Sardinia

Seydlitz · July 28th, 2008, 11:14 AM

Hi ..Not really a trip report...Just a heads up about Diving in Sardinia ,From Which I have returned ..Based at Cala Gonnone on the East coast and Did a some diving with [url=http://www.protecsardinia.com] ..But it was a family holiday with a little diving .

First off its Not the full blown ,Mexico/Florida GUE experience ..However If you want a break with your Wife/Family Etc and want to fit in some OW and Cave diving its ideal keeps everyone sweet .Easy to get to from europe and Sardinia is a great place

Toddy and Patrick run Protec and are NACD instructors and know their stuff and are genuinely nice guys

Most of the cave diving is from a RIB and you enter the caves at the of Sheer limestone cliffs from the sea ..Which can be interesting tying in .

Caves are really nice lots of Haloclines/ nice formations and are suitable for both C1 and C2 .

So if you fancy a change off the beaten track in the cave world its well worth a visit

Note......I will never again use a Halcyon SS inflator .....I had trouble with it Self inflating a couple of years ago ...

So When I am about 600m back in Grotta Del Fico after a couple of Jumps down a Twisty quite tight passageway ,which has a bed of super fine silt ..I did not expect my inflator button to shoot off ,never to be seen again ...So a PITA exit flying my suit in a couple of difficult passageways .On inspection of the inflator ,there was not a thread left inside it ,torn out with the button ..Never again will I use SS inflators ..

Anyway apart from that It was a great couple of weeks and I kept the wife sweet to boot ...which is good for me

Neil S · July 28th, 2008, 06:02 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Seydlitz)

But it was a family holiday with a little diving .

Anyway apart from that It was a great couple of weeks and I kept the wife sweet to boot ...which is good for me

My Arse Mr Woodside!!!!!

Teppo · July 28th, 2008, 09:43 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Seydlitz)

Toddy and Patrick run Protec and are NACD instructors and know their stuff and are genuinely nice guys

I can also recommed Paddy and Toddy and Sardinia is nice place... one thing to remember there, they hide all road signs there...

Quote: (Originally Posted by Seydlitz)

Note......I will never again use a Halcyon SS inflator .....
So When I am about 600m back in Grotta Del Fico after a couple of Jumps down a Twisty quite tight passageway ,which has a bed of super fine silt ..I did not expect my inflator button to shoot off ,never to be seen again ...So a PITA exit flying my suit in a couple of difficult passageways .On inspection of the inflator ,there was not a thread left inside it ,torn out with the button ..Never again will I use SS inflators ..

I feel you pain, had the same at Madison and drove to EE and had it fixed asap, but still missed a dive

Cheers

Teppo

July 28th, 2008, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Seydlitz(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Never Far from a good Belgian Beer and a Crackwh*re Posts: 455	Sardinia Hi ..Not really a trip report...Just a heads up about Diving in Sardinia ,From Which I have returned ..Based at Cala Gonnone on the East coast and Did a some diving with [url=http://www.protecsardinia.com] ..But it was a family holiday with a little diving . First off its Not the full blown ,Mexico/Florida GUE experience ..However If you want a break with your Wife/Family Etc and want to fit in some OW and Cave diving its ideal keeps everyone sweet .Easy to get to from europe and Sardinia is a great place Toddy and Patrick run Protec and are NACD instructors and know their stuff and are genuinely nice guys Most of the cave diving is from a RIB and you enter the caves at the of Sheer limestone cliffs from the sea ..Which can be interesting tying in . Caves are really nice lots of Haloclines/ nice formations and are suitable for both C1 and C2 . So if you fancy a change off the beaten track in the cave world its well worth a visit Note......I will never again use a Halcyon SS inflator .....I had trouble with it Self inflating a couple of years ago ... So When I am about 600m back in Grotta Del Fico after a couple of Jumps down a Twisty quite tight passageway ,which has a bed of super fine silt ..I did not expect my inflator button to shoot off ,never to be seen again ...So a PITA exit flying my suit in a couple of difficult passageways .On inspection of the inflator ,there was not a thread left inside it ,torn out with the button ..Never again will I use SS inflators .. Anyway apart from that It was a great couple of weeks and I kept the wife sweet to boot ...which is good for me Last edited by Seydlitz; July 28th, 2008 at 01:18 PM.

July 28th, 2008, 09:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Teppo(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 116	Quote: (Originally Posted by Seydlitz) Toddy and Patrick run Protec and are NACD instructors and know their stuff and are genuinely nice guys I can also recommed Paddy and Toddy and Sardinia is nice place... one thing to remember there, they hide all road signs there... Quote: (Originally Posted by Seydlitz) Note......I will never again use a Halcyon SS inflator ..... So When I am about 600m back in Grotta Del Fico after a couple of Jumps down a Twisty quite tight passageway ,which has a bed of super fine silt ..I did not expect my inflator button to shoot off ,never to be seen again ...So a PITA exit flying my suit in a couple of difficult passageways .On inspection of the inflator ,there was not a thread left inside it ,torn out with the button ..Never again will I use SS inflators .. I feel you pain, had the same at Madison and drove to EE and had it fixed asap, but still missed a dive Cheers Teppo __________________ Teppo http://koti.welho.com/tlallukk/

July 28th, 2008, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Neil S(Offline) New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 275	Quote: (Originally Posted by Seydlitz) But it was a family holiday with a little diving . Anyway apart from that It was a great couple of weeks and I kept the wife sweet to boot ...which is good for me My Arse Mr Woodside!!!!!