Tenerife question.

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> In article <hXLa2+ByCdWFFwL8@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk>,
> Mick Whittingham <Mick@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>> I'm looking at a last minute booking through Thompsons to go to
>> Tenerife. Hotel named on arrival. 3 or 4 star in Los Gigantes or Playa
>> Paraiso.
>>
>> So, anyone have any experience with the local dive shops?
>>
>> Barakuda Club, Los Gigantes Diving Centre,
>>
>> How amenable are Thompson with excess baggage for divers?
>>
>> Anything I should know anyway?
>
> The diving gets a bit boring after a while, and make sure your buoyancy
> is good as the spiny black urchins are unforgiving.
>
> The water is clear, warmish, but there are no corals with the multitude of
> colourful fish that go with them - it's mostly rather dull volcanic rock.
>
> Los Gigantes is supposed to have a good dive centre - I was there some
> 13 years ago, my last trip a few years ago was to the other end of the
> island, see:
>
> http://www.drogon.net/personal/photo...rife.Jan.2002/
>

Agreed ...

We found http://www.island-divers.com/ to be good people.... be warned some
on the islands are not!

--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> In article <hXLa2+ByCdWFFwL8@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk>,
> Mick Whittingham <Mick@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>> I'm looking at a last minute booking through Thompsons to go to
>> Tenerife. Hotel named on arrival. 3 or 4 star in Los Gigantes or Playa
>> Paraiso.
>>
>> So, anyone have any experience with the local dive shops?
>>
>> Barakuda Club, Los Gigantes Diving Centre,
>>
>> How amenable are Thompson with excess baggage for divers?
>>
>> Anything I should know anyway?
>
> The diving gets a bit boring after a while, and make sure your buoyancy
> is good as the spiny black urchins are unforgiving.
>
> The water is clear, warmish, but there are no corals with the multitude of
> colourful fish that go with them - it's mostly rather dull volcanic rock.
>
> Los Gigantes is supposed to have a good dive centre - I was there some
> 13 years ago, my last trip a few years ago was to the other end of the
> island, see:
>
> http://www.drogon.net/personal/photo...rife.Jan.2002/
>

Agreed ...

We found http://www.island-divers.com/ to be good people.... be warned some
on the islands are not!

--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> In article <hXLa2+ByCdWFFwL8@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk>,
> Mick Whittingham <Mick@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>> I'm looking at a last minute booking through Thompsons to go to
>> Tenerife. Hotel named on arrival. 3 or 4 star in Los Gigantes or Playa
>> Paraiso.
>>
>> So, anyone have any experience with the local dive shops?
>>
>> Barakuda Club, Los Gigantes Diving Centre,
>>
>> How amenable are Thompson with excess baggage for divers?
>>
>> Anything I should know anyway?
>
> The diving gets a bit boring after a while, and make sure your buoyancy
> is good as the spiny black urchins are unforgiving.
>
> The water is clear, warmish, but there are no corals with the multitude of
> colourful fish that go with them - it's mostly rather dull volcanic rock.
>
> Los Gigantes is supposed to have a good dive centre - I was there some
> 13 years ago, my last trip a few years ago was to the other end of the
> island, see:
>
> http://www.drogon.net/personal/photo...rife.Jan.2002/
>

Agreed ...

We found http://www.island-divers.com/ to be good people.... be warned some
on the islands are not!

--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> In article <hXLa2+ByCdWFFwL8@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk>,
> Mick Whittingham <Mick@whittinghamsite.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>> I'm looking at a last minute booking through Thompsons to go to
>> Tenerife. Hotel named on arrival. 3 or 4 star in Los Gigantes or Playa
>> Paraiso.
>>
>> So, anyone have any experience with the local dive shops?
>>
>> Barakuda Club, Los Gigantes Diving Centre,
>>
>> How amenable are Thompson with excess baggage for divers?
>>
>> Anything I should know anyway?
>
> The diving gets a bit boring after a while, and make sure your buoyancy
> is good as the spiny black urchins are unforgiving.
>
> The water is clear, warmish, but there are no corals with the multitude of
> colourful fish that go with them - it's mostly rather dull volcanic rock.
>
> Los Gigantes is supposed to have a good dive centre - I was there some
> 13 years ago, my last trip a few years ago was to the other end of the
> island, see:
>
> http://www.drogon.net/personal/photo...rife.Jan.2002/
>

Agreed ...

We found http://www.island-divers.com/ to be good people.... be warned some
on the islands are not!

--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort

I would also highly recommend aqua marina. I've dived with them for
the last 6 years on each visit to Tenerife. Excellent company/dive
school.

Craig

I would also highly recommend aqua marina. I've dived with them for
the last 6 years on each visit to Tenerife. Excellent company/dive
school.

Craig

I would also highly recommend aqua marina. I've dived with them for
the last 6 years on each visit to Tenerife. Excellent company/dive
school.

Craig

I would also highly recommend aqua marina. I've dived with them for
the last 6 years on each visit to Tenerife. Excellent company/dive
school.

Craig

I would also highly recommend aqua marina. I've dived with them for
the last 6 years on each visit to Tenerife. Excellent company/dive
school.

Craig

I would also highly recommend aqua marina. I've dived with them for
the last 6 years on each visit to Tenerife. Excellent company/dive
school.

Craig