Newsletter May 2010

And then came Hansi ...

+++ Chris discovers the beauty of the North
In the beginning and still even now, most tours requested are south tours.  Much of the north tours I knew little about, except that about Daily-Boats around Hurghada and this I wanted to avoid. Truly there are many spots where the Daily-Boats and safari boats put up the diver-down flag, but I must say that the north really impressed me with some great sites and wrecks, such as the Thistlegorm or the Giannis D. Here both wrecks are astonishing not just for the stories can tell but for the variety of fish and coral that have taken up refuge upon their hulls. Not to mention Ras Mohammad with its breath-taking view above sea level and heart stopping plunge of a cliff-face below sea level, definitely a spot on your not to miss list. The fun ride between the many beautiful islands and the Hurghada harbor which serves as an entrance to the Egyptian city-life starts and ends north tours with an adventure. This year we will be from time to time in the north, July and August most certainly, and next year more often now.

+++ Review of April & May 2010 Tours
Once again here are a few pictures from our past tours in April and May with incredible dives, fun and great guests sharing the typical life aboard Blue Waves.:-)
www.bluewaves.ch/photos/april-may-2010-tours/
New was that along with Blue Waves another boat, M/Y Liberty, chartered by us was side-by-side accompanying us the entire week.   As I was on board Liberty it was an exciting moment to watch my Blue Waves from another perspective and watch her glide through the water from a distance, actually a new and strange feeling. In the Picture Gallery are many pictures capturing these moments.
Also in the gallery are many pictures from our friend Sandro Krawinkler (www.divecorner.ch).  He accompanied his guests on the full-charter on April 15th. It was a fun experience with great divers.

+++ And then came Hansi
…truly a blast two weeks long with Hans Heider from Ocra Travel (www.orca.de) and his guests. Have a look here at a few pictures.
www.bluewaves.ch/photos/hansi-tour/
The dinner party on the upper deck, the relaxing times watching the sunsets on the front deck and everywhere a lot of fun and laughter. From so much laughter and fun we’ve forgotten to take some pictures. The muscle fatigue in our cheeks and tummies will serve as reminder. :-)
Most of all our special dives at brothers where due to an immense cloud overall in the water showing that spring fever was full underway by the corals. It was a cloud of sperm and eggs ejected by the corals at Brothers all searching the correct partner and we were right in the middle.  Go little fellas, go.  If only these divers wouldn’t be blocking your path.  So we headed out to deeper waters, in the deep blue. Where the most of this cloudy mass was being swept away by the currents leaving for us a better visibility.  Truly a sight to see.

After the weeks in the north Blue Waves rides down to the south and is excited to greet its new guests there.

+++ Spaces Available
Seeking some sun rays? Here is a list with our still available spaces and weeks:

01.07.2010 bis 08.07.2010 Discovery Tour from/to Marsa Alam (Ghalib) - Link: www.oceanwindow.ch/tauchen/tourdetail_e.php?tourID=22

08.07.2010 bis 15.07.2010 Brothers Tour from Marsa Alam (Ghalib) to Hurghada – Link: www.oceanwindow.ch/tauchen/tourdetail_e.php?tourID=33

29.07.2010 bis 05.08.2010 North-Brothers Tour from Hurghada to Marsa Alam (Ghalib) – Link: www.oceanwindow.ch/tauchen/tourdetail_e.php?tourID=37

05.08.2010 bis 12.08.2010 Fury Shoal Tour from/to Marsa Alam (Ghalib) – Link: www.oceanwindow.ch/tauchen/tourdetail_e.php?tourID=39

12.08.2010 bis 19.08.2010 Fury Shoal Tour from/to Marsa Alam (Ghalib) – Link: www.oceanwindow.ch/tauchen/tourdetail_e.php?tourID=40

+++ Sabine is back…
After some wild experiences down under with dolphines and kangaroos  she was longing to get back to Blue Waves, Chris and the Crew.
I am very happy that she is now in the team and supports me in both front/back office.  She acts in my place when I am underway with Blue Waves and will accompany many tours and guests. So anyone who wishes to meet Sabine and the rest of the team a bit better they know what to do. :-) Welcome on board.

That’s it for now.  We hope everyone is doing well and send as much sun as possible.

Chris and the Blue Waves Crew

Ocean Window Ltd
M/Y Blue Waves
Switzerland / Egypt
www.oceanwindow.ch
www.bluewaves.ch
dive@oceanwindow.ch
+41 43 321 16 10 (Swiss)
+2 0164 07 19 35 (Egypt)