Diving in Tenerife

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> You pays your money...
>
> Paul


Nope, Los Gigantes Dive Centre, right next to the marina are also another
great centre, run by Nev & Sheila Woodrington.

Superbly relaxed, able to tailor the diving to suit your needs, and a
cracking sense of humour thrown in.

Far better than the centre I've just returned from in Malta!

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> You pays your money...
>
> Paul


Nope, Los Gigantes Dive Centre, right next to the marina are also another
great centre, run by Nev & Sheila Woodrington.

Superbly relaxed, able to tailor the diving to suit your needs, and a
cracking sense of humour thrown in.

Far better than the centre I've just returned from in Malta!

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> You pays your money...
>
> Paul


Nope, Los Gigantes Dive Centre, right next to the marina are also another
great centre, run by Nev & Sheila Woodrington.

Superbly relaxed, able to tailor the diving to suit your needs, and a
cracking sense of humour thrown in.

Far better than the centre I've just returned from in Malta!

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> You pays your money...
>
> Paul


Nope, Los Gigantes Dive Centre, right next to the marina are also another
great centre, run by Nev & Sheila Woodrington.

Superbly relaxed, able to tailor the diving to suit your needs, and a
cracking sense of humour thrown in.

Far better than the centre I've just returned from in Malta!

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Richard Faulkner wrote:
> > Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
> > operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
> >
> > Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
> > Gigantes, (or anywhere else .

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
dived
> with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.

I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that they
could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements, transporting
us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.

I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if I
were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony beach.
Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises so
it is worth enquiring.

I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low expectations
and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of course,
but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
restaurants was also good and cheap.

Cliff.

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Richard Faulkner wrote:
> > Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
> > operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
> >
> > Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
> > Gigantes, (or anywhere else .

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
dived
> with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.

I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that they
could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements, transporting
us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.

I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if I
were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony beach.
Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises so
it is worth enquiring.

I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low expectations
and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of course,
but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
restaurants was also good and cheap.

Cliff.

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Richard Faulkner wrote:
> > Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
> > operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
> >
> > Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
> > Gigantes, (or anywhere else .

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
dived
> with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.

I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that they
could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements, transporting
us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.

I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if I
were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony beach.
Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises so
it is worth enquiring.

I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low expectations
and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of course,
but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
restaurants was also good and cheap.

Cliff.

"Paul Smith" <sendmejunk101@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2tkqfdF21gqasU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Richard Faulkner wrote:
> > Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
> > operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
> >
> > Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
> > Gigantes, (or anywhere else .

> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
dived
> with them.
>
> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover on
> their rib.
>
> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.

I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that they
could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements, transporting
us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.

I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if I
were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony beach.
Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises so
it is worth enquiring.

I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low expectations
and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of course,
but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
restaurants was also good and cheap.

Cliff.

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:47:44 +0100 in uk.rec.scuba, Tricky says:

>Far better than the centre I've just returned from in Malta

Name & shame then

--
Ian
"Democracy, what we need - Kakistocracy what we've got"

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:47:44 +0100 in uk.rec.scuba, Tricky says:

>Far better than the centre I've just returned from in Malta

Name & shame then

--
Ian
"Democracy, what we need - Kakistocracy what we've got"