This dive trip is a paradise for wreck lovers. I was impressed by the abundance of exciting wrecks. Every day we were diving another wreck. For me personally a new experience - and so exciting.
One after the other they were:
Carnatic: English steamship, sunk: 1869
Ghiannis D.: Greek bulk carrier, 99m long, sunk in 1983
Yolanda: Cypriot cargo ship, 74m long, sunk 1980
Dunraven: British cargo ship, 85m long, sunk 1876
Thistlegorm: British cargo ship, 126m long, sunk 1941
Kingston: Steamship, 78m long, sunk in 1881
Ulysses: British sailing and steamship, sunk in 1887
The Barge: Sunk in 1973
Chrisoula K.: General cargo vessel, 98m long, sunk in 1981
Especially the warship Thistlegorm from the 2nd world war was fascinating and had a very special effect on all of us. Between motorcycles, trucks and rubber boots we immersed ourselves in a piece of history. You could really feel it - pure goose bumps.
But also the other wrecks, beautifully overgrown and breathtaking, some of them over 100 years old, were incredible.
Even for inexperienced wreck divers the dives were no problem. Some of the wrecks were very open and let in a lot of light. The resulting light effects and moods were enchanting. Hungry for more, even getting up early at 5.30am was no problem.
Every day we were amazed at what the cook created in his little kitchen. Every day there was a selection of different very tasty dishes. After each dive there was something to eat - breakfast after the early morning dive, lunch after the 2nd morning dive, a snack in the afternoon and dinner after the night dive. What a logistics and planning for the weekly shopping. Also otherwise the service of the crew was first class. There was nothing they could not do. Pampered by their service - filling bottles, preparing, helping, repairing - many of us forgot to latch our weight pockets properly. Lost weight pockets (a lamp and even a photo camera) were almost a daily occurrence. Fortunately, most of them were discovered and recovered by attentive members of the group at the right moment, so the losses were not too serious. And it was also fortunate that the lack of lead under water did not cause any major problems. In retrospect we could laugh about it. For example when in the wreck first the weight bag came through the opening and only later the diver...
The only disadvantage of the vacation was that it only lasted one week. Sadly we left the MY Firebird.
We thank you, Manu, Sue, Gstigi and Markus for an absolutely brilliant week!
Holidays with TSK are top! I would leave again tomorrow
Text: Aline Zemp
