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John Davies - 19 Jul 2007 22:07 GMT

Hi.
Going there with a group, third week in September. Does anyone know typical
temperatures or must dive dives please?
Cheers, John.

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Doh - 19 Jul 2007 22:27 GMT

> Hi.
> Going there with a group, third week in September. Does anyone know typical
> temperatures or must dive dives please?
> Cheers, John.

I was there in October last year, water temperature 24 degrees, land
temp around 27.
Did my dives in a 1.5mm pool shorty and it was lovely!

Must do dives:
The've been really busy lately sinking ships for divers, can't remember
the names of most of the ones we went on but do the below.
Malta is only a small place so you can go with the recommendations of
the dive centre and get to any dive site pretty quickly.
99% are shore dives as the depth drops away very quickly.
One place we dropped in was a giant stride - into 70m deep water!

The Rozi - a trawler at circa 32m next to the ferry port to Gozo
The Faroud - 150m cargo vessel

ahh, don't listen to me - read this:
http://www.paradisediving.com/wrecksoffmaltaandgozo.html

Where are you staying?

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Doh - 19 Jul 2007 22:37 GMT

> Hi.
> Going there with a group, third week in September. Does anyone know typical
> temperatures or must dive dives please?
> Cheers, John.

Oh and on Gozo do Inland Sea and Blue Hole:

http://www.paradisediving.com/wrecksoffmaltaandgozo.html

The inland sea is a small seawater lake with a tunnel thru the cliff out
to open sea - great dive spiced up by the fact that there are tourist
filled speedboats sailing in thru the same tunnel above you!

The Blue Hole is a similar feature but the lake is more the size of a
swimming pool.

http://www.malta-info.co.uk/attractions/blue_hole_gozo.htm

Oh, no sand in Malta/Gozo - take stout booties for walking over the
razor shark rocks.

This is a typical route to the water!:
http://www.machx.co.uk/scuba2/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Ian-Hawkings&id=2006_
1117ians0133

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John Macdonald - 19 Jul 2007 23:23 GMT

>> Hi.
>> Going there with a group, third week in September. Does anyone know
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>http://www.machx.co.uk/scuba2/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Ian-Hawkings&
>id=2006_1117ians0133

If they were doing to the sealife what they are doing to the birdlife,
you would not be going to Malta.

If you still want to go, please consider making appropriate protests to
the government about the protection of all wildlife.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6609247.stm

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Alastair - 26 Jul 2007 10:44 GMT

> This is a typical route to the water!:http://www.machx.co.uk/scuba2/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Ian-Hawkin...

HTTP 404 File not found.....

:o(

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Keith Manning - 20 Jul 2007 10:23 GMT

The wreck of HMS Maori in Sliema harbour is a nice shore dive in about 18m.
It's about a 120m interesting swim out to it so don't let anyone con you
into making it a boat dive. Watch you valuables there though there were some
shady characters hanging around when we were there.

Keith

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Zen Diver - 20 Jul 2007 18:27 GMT

> The wreck of HMS Maori in Sliema harbour is a nice shore dive in about 18m.
> It's about a 120m interesting swim out to it so don't let anyone con you
> into making it a boat dive. Watch you valuables there though there were some
> shady characters hanging around when we were there.
>
> Keith

I would advise against taking any valuables to any of the dive sites
unless there is going to be someone staying with the dive van at all
times. There really isn't any need for much, it is best to leave it at
the dive centre. At most a few Lm, no more than Lm10 for a snack if the
site is a long drive from the centre. And take a water bottle, it can
get very hot gearing up.

jon

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John Davies - 22 Jul 2007 21:08 GMT

Thanks All.

Plenty to think about there.

John.

>> The wreck of HMS Maori in Sliema harbour is a nice shore dive in about
>> 18m. It's about a 120m interesting swim out to it so don't let anyone con
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>
> jon

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