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Group on top
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Actually this was on the last evening, but I guess it needs to be shown first
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Sleeping out
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Whereas this was on our first evening, when some people just wanted to sleep
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3 bats
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And others were just hanging about.
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MeRa cabin
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Mercedes and Ralf were down below watching a DVD
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Briefing 1
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A typical briefing scene - everyone absorbing...
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Briefing 2
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...what Ralf had to say
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Dive deck
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Then getting kitted up...
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Abu Nuhas 1
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and sometimes going off in the squidgy
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dinghy 2
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..with Zsa-Zsa and whats-is-name..
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dinghy 3
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..to take us out to the dive site..
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dinghy 4
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..on the other side of the reef.
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Saloon 1
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After the dive, the Aladins were downloaded
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Rupert himal
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Rupert had been diving in the Himalayas...
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Saloon 2
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..but most of us were content with Gubal Straits
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Khaled 1
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Khaled wanted to dive and work on the PC as well
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The cook
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While the cook was happy with the galley range
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Abu Nu snorkel
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We did some training too - Ed is getting ready to take JK on his 'first ever' open water dive
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all round the hookah
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Afterwards, new social skills were tried out..
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Joe hookah
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Tea and smoked apples, for example
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Flying in the dark
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But Ed got a bit high
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Rupert
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While Rupert had trouble...
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Upside down hookah
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...not flying
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Desert group
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The last day found us in the desert.......
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Bedu 1
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.......taking tea with the Bedou
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Bedu 2
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..at sunset
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Bedu Sam
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Zorro got his mask off just in time
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Group (scary)
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So its goodbye from us...
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Tiran island
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and from the excellent Dive Guides, Ralf and Mercedes
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MeRa
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Who we liked a lot
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Peter P
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...and from this guy who thought he would look good in Picadilly
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KHALMIX
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..and from Khaled as well
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