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Dive #8 · Wednesday, 3 August 2005

Golden Blocks, Dahab

Dahab, South Sinai Dahab and the Gulf of Aqaba

As ticked in the paper log: Zoutwater; Kustduik; Vrije duik

Max depth
19 m
Bottom time
40 min
Surface
26 °C
Air
38 °C
Visibility
20 m

Kit

Gas
Air
Cylinder
Alu80
Pressure
210 → 40 bar
Mode
Open circuit
Weights
10 kg
Suit
5 mm shorty
Safety stop
3 min

On the map

Golden Blocks

No route marked

Reef flatReef flatSandSeagrassPier↓15 m↓25 mDrop-off 25–55 mUsual route · 450 mEntry (beach)↓0 mCoral block↓10 mCoral block↓7 mCoral block↓7 mCoral block↓7 mGolden Block↓25 mGolden Block↓25 mGorgonians↓18 mCrack↓25 mCrack↓25 mN20 m
  • Entry / exit
  • Point of interest
  • Pinnacle / rock
  • Shoreline
  • Depth contour
  • Dive path
  • Wall / drop-off
  • Shallows
  • Sand
  • Other area
  • Depth

Map © divelog-sites contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 53edcaf

I saw two devil scorpionfish that were sleeping. I also saw a beautiful large fan coral. I was genuinely amazed at how beautiful the underwater world is. Again saw many schools of small fish.

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