJvJXmO99PjSlccdUp6HJUTYm_sOlsb_n0A-yBMsejt6mHj6aevuOu0LkIkLe8jhrG7io2phFNhmoCTx8sIabQwDmd1xURyVAS0qw9MKyhaHZhMe8mr9eIna2c_d4OzX4/s1600/DSCF4077.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A278UHHvVFfJvJXmO99PjSlccdUp6HJUTYm_sOlsb_n0A-yBMsejt6mHj6aevuOu0LkIkLe8jhrG7io2phFNhmoCTx8sIabQwDmd1xURyVAS0qw9MKyhaHZhMe8mr9eIna2c_d4OzX4/s320/DSCF4077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625165497100196658" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">Those of you who have chosen to work in the diving industry at some point in your life will know that diving isn't the most highly paid of jobs. To put it plainly we do it because we love it! Because of this Sarah has started growing her own vegetables – sensible idea. She brought one in today and I have the uncanny feeling these really aren’t tomatoes . . . <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3T6k3fQlDjaTfkvRmWOis43fj9OJ3qq_rtNzb3X1CDwnZ6hrfam0Po7d85yi4dcswsbk5vz5kj0sRHg5gM1bKIZCMJGpSo-KqFxLAbtx9wtlu-brCtEAiRJjd0O2-b66x9mWAnfGbxE/s1600/DSCF4075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3T6k3fQlDjaTfkvRmWOis43fj9OJ3qq_rtNzb3X1CDwnZ6hrfam0Po7d85yi4dcswsbk5vz5kj0sRHg5gM1bKIZCMJGpSo-KqFxLAbtx9wtlu-brCtEAiRJjd0O2-b66x9mWAnfGbxE/s320/DSCF4075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625165828388556994" border="0" /></a></p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-57056575071916212742011-07-01T02:56:00.000-07:002011-07-01T03:08:53.246-07:00A Child's Perspective of DivingJenny and Phil have finished mapping the house reef after a couple of days of attempting different methods. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlCegJbcA7cKRe4ijdBBxgWAdCokXTWigfbKHvl7yHAsyfOrm0_YMBaXt-IMTbQjBFMhfJuAz7yXYCte4hdgvQrYE55Ci_vNhaannDCCgiji4TpXo7EIbiQvM1GF7HrlaALTu2zgxQ64/s1600/IMG_1977.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlCegJbcA7cKRe4ijdBBxgWAdCokXTWigfbKHvl7yHAsyfOrm0_YMBaXt-IMTbQjBFMhfJuAz7yXYCte4hdgvQrYE55Ci_vNhaannDCCgiji4TpXo7EIbiQvM1GF7HrlaALTu2zgxQ64/s320/IMG_1977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624322800191801122" border="0" /></a>Now they are back to heavy lifting and assisting the Instructors. There’s no rest for the wicked!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgly5b_8Ay6pUpUrGezkpLMB1L7yTkgpH6p4pLcCgzIfzPcfEQBwOhyWcqjOdn_c4OeZCsYOPgwiNOO9pRDg4-s9-phz0GmKBRDbZuICMY3HP8HOsgLEANQ0D_KWGrSYRT3AGgp__IJfMw/s1600/IMG_1989.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgly5b_8Ay6pUpUrGezkpLMB1L7yTkgpH6p4pLcCgzIfzPcfEQBwOhyWcqjOdn_c4OeZCsYOPgwiNOO9pRDg4-s9-phz0GmKBRDbZuICMY3HP8HOsgLEANQ0D_KWGrSYRT3AGgp__IJfMw/s320/IMG_1989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624323261139758546" border="0" /></a>Simon William left yesterday after a week of diving. See you in October Simon, hopefully we will all have a bit more energy by then! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSx6Bs41KpwbI3KwBECvRNxew1_BmGLt5i0_rD4vsDTIWhJ6KvlxBrK28HCVzPDQA3NloC68OPgbCQzHzC6z3h48RIF65ObJwlLm4s-ofZ8jIEISHxztE45i-sD1qAiEJMjep4oQJ8iU/s1600/IMG_1979.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSx6Bs41KpwbI3KwBECvRNxew1_BmGLt5i0_rD4vsDTIWhJ6KvlxBrK28HCVzPDQA3NloC68OPgbCQzHzC6z3h48RIF65ObJwlLm4s-ofZ8jIEISHxztE45i-sD1qAiEJMjep4oQJ8iU/s320/IMG_1979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624323408299154082" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">Our search and recovery divers Tim and David are off to Zurrieq with the pleasure divers to practice various search patterns and learn when it would be appropriate to use each type. Fabio and his 10 yr old son had two awesome dives at Cirkewwa yesterday. His son was so excited about getting to 12m and said the dive made him feel like he was in a video game!</p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394023582161829952.post-36842733699938884022011-06-29T05:19:00.001-07:002011-06-29T05:43:41.680-07:00With Summer Comes Taster Dives . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlKORMy58K3X5yBB4psPSWKpujFUwmSRdYs6coUa1Hilw1Lyagj7hUSpTfPN9uYBUNKadEEe2dtpN8DqbOtpMec1s37MifrcE-Stb8fqvoMnnSVneti71EgcJtatExgYhBXDWM-Qy55g/s1600/IMG_1992.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlKORMy58K3X5yBB4psPSWKpujFUwmSRdYs6coUa1Hilw1Lyagj7hUSpTfPN9uYBUNKadEEe2dtpN8DqbOtpMec1s37MifrcE-Stb8fqvoMnnSVneti71EgcJtatExgYhBXDWM-Qy55g/s320/IMG_1992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623618935043642178" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">So the Mapping project has begun . . . Jenny and Phil have been attempting to map the House reef for Jenny’s Divemaster course. It involved a lot of planning and forward thinking. They have now spent numerous hours snorkelling and diving the reef to familiarise themselves with it and have started drawing their map. Let’s hope when it comes to Jenny leading dives she can follow it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5Z_T86dC-dfRpo615PrV3jfdlZzqZv30CM0rrf_-NBZyhbbXY66v6MLqAxdwwi2hnM3FBPS32CJd9uP9ND57iuT5-pBHCY-5VXr8JNYtD0xx0_IKZomWp3YW62GjxO17Y-UYAPxPAcs/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5Z_T86dC-dfRpo615PrV3jfdlZzqZv30CM0rrf_-NBZyhbbXY66v6MLqAxdwwi2hnM3FBPS32CJd9uP9ND57iuT5-pBHCY-5VXr8JNYtD0xx0_IKZomWp3YW62GjxO17Y-UYAPxPAcs/s320/IMG_1978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623618372985026466" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Another person who has been familiarising himself with the house reef is Alex Gwerdener. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nev’s technique of now you can see . . . now you can’t seemed to be helpful in getting Alex to depends soley on his compass so he knows what it’s like to navigate in low viz conditions. Luckily he didn’t have to do the Navigation dive with the towel on. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wvIcsee7YsRV5ADYM60DccontSh7OLGsEXUrF2SjmUImaJGa-BX8yaWCYkNWsG2PbgBwdIrx6EBbF_ACnRkg2QyJ2dh_gYeNkUMRMZ1h8_xwqdlphAJT-k5u-McYY2ZHGlvO9YGLkdA/s1600/IMG_1998.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wvIcsee7YsRV5ADYM60DccontSh7OLGsEXUrF2SjmUImaJGa-BX8yaWCYkNWsG2PbgBwdIrx6EBbF_ACnRkg2QyJ2dh_gYeNkUMRMZ1h8_xwqdlphAJT-k5u-McYY2ZHGlvO9YGLkdA/s320/IMG_1998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623619436953196322" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday afternoon we had our first 7 Taster divers of the summer from EC language school. They all got a T-shirt to wear, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE75dF673csdx0iF_6itRJ8xQTFESzpZKgVHixw3DV_Atxaxy3ogRGEvyjZDMiNgVzJheNB0MT_z696LmL73NKCvV1deB9ASAmxjCQQ0dyjF9Digc3ssRYmHof-oBntOHvEvmJTJ9aU3k/s1600/IMG_1984.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE75dF673csdx0iF_6itRJ8xQTFESzpZKgVHixw3DV_Atxaxy3ogRGEvyjZDMiNgVzJheNB0MT_z696LmL73NKCvV1deB9ASAmxjCQQ0dyjF9Digc3ssRYmHof-oBntOHvEvmJTJ9aU3k/s320/IMG_1984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623619984356347090" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and scuba gear of course . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKkbalBkICtfgAcmYR4WlDs5aKqLmWSU1RDCOCW4nafJ_-6HtJgBDhT9ilUO4-ubOen0sPu67iGF6Vy3yLQzFugojY1ky0wFRtmzPCm_z3WqKRCL3oydMBuEs5WGmvS5_WIEAKTLUTos/s1600/IMG_1989.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKkbalBkICtfgAcmYR4WlDs5aKqLmWSU1RDCOCW4nafJ_-6HtJgBDhT9ilUO4-ubOen0sPu67iGF6Vy3yLQzFugojY1ky0wFRtmzPCm_z3WqKRCL3oydMBuEs5WGmvS5_WIEAKTLUTos/s320/IMG_1989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623618521455312546" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then they had a quick run through of how to use the gear, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo4idl6f4T_QnfZMqAcigbsotbNcSn6rhxYpT67ALeV3vHWL_GJy85nd4wQ9tepXpYC4iQFf3mNRDlvNbbz3xv-ZRN0nxED-WPF7W0tvN3dKH0lPrVc_ww2fpzOvEtL_c7jAd2gSeS2A/s1600/IMG_1987.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo4idl6f4T_QnfZMqAcigbsotbNcSn6rhxYpT67ALeV3vHWL_GJy85nd4wQ9tepXpYC4iQFf3mNRDlvNbbz3xv-ZRN0nxED-WPF7W0tvN3dKH0lPrVc_ww2fpzOvEtL_c7jAd2gSeS2A/s320/IMG_1987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623620865867702178" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">then it was off to the confined area <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphuM-6KMa0Jng28VkHZ0SYpDZYORPkHk-7bCQd6lpCfJd4RKGzzBykSRfRKqWdSN0lyvTENoGHVRryf0L5YuPgky2apL1d7M-uSqCQhc_PYL3ZRWB3S2j_LzrxSIU1tHsmop0R8lwA40/s1600/IMG_1994.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphuM-6KMa0Jng28VkHZ0SYpDZYORPkHk-7bCQd6lpCfJd4RKGzzBykSRfRKqWdSN0lyvTENoGHVRryf0L5YuPgky2apL1d7M-uSqCQhc_PYL3ZRWB3S2j_LzrxSIU1tHsmop0R8lwA40/s320/IMG_1994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623621150340214034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbA2N3ZM8xH46qOaTtyJf6VMtrya8mJqFVgqL9eR5W9phSfdmCtGEfESwkryYYE_yFJqfdbi5DjNohkv6eIWIAAb5Dj1RQ_W7UWubVlG6Tjc1XAurbgDjaNbnDETIsdz0lig6hUgchSA/s1600/IMG_1995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbA2N3ZM8xH46qOaTtyJf6VMtrya8mJqFVgqL9eR5W9phSfdmCtGEfESwkryYYE_yFJqfdbi5DjNohkv6eIWIAAb5Dj1RQ_W7UWubVlG6Tjc1XAurbgDjaNbnDETIsdz0lig6hUgchSA/s320/IMG_1995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623619625690638722" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">where they were let loose to get used to using the equipment . . . <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssabQNzGG4fi8uRr9mSMpQCgZWEfgBGqXDQ-0A-KEThgIoTBVmX8QEpJ3QrsDFRiP3rS_6UjJKAiNcpwq6iNG4HILcTBkQDv-D3Lcsm6jI85x52KvgqUpSun8tCC8Npr8h6BKjIYawnw/s1600/IMG_1997.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssabQNzGG4fi8uRr9mSMpQCgZWEfgBGqXDQ-0A-KEThgIoTBVmX8QEpJ3QrsDFRiP3rS_6UjJKAiNcpwq6iNG4HILcTBkQDv-D3Lcsm6jI85x52KvgqUpSun8tCC8Npr8h6BKjIYawnw/s320/IMG_1997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623619879730034706" border="0" /></a></p> <script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&up_source_language=en&w=160&h=60&title=&border=&output=js"></script>Divewise Maltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145237046960614921noreply@blogger.com0