It’s a week now before we go to the Red Sea so I thought that I’d out together a few hints to make your trip more enjoyable. If I’ve missed anything of importance that should be included, feel free.
The Red Sea is not red at all, it’s mostly blue or at least it is in the bit we’re we are going to. Don’t be alarmed.
If anyone asks you how you can dive in the Red Sea as it’s supposed to be very salty and devoid of life, politely tell them that that is in fact the Dead Sea that they’re thinking of.
Remember to remove your diving knife before going through customs. You will not get away with telling security that it’s only for diving even if it is strapped to your leg.
When the cabin crew go through the pre flight safety briefing, if the usual “in the unlikely event of landing on water” stuff is spouted, most aircraft don’t “land on water”, they crash into water. Well, most of the ones that I go on do anyway.
Please remember to take your weights out of your weight pockets when packing.
If you really must take your own 15 litre cylinder, make sure you empty the air out of it or you won’t be able to take it on the plane. There are apparently places you can get it filled when you get there.
Ditto pony cylinders. Anyone taking one please make sure that the clamp is working properly and it isn’t going to fall off.
For those of you who actually like diving the Delph, your first time in the Red Sea might come as a bit of a shock. You can see things. Please stay calm and don’t panic, this is perfectly natural.
Anyone planning on hiring a bike whilst there please make sure that they don’t fall off and graze their hands so badly that they can’t dive; a terrible waste if a diving holiday.
Rufty Tufty divers never drink bottled water. Don’t believe al this nonsense about Egyptian tap water not being safe to drink.
Sending e mails home to Trig and Bandit telling them how good a time we’re all having is strictly forbidden. Well, ok then, just one or two a day each.
I’m surer that if you follow this advice we’ll all have a really enjoyable week together.
Email facilities in Naama Bay Hotel!!!!! That's a cracker. There are almost no facilities there. it's a little dump of a place used only by cheapjack divers who don't mind living with cockroaches for a week. Have a good time
In your very thorough and helpful tips about Egypt and the travelling bit inbetween, I was a bit alarmed to infer from your point 4 that most of the planes that you go on crash into the water but then comforted to appreciate that you are still with us!! Having watched Air Crash Investigation on TV many times, I am aware that the outcomes of these "landings on water" are, as you quite rightly explain, a bit nasty! I hope this doesn't happen to you every time you go on an aeroplane as that would be damned bad luck and a bit messy. However, do I assume that I should read it as 'the cabin crew on all the planes you go on say land on water when they mean crash' or should I get the next flight!
Shame about the Naama Bay Hotel but you can't have it all. All I can say is Thank Goodness I'm staying at the Sharm Star 7*Hilton Sweet Dreams Pretty Waterfall Hotel!
KT
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Just get on that plane and dont worry about Trig, Si and myself, i am sure we will be fine whilst you lot are having a good time. The Rufty Tufty contingent will no doubt be up for everything the weather can chuck at them, 3mtr swells no longer a problem, that hardboat will be a bit tooooo soft for them as they are used to roughing it in a 200 BHP rib.
Send e-mails back see if i care Trigs right of course, it is lucky for you lot that the Rufties are with you considering how bad the facilities are...
Make sure you bring us something back as long as its not the Egyptian rumbly tummy bug
but then comforted to appreciate that you are still with us!! Having watched Air Crash Investigation on TV many times, I am aware that the outcomes of these "landings on water" are, as you quite rightly explain, a bit nasty! I hope this doesn't happen to you every time you go on an aeroplane as that would be damned bad luck and a bit messy. However, do I assume that I should read it as 'the cabin crew on all the planes you go on say land on water when they mean crash' or should I get the next flight! 
Trigs right of course, it is lucky for you lot that the Rufties are with you considering how bad the facilities are...
