Today was another exceptional day for Hippocampes Divers. Many people don't quite get the value or the impact of diving on our society and the great feeling it can provide.

This 22nd of May 2009 can come along as another stepstone in the history of hippocampes Divers. Olivier Borgognon (#935807)  had the chance to meet a wonderful person, a 2* CMAS lady of 84 years old who decided to book a dive with us. She has been diving since the age of 60 and did her first SkyJump 2 years ago. Full of life we enjoyed her company, stories about diving and all the wonderful moments we could share with her.

At the same time, Jose Miguel Gonzalez Oliver (#926373) was introducing the underwater world for the first time to a young girl of just 10 years old, Emma Schroeder.

When trying to explain what diving is all about, it only comes back to the feeling we have, what we can change in peoples lives, what they get from the experience, and how that amazing discovery of the underwater world can simply change our lives. But today it was different, we didn't have to explain, we simply had to look at those generations, quite a few apart, with the same passion, with an amazing smile on their face and with the pleasure we could share with them on such a great day. Those days are priceless, they are the TRUE reason of why we do what we do on a day to day basis, why we thrive for quality, enjoyment, fun and transmission of our passion over the world.

Thanks to the whole team, Aoife Synnott, Clive Davies, Jose Miguel Gonzalez Oliver & Olivier Borgognon for their help on making this day a memorable day for hippocampes divers and for all of us.

Cleaning the underwater part and the surface visible part of Illetas beach. We raise money for charity on the same day, All the profits will go for Project Aware Foundation, allowing us to help out the environment.

Saturday 25th of April : 10:00am - 17:00pm
Sunday 26th of April : 10:00am - 17:00pm

Certified divers must bring diving certifications and legal documentation along (medical check & insurance).

Price : 10€ ALL DAY for equipment rental and tank fills.

Snorkelling : 5€ ALL DAY for equipment.

Non Certified Divers :20€ Introduction Discover Scuba Diving in maximum 2 meters depth on the beach, max 4 Discover scuba divers at a time.

Non Divers : We would appreciate a 5€ for fundraising, but can un.

What you'll need :
- 1 pair of gardening gloves
- Clothes you don't care to make dirty
- A SMILE and be prepared to have a good LAUGH.

Additional Game with Prizes... NAME THE MASCOT of the Dive Center.

Saturday night : BARBECUE in front of the center... Bring your own food & plastic plates.

Drinks can be purchased in the center, and remember, all the proceeds go to charity, Soft drinks & red wine & sangria will be available as from 17:00 when we stop the dives for the daily counting of trash. 

Don't miss out on a great day, week-end with the family helping out our great cause, cleaning the underwater world of bottles, tires, sunbeds, all human stuff that has nothing to do down there, do the same on the surface and let's make a difference, all of us together, united for our planet.

Saturday 25th of April : 10:00am - 17:00pm
Sunday 26th of April : 10:00am - 17:00pm

TRY NOT TO COME ALONE... BRING A FRIEND, BRING FAMILY DOWN, IT'S ALL GOOD, IT'S ALL FUN.

The season starts and with it a whole lot of opportunities to meet fantastic people, the diving community will never stop to impress me. We have shared amazing 3 days of great fun, excellent moments, a real diving community feeling and i can clearly say that we didn't feel like we were "working" but really living our dive life on a day to day basis...

Thank you Kevin for the great moments, Ian for the Tek talks, Nick you'll have a drysuit next time you come, Claire (aka Rudolf) now part of the tribe, Sue you're being hard on yourself on the buoyancy part, Brian who's probably still pressing on the buttons to change the clock on the dive computer, Debbie our hot chocolate star of the week-end, and last but not least Kerry for just wanting to have a closer look at those steps after a dive... no there was no nudibranch on them.

Thanks guys for a genuine week-end, great dives on El Toro, to our Illetas islands, beach dives, an open water referral and for all those great moments... they  were really priceles.