Monday, August 24, 2009

DAN 08/DAY 08

KANJON

 

   Danas je pauza, kao i obično aktivna.
Odlučili smo da idemo u Canyon. Mesto koje smo do sada gledali samo na Youtube-u i zapamtili svaki njegov deo.
   Kanjon se nalazi na dubini od 17m, odnosno jedan njegov ulaz a kreće se sve do dubine od 50m. Mi smo našli taj ulaz na 17m i izlaz na 23m a tunel je dugačak nekih 10tak metara.
   Nemirno more, talasi oko 3m otežavaju pripremu svakog zarona pa se nismo usudili za prodjemo kroz tunel mada je i sam ulazak u njega bio više nego inpresivan.
   Kada se ulaz gleda sa povrsine izgleda kao mala pukotina na dnu mora koja vas jednostavno zove da pogledate.
   Talasi su nas poprilično izmorili, a trebalo bi da čuvamo snagu za sutrasnji trening, po dogovoru izlazimo iz vode posle nekih sat ipo vremena.

   Opuštanje u bazenu hotela i večera.
U dvorištu hotela srećem poznanika sa bazenskog takmičenja u Crljenima, Slovenca po imenu Samo. Odličan ronilac na dah koji je upravo došao u Dahab sa Svetskog bazenskog prvenstva koje je bilo u Danskoj. Prenosi nam svoje utiske, rezultate i nove svetske rekorde koji se kako bi Urke rekao, pomeraju iz dana u dan.
   Uz pregršt novih informacija ostatak večeri provodimo u razgovoru o ovom najdivnijem sportu.

                             
                              Freediving Canyon - Dahab, Egypt

 



CANYON

   Break today, active as usual.
We decide to go to the Canyon, a place we have seen only on YouTube but have memorized every part of it.
   The Canyon's entrance is 17 meters deep and goes all the way to 50 meters. We find the entrance and exit at 23 meters, and the tunnel (around 10 meters long).
   The sea isn't very peaceful and the 3 meter high waves don't help with our preparations to dive.We don't go through the tunnel all the way, but no big deal: the entrance to the Canyon is more than impressive.
   When you look from the surface of the water, it looks like a crack on the bottom of the sea. It's hard to avoid staring at such a wonder.
   The nasty waves really wear us down, and we want to be fit for tomorrow's training. So after an hour and a half in the water we leave.

   Chilling by the hotel pool, dinner.
At our hotel I meet the guy I know from a swimming pool competition in Crljeni, Serbia. He's Slovenian and his name is Samo. An excellent diver, he just came from the Free Diving World Indoor Championship in Denmark. He tells us the latest news, results and new records. As Urke would say, records are changing from day to day, literally.
   With much new information we spend the night talking about - what else? - the best sport in the world.




Live.Love.Freedive


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