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Subject: Re: Where to experience The Reef Posted on: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:02:33 +0000

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:14:08 +0100, Ralph Holz wrote:

>> Cairns probably, though maybe Airlie Beach if you're a beginner. The boats
>> there are more setup for beginners than experienced divers. You also might
>
> I don't know about Cairns - never been there - but I do know that oh so
> many new PADI divers are trained there. Seems somehow unlikely they
> would not cater for beginners as well as they do in Airlie - so what
> makes you say that? That said...

I meant I would only consider Airlie if you were a beginner. Experienced
divers are likely to get a bit fed up of the 40 mins bottom times that are
par for the course on the Airlie Beach boats. Getting out with 120+ bar on
each dive is a bit depressing.

Jason

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