Tài Khoản Khách
ngày 23 tháng 2 năm 2024
It's almost a cliché that Foreign Tourists will be fleeced by Locals. It was with this cynical attitude that I approached Blue Vision after first weeding-out others which unfortunately lived-up to the initial impression. It didn't take long after first sitting down with former Commercial Diver and Owner of the establishment, Mohamed Salama, for me to realise that I had made the right choice. Although I was staying at another property, I did want to use my brief time in Marsa Alam to finally "take the plunge" and learn the basics about SCUBA diving. The aforementioned competitors promised me the world including food, entertainment, frolicking with dolphins and, quite surprisingly, immediate offshore diving. Not so with Mohamed; his offering was an almost overwhelming focus on preparation and safety. After an extensive indoctrination at the hotel, we headed down the coast to a beach where the real diving was to take place. I was a bit disappointed because I had hoped for something more "exotic". But, I reminded myself that this was just my first foray into the world of diving and as long as I got my feet wet and put my head under the water for a little while, my goals would have been met. This wasn't to be the case. Once we went through additional safety reminders, we finally went below the surface. I was immediately happy to see a couple of fish! I accepted this as a pleasant bonus to the experience. But oh no, there was more to come. As a kid, I had small aquarium with a few of colourful fish. I was enthralled. Little did I know that in the future I'd eventually see something like this from the inside. Later, when I became an adult, I had the opportunity to visit large tourist aquariums where patrons would "walk below the surface" through transparent tunnels while outside an almost impossible concentration of sea life swam and existed. It was almost cartoonish as it was something which surely wasn't representative of the real world. How wrong I was. Just a few metres offshore from this unassuming little beach on the Red Sea, I was introduced to a new and exciting realm; I was inside the world's biggest, brightest and most impressive aquarium ever! Thousands of fish, tons of coral and an almost unending expanse of promise... The initial training dive with Mohamed always by my side was well worth the reasonable fee. No. In fact, it was worth more! To this end, I look forward to returning and booking a full PADI course when the opportunity arises.
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