| 11 oktober 2008, Rogier & Anika, Nederland Hi Guys, We want to thank you for the wonderfull experience. It's been really great and we are verry happy with our open water license. Richard, thanks for the good classes. Best regards, Rogier & Anika |
| 4 oktober 2008, Rory & Aileen Cameron, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Ellen,Dave,JB & Richard Back home in sunny Scotland, it is honest!! :-) We just wanted to say again a BIG THANK YOU for the FANTASTIC set of dives you gave us and ALL the hard work YOU GUYS did, we`ve never been to a dive center where all we had to do was get to the water, it felt really strange to have EVERYTHING done for us. We will be back and WILL only use DIVE ACADEMY when we do. To anyone who is considering diving in Gran Canaria we will say "it has to be Dive Academy". Thanks again guys, good diving till we see you once more. All the best. Rory & Aileen :-) :-) (two extremely happy divers) |
| 2 oktober 2008, Florian Koller, Duitsland Back to reality - Hope there goes gravity! Already 5 weeks back in g´ o´ Germany... only 7 C and snow is falling over 1000m in Bavaria - but there are still 4 days Oktoberfest in Munich. Thanx for the nice divings around the island and great fun with the DAGC-crew . Hope to see you all in 2009. Have a nice time. Ride the lightnin´ ! Flo P.S. Hey Rich - take care of "Tiefenrausch" ;-) |
| 30 september 2008, Jon, Noorwegen Hi Guys. Had a really good time diving with you in Arinaga. Hope to come back one day and dive some more. To those thinking about Gran Canaria, this is the best crew to go with. Thanks again guys. |
| 25 september 2008, Nils Buch, Denemarken Hi Ellen, Dave, J.B. & Richard, I see some gloomy (rainy even) weather on your webcam. It must be because I've left! Back here in Copenhagen, it's sunny, not a cloud in sight and ..... 15 degrees celsius :-|. Anyway, thanx for a splendid 3 weeks at your Academy. Even though I had to do some actual work (!!!) it was great fun. And now I've begun to get into the swing of things, completed some of the exams and the practical excercises, I will complete my Divemaster Course in no time - when I return soon-ish ;-). Thanx to Richard, J.B. and Marie (now back in Oslo on her first night shift) for (trying) to learn my how to do all the different skills a Divemaster must master to perfection. You all have your different teaching style ..... but you are all very professional & and at the same time fun to be 'round. Good luck with your Divemaster Course, Carla. Keep up the good work! Fingers crossed :-). Thanx also to Wendy, Neil, Mary, Paul, Douglas + the ones I've forgotten, for making the 3 weeks even more fun! See you, for the 7th time, soon :-). /Nils |
| 23 september 2008, Gareth gealy, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave Ellen Richard and gang thanks for making my 3 day course for my open water an enjoyable experience, in particular a big thank you to Richard my instructor, you were brilliant and very patient especially as i have triuble equalizing my inner ear pressure. The plan of getting a lot of the theory work done in one day and breaking that up with all the pool work was a master stroke, well done to however thought that up. As Arnie said " i shall be back" . Hopefully see you next year. |
| 21 september 2008, Radomir, Ierland Hi Dave, Ellen,Maria and Richard I just want to thank you for great two months in july and august in your dive center where I was doing my divemaster internship.Everything was really perfect and I learned a lots of stuff around diving and work in dive center,gained a lot experience and huge amount of scuba diving knowledge .I would sincerely recommend anybody who wants to do divemaster internship your dive center. One more time thanks for everything , for your patience and sorry for few broken things:) Richard and Maria it was my pleasure to be your divemaster. Thanks Radomir |
| 14 september 2008, Christina, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thanks for another great day with you all, fantastic professional atmosphere and a good 'crack' and Hayley finally made Discover Scuba!!!! (She still will not relax!) Cheers Guys Chris, Graham, Hayley and JJ |
| 10 september 2008, Richard Turner., Verenigde Staten We visited paradise island in july with my family. We all completed dive programmes, my wife and 11yr old daughter completed open water and my son, his girlfriend and me advanced open water and nitrox. Great diving and a friendly an helpful team at Dive Academy. |
| 2 september 2008, Ruth, Verenigd Koninkrijk Dave & Ellen, Thank you for a wonderful week. Dave,I really enjoyed my diving experience to the point that I know can’t stay out of the water. Learning to dive from someone who truly understands how to be calm, collected and safe; qualities that are worth learning, and lead to endless hours of enjoyable diving experiences. It truly was a pleasure and my fortune to learn from a Master :-) . I hope to see you again in the near future. All the best, Ruth… |
| 31 augustus 2008, Daran Toms, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi, Dave, Ellen and crew A special thanks for all your help with the girls whilst Julie and myself were diving. Hope to all come back again some time for the Mantas. You were all courteous, helpful, professional and very friendly. To anyone looking for somewhere to dive in Gran Canaria, this is the place, a one stop shop that caters for all. They collected us from our Hotel took us back at the end of the day & washed our kit, what more can i say, we would definatley come back for more. Thanks again Daran, Julie, Ellie & Courtney xxx (Toms) |
| 31 augustus 2008, Jon and Jenny, Ierland Just thought we'd drop you a line to say thanks for last week. The four dives were amazing, yes, even the rays, which made me squeal like a baby! Even the boat rides were brilliant - Well done! Can't wait until we are back out there, we'll definately be diving with you guys again. Cheers Jon and Jenny |
| 27 augustus 2008, Andy Jeffery, Spanje After a holiday on Gran Canaria and diving a few times with Dive Academy I ended up moving to the island. I wanted to do the Rescue diver course and also Divemaster and Dive Academy was the place I wanted to do these courses. I contacted Dave and Ellen and started an Internship with them. I can say to any one thinking of doing any Padi course that THIS IS THE PLACE TO DO IT. The academy is always very professional with a relaxed friendly approach to both customers and staff. I completed both courses and feel that I could not have received better instruction and on the job training anywhere else. I thank Dave, Ellen and Rich for everything and for becoming very dear friends. Unfortunately due to other comitments I have had to move off the island but know whenever I return for a holiday I will be back to Dive Academy for some more 1st class friendy service which can not be beaten. I am so proud to have competed my Divemaster course with such a fantastic Dive Centre. Thank you once again Dave , Ellen and Rich. See you all soon Andy Jeffery |
| 25 augustus 2008, Florian Koller, Duitsland Hi ladies and gents, nice to hear your fine! Yeah it was nice diving with the EnglishIrishDanishSpanishNetherlandBavarian-Squad;-)! Still three more days on the GCisland and two boat-dives to go. Rock on! FloMAN |
| 24 augustus 2008, Tom, Ierland Hi all, and thanks for the dives and your hospitality over the last two weeks. I will be posting the pics up online at <a href=http://www.mydivelocker.com>MyDiveLocker.com</a> in the next few days. See you all again soon Safe Diving Tom (From Ireland) |
| 17 augustus 2008, Anne E. Nygaard, Denemarken Hi guys Thank you for some 10 beautiful dives, at Sardina with angelfish and the artificial reef Arguineguin. Boatdives and shoredives with transport in your van. The service are on top, you all do a splended job and deserve your 5-stars. See you again later. We have had this very good service the 3 times we have dived together with you and your staff. Best regards Anne & Jørgen Copenhagen |
| 16 augustus 2008, Carla Reardon, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hey everyone at dive gran canaria, Cant wait to come and do my divemaster internship in september, ive been counting down the days and looking at the weather and your webcam on the site and getting very excited! Ive also just been made redundant so im glad ive got something to look forward to, and certainly no reason to stick anround here anymore! C u guys on the 1st of September! Carla, UK |
| 14 augustus 2008, Rannveig, Noorwegen Dear Ellen, Richard, Rado, Marie and Dave, Thank you for a great week here on the Dive Academy. It was a pleasure to meet you, I had so much fun. You offer the best of service and you make me as a guest feel so welcome. Hope to come dive with you again some time! As if not as a rescue diver, at least as an advanced open water diver ;-) Regards, Rannveig (Randi) |
| 8 augustus 2008, Anna, Noorwegen Thank you to all the team at Dive Academy for teaching me my Padi Open Water. I was a little apprehensive to travel alone and come to a dive centre where i knew nobody, but i so did not have to worry. I was made to feel very welcome and enjoyed every minute of my course. I do not have anything to compare it with, but the service i had was excellent, but i have been told now i am back home, that i was spoilt. So thank you for that! I will be back in Febuary do make my Advanced Open Water, but until then happy diving. Regards Anna |
| 6 augustus 2008, Dan, Spanje Hi guys. Just a quick line to say thanks for 25 fantastic dives over the last 8 weeks! I've been well looked after from my first time using scuba in the pool through to completing my rescue diver course. I've seen so many rays, angel sharks, barracudas, and i eventually found an octopus and now a turtle! Ive had a great experience of the dive academy and hope to continue to dive with you guys for as long as i'm on the island. To any prospective customers reading this, I cant recommend the Dive Academy enough, relaxed and easy going while safe and efficient, the perfect combination. Here's looking forward to many more good days and brilliant dives. Dan |
| 27 juli 2008, Heather Turner, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hello All!!! Hope you are all well in your beautiful warm island ... not that i am jealous or anything. Anyway i have to say a warm thanks for all my dives and my open water course. Especially to Marie who managed to succsessfully make my dad a PADI Scuba Diver when he couldn't belive he would do it. Thank you for a great 2 weeks and we will see you in October (hopefully). Heather xxxx |
| 18 juli 2008, Dag Nordlund, Noorwegen Hmm, We are not sure what new we can put here on the message board, other than again confirming that the guys at Dive Academy has forever changed how we have holidays in our family. 3 out of four family members are now certified open water divers (Ingrid aged 10 being junior open water diver) – the fourth being only 3 years of age is having his first mask but still have to wait until turning 8 for his first bubbelmaker at Dive Academy . Be assured that all the staff at the academy will make you feel secure and safe when taking the first steps into the diving mystery – and you will also have a lot of fun during the course – guaranteed. Dive Academy offers many places to dive and if they ask you if you want to go north to Sardina – DO IT – we went there yesterday and it was GREAT . Ellen: Ingrid started off doing a bubblemaker with you 2 years ago and you have carefully brought here forward to her Junior Open Water certification – for that you and Dave have earned a special place in our harts. And how you managed to keep calm when Dag lost his mask, and not laughing your head off when Inger thought that the seabed monsters would eat here will always be a mystery. Marie - a very nice norwegian instructor and the latest summer addition to the staff - also deserves a special mentioning - always being there for us and especially for Ingrid. We haven’t left the Island yet and still have some money left so there’s more dives to look forward to. :) Dag, Inger and Ingrid PS: Sigurd is waiting for his mask :-) |
| 17 juni 2008, brian john wakefield, Ierland Hi Dave and Ellen,thank you again for a great week of diving.I know where the best steak can be found and now I know where the best dive academyis.You run it extreemely professionally but with a great feeling of friendship and helping with every detail.It was so relaxing to have your bottles changed and at the end of the dives chill out with an excellent cup of coffee was reminiscent of Raffles.I hope you keep up the standard because I will be back later this year for more diving. Well done and thanks! Brian |
| 15 juni 2008, Lucy, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hello all!! Can't thank you enough for an amazing three days and all the other fun in the week. Have to say I think we were both a tad nervous about the whole thing, but step by step we got there and I can't wait to go on another dive somewhere abit colder at home! Then I'm sure it will be back to your place before you know it .... bet you can't wait. It's a tad depressing looking at that web cam picture as I would love to be back there right now. Anyway, all the best for the summer madness, speak to you soon Lucy and Gaz |
| 8 juni 2008, Joy, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hey Guys Just wanted to send you a BIG thank you from across the seas. I now sit in London :(( cold, cloudy, rainy... urgh.... day dreaming about Las Palmas, the sand, sea and sun :))!! Congratulations on making such a brilliant choice on improving your quality of life!! Found out that we were pretty spoilt on our trip.. Apparently the normal thing is that we get our kit in bits, it's up to us to set up our own equipment, carry it, put it on etc, clean it... (yeah right!!!!) and you guys really looked after us by getting all our kit ready for us and helping us put it on etc... spoilt I tell ya!!! I guess I didn't really appreciate the level of service we were getting until I was told how lucky we've been!!! As this was my first experience on a dive trip - thought I'd let you know that it was awesome and yes, I do very much appreciate the way handled such a big group and the work you put into making it excellent for us all :))) Everyone had heaps of fun, you guys made it a great experience. So thanks again, wishing you all the best and please stay in touch! Joy xox PS - I got my PADI Open Water ID Card last night.... WHOOHOO!!! |
| 2 juni 2008, ian park, Verenigd Koninkrijk Dave, Ellen Thanks to you both and all the staff for a great few days diving , really enjoyed it . To any one reading this message board , You really dont need to look any where else for amazing service and care , shame more are not like this See you again !! Ian ,blackpool |
| 2 juni 2008, Aoife, Ierland Hi Guys, Thanks for everything, It was an amazing experience. Diffenetly got the diving bug now! |
| 28 mei 2008, Shaun Law, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hey Dave, Ellen and gang Our group had a fantastic time in Gran Canaria last week and it was all down to you guys. The logistics of handling 18 people at different stages of their diving "lives" is complex, but you guys handled it in such a winning way everyone is already asking about when we'll all next be diving. It's probably the best experience with a dive crew I've had, and I've toured many parts of the diving world already. Hope things remain sunny for you and that we all dive together sometime soon again! Love some of those pictures you've put up by the way ;) |
| 24 mei 2008, Niamh , Ierland Andy, Ellen and Dave - just a quick note to say a massive "thanks a million" :-) to you all for looking aftter us! Ya sure had your work cut out with me anyhow! ;-) A credit to your patience and dedication! We all really enjoyed it (homework and all ;-) ) A special shout-out to Andy ! Delighted to have you as my "buddy" anytime ;-) Best of luck in your own course - you'll be a real asset to an already excellent diving centre!!! Slán go foill ! Take Care! Niamh |
| 23 mei 2008, Robin en Luuk, Nederland Hi to Ellen, Dave, Claudia, Richard and Andy, Effe in NL verder Richard kan het wel vertalen:) Zo we zijn na de nodige vertragingen weer veilig thuis aangekomen:) en tja het gewone leventje gaat weer verder waar het is gebleven:) We willen jullie nog bedanken voor de prettige duikervaringen en het bewonderen van de Engelhaai:) en uiteraard het behalen van de Advance Open Water:) Kunnen we weer fijn verder gaan oefenen in de rest van de wereld en over 2 jaar weer aankloppen op Gran Canaria voor een dive:) Tot snel alvast, greats, Robin en Luuk |
| 22 mei 2008, Fordy, Australië Hello to you all at the Dive Academy, When I read all these messages before coming out to dive, i found it hard to believe you were so good? But now having dived with you all for 2 weeks of varied and diverse sites, I have to say "I believe them all !" Thank you for the care and attention you showed to not just me, but all the people in our group. We will be back next year..... Till then... Fordy. |
| 15 mei 2008, Paul Hodgkiss, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi to Ellen, Claudia, Richard and Mike. I enjoyed the try dive and would like to thank ellen and claudia for taking me to the marine reserve and showing me the wonderful sights. FANTASTIC!! will be along again to complete my open water qualification as soon as I can !! By the way A big hello from Nev. Once again many many thanks I'm hooked!! Paul xx |
| 5 mei 2008, Rolf, Denemarken I would like to say thank you to Ellen and Andy for giving me a great experience, at Arinaga 26. april (Ellens birthday!!) I had the best time, with two great dives. It was my first dives since my Open Water Course. I felt very safe, with the two very professional and experienced divers. I would like give my best recommendations to Dive Academy, Gran Canaria! Thumbs up!! Thank you again. I'll be back! :) And in Danish: Hvis du skal til Gran Canaria og dykke, så er Dive Academy i Arguineguin det rigtige sted at tage hen. Det drevet af meget professionelle, dygtige og venlige personer. Udstyret og sikkerheden er i top, og priserne i bund. Jeg fik en super fed dag med to dyk på hver ca. 40 min, transport til dykkerstedet, guidet tur under vandet samt fuldt udstyr for kun 610 kr. Super dag! :) |
| 27 april 2008, devon, Verenigd Koninkrijk hi I would just like to say hello and a big thank you to Ellen for all her support and patience she shown to me on my very first diving lesson in the pool and at Aringa marine reserve. I am 11 year old and already hooked on scuba diving and I have every intention of carying on diving for the rest of my life and hopefully one day i will be as good as you Ellen and I look forward to coming back to the dive accademy in the near future and look forward to seeing you all soon and to improve my diving skills hope to see you soon love to you all Devon (karls grandaughter) |
| 20 april 2008, Richard, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi We have now been on our third visit to dive with Dave, Ellen and their team - yet again we had a wonderful time and were able to visit new dive sites, together with our favourites from our previous visits. As always the team at Dive Academy made everything so easy and it was wonderful to see them again. :) Previously we have just dived for fun with Dive Academy, but this time we decided to do a speciality course while we were there. We were really pleased how the course was integrated seamlessly into the weeks diving without detracting from everyone else's enjoyment. The people we dived with were again great company. Dave and Ellen did a wonderful job of scheduling us all so that everyone got to do the dives they wanted. We would like to say hello to a couple of the people that we regularly dived with during the week - Rocky, we said hello to Doc Adey for you and we have some pictures you might like - Ian from York, we have some great pictures of the critters that you kept pointing out for Nic - Also 'Hi' to the two guys from Norway who joined us on the Las Palmas dive. Before we arrived we had wondered if a third visit could possibly be as good as the previous two, but in the end we were so happy that we are now planning our fourth - Gran Canaria has loads more left to offer. We are really looking forward to the next time. We want to say thanks to everyone at Dive Academy for another great holiday and also to say 'see you in January' :) Rich and Nic |
| 18 april 2008, John, kim jack and alix, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi guys . Like to thank Ellen for everything , the diving was great as usual. Look forward to seeing you all in May.Thanks again John, kim jack and alix. |
| 8 april 2008, Ian, Verenigd Koninkrijk Oh i should add - although Rich is actually Dutch ------ hes OK LoL |
| 8 april 2008, Ian, Verenigd Koninkrijk Dive Academy is without doubt one ( the no1) in both profesionalism and freindly service i have come accross in a very long time. The level of service is second to no other dive operator i have come accross in 20 years of recreational and profesional diving. Nothing was ever too much trouble and advice, local knowledge and assistance was forthcoming with some impressive pro active thought. Dave, Ellen, Rich, Claudia, Andy - well done guys. Well impressed - however you might live to regret it when i return with a much bigger group !!!!! - Ian |
| 7 april 2008, Will, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave, Ellen, Rich, Claudia and anyone interested in diving!!!! I looked into doing my Open Water and Advanced in a number of countries and centres. However, I could never have imagined the fantastic level of service, support and training that the Dive Academy provides. From when I put my initial interest e-mail through for the Open Water course up to leaving the country Dave, Ellen, Rich and 'Bruce' were fantastic in every way!!!! They provided all the answers I needed very quickly through e-mail and even helped find accommodation in the country! I travelled over on my own and they all made sure I was made very welcome and gave good tips on where to visit. The training was fantastic, very relaxed and progressed at your own pace, starting off in their own pool helps with the initial nerves ('having a moment(s)'!!!) then out to the numerous dive sites they frequent either by transport or via their own boat!!! All the dive sites offer a large number of surprises and excitement, the number of fish is incredible!!!! The dive centre provides an incredibly high level of service, equipment and support. On a personal note, Dave, Ellen, Rich and Claudia are all high-calibre people and you could not hope to meet more professional and, quite frankly, nicer people anywhere. I seriously advise anyone wishing to dive in Gran Canaria, or to learn diving full stop, to give the Dive Academy a call!!! All the best guys and thank you so much for making the trip one to remember. I hope to be back with you soon!!! Cheers, Will |
| 25 maart 2008, Anna, Verenigd Koninkrijk ciao! :-) back to london and miss u already.... it was snowing here yesterday.... for god sake.... :-( …i’ve been back for only a couple of days but it feels like a month.... guys... u don't know what u started!!!... u created a serial diver!!!.... i'm off to dahab in may and malta in july and i promise u... someday... i'll be back at the academy to show daddy my logbook :-D ellen thx for retrieving my watch!!!!... daddy dave u r a fantastic person :-) …. to anyone who’s reading this... dave can combine high level of experience and professionalism with a cracking sense of humor... he’s got many stories to tell and he’s super sweet …. u really cracked me up when you made that bubble ring… ha ha .....u r da best <3 lots of tlc to richard and stop picking on toblerone her name is claudiaaaa!!!!!!!! oxoxoxox anna |
| 24 maart 2008, Brian Gabriel, Verenigd Koninkrijk HEY GUYS Do you want to dive with the beautiful Ellen and Claudia one each side of you! I can really recommend it, what's more they teach you things too, and after the dive, well they wash up after you AND bring you drinks and nibbles for afters. HEY GALS Do you want to dive with the handsome Dave and Richard alongside you and teaching you all their tricks too, and after the dive, well they wash up after you AND bring you drinks and nibbles for afters! What a life but only at DIVE ACADEMY GRAN CANARIA. Thanks a million. |
| 23 maart 2008, Dag Nordlund, Noorwegen YES , YES , YES ! It all started with Ingrid nearly two years ago (then 8 years old) doing her first bubblemaker with Ellen – the proud father was invited to do a Discover Scuba Diving – but NO diving was for daughters not for fathers ! Well … to make a long story short: after growing pressure from both family and the guys at the Dive Centre the now more enthusiastic father has done his Open Water Diver certification during Easter at the Dive Academy – the rest of the family is already getting a little tired of looking at the certification and watching the I´m a certified diver dance With Ellen as instructor and Claudia as assistant you are in safe hands all the way, and they will make sure that you have enough knowledge and training to become a confident and safe diver with a lot of fun in the process. And to all you readers : we trust Ellen and Dave to teach our daughter diving – what better recommendation can you give anyone ? Our family has now finished the first chapter in our book “Down and up again – a divers tale” - during summer Ingrid will finish her Junior-OWD and mom will do here OWD at the Dive Academy. Sigurd (3) will have to continue using the little pool for a while. We had a great evening out with you guys before we flew back to Norway. We look forward to the summer when we are back again for more diving and fun both in and out of the water ! Inger, Ingrid, Sigurd and Dag |
| 20 maart 2008, Svein & Ragnhild , Noorwegen This is the way to cope with the nordic winter - two weeks of great weather and diving with our friends at DAGC - This time I got to dive on both the "Cathedral" and "Kalis" and finally finish my AOWD sert. Ragnhild really renewd her fascination for diving and we hope for a nice season i Norway this year. We keep coming back - always some new people in the staff but same great atmosphere and service! You guys keep diving alive for us - thanx |
| 4 maart 2008, Jonathan Haydock, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi guys I would like to say a HUGE thanks for a fantastic week of diving and fun. We enjoyed each dive and also felt we learnt a lot from the Nitrox course. Thanks also for getting our car back from the pound! Richard - don't worry about being the youngest at Dive Academy; they are just jealous. We hope to be back in GC soon…. Jonathan & Hannah |
| 26 februari 2008, Marian Davies, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Elllen, Dave, Richard, Back in blighty now and boy is it freezing cold! Big thankyou for a great course and such fun. I feel very confident now in going diving on my journeys to OZ and Vietnam - and have received my OWD card already/! Also have a much better idea on seaching on the internet for a good dive school! Agree with everyone else, that you are the best dive school in Gran Canaria, and glad I took the correct advice. Best Wishes Marian |
| 23 februari 2008, Jon, Noorwegen Well the team at Dive Academy managed to pull it off again, with more than perfect service and a great atmosphere! What more could one ask for, than to have all your equipment carried from and to the boat and even help you put it on in the boat, I have never had someone help me on with my fins before, but the help was more than welcome. Keep up the good work and I will be back in October for more. Jon |
| 21 februari 2008, Simon Ames, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi guys Back in the freezing cold UK as you know !!!.As usual the service and diving was the best,if anyone reads this and wonders if they should Dive with the team at Dive Acadamy then stop wondering you will not get this level of service anywere else in the world never mind in the canaries. See you all soon Simon |
| 18 februari 2008, Kim D. Egtved, Denemarken Dear Ellen, Please receive our THANK YOU for some great days at your diving Center. Your never ending optimism, encouragement, and endless trust in our final success was unparalleled. Teaching my wife Lene, who never before this diving course have had her head under water, so gentle and calmly, that she ended up with getting the Scuba Diver Certificate was a tremendous task, which you solved with finesse and professionalism. Looking into my 10 year old sons eyes, when he realized that he had past the final test, and now is the proud holder of the junior OWD certificate was priceless. Your kindness towards my mother-in-law, which helped her overcome the waiting in connection with us finishing the videos, pool and sea dives etc. was a major contributor to the overall success. So Ellen, Dave and Richard, THANK YOU to all of you, for some great days with a lot of fun, laughter, hard work and great diving experiences. THANK YOU for setting the future SAFE course for this family’s coming diving adventures. Maybe we will run into each other at some exotic corral reef somewhere in the world. With kind regards, Kim D. Egtved - Denmark |
| 15 februari 2008, Minna Viitala, Finland Hello, I got my OWD card three weeks after my last dive (24.12.) It´s very qute, nice picture of coral reef. And thank you Ellen for taking such a good photo of me! I have signed to AOWD course here in Finland for May, so I can have nice divings in June when we go to Greece. I got so good memories from my divings with you that they still warm me in Finlands cold and dark winter. Special thanks to Richard! I wish you all very good Valentines day! Yours sincerely Minna Viitala |
| 14 februari 2008, Robert Gaster, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hey Guys, thanks so much for the diving. You guys really go above and beyond to make the diving experience relaxing and enjoyable. I'd definately love to go diving with you again, keep it up! |
| 7 februari 2008, Kristoffer, Noorwegen Hi folks! Just want to tell you I had a great time diving with you guys on sunday and tuesday. Definitely the highlight of my vacation to Gran Canaria. I'll get back to you as soon as I know more about when I'll return to the island. Best regards for the freezing North, Kristoffer |
| 31 januari 2008, Peter, Denemarken Hi I would just like to thank Ellen for being so patient with me, as this was my first attempt at diving. Everything seemed so much under control, and I felt very safe. Thanks from Denmark |
| 28 januari 2008, Manuela, Nederland Richard! Zo doorgaan! aan die complimenten te lezen doe jij/doen jullie het goed! Groetjes vanuit Delfzijl. X |
| 27 januari 2008, Eila, Zweden I believe the Dive Academy in Arguineguin has the best instuctors in the world... At least I felt so as a beginner in the art of diving! Dave, who had the biggest task teaching this old, overweight girl to behave under water, was so patient, wise and wonderfully positive, as so did the cool kid from Holland, Richard, who tought me the final adjustments in the art of keepig the boyancy ( while Ellen was cleaning the place after the storm!). You are truly wonderful young people!! I hope you will keep going that way, and the world above and under the water will already be a bit better place..... |
| 22 januari 2008, Chris, Graham, Hayley & JJ, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Ellen, Dave, Dorin (Doris) A great big thanks for a superb day discovering scuba!!! What more can you ask for? Superb dive academy, very friendly and welcoming atmosphere, great diving and of course fantastic weather!!! We will be back in August to have another crack at it and let's hope that Hayley will be able to dive in the sea this time. Many thanks to Dave for keeping little JJ entertained cos he is a bit of a handful to say the least!!! Definately recommend this dive school to anyone. Keep up the good work guys!!! Best wishes |
| 21 januari 2008, Alexandra, Zweden Thank you all for great diving and for your hospitality! I had great fun and special thanks to you Dave for your excellent guiding through my Advanced Course. I´ll be back! |
| 20 januari 2008, Tante Mina, Nederland Moi laiverd, Alles goed daar? Vast wel als ik dit zo lees en de foto's zie. Veel plezier en tot...... Smok tante Mina en Willy doei |
| 18 januari 2008, Paul, Sue and Shaun, Ierland Sorry just to add to my last message, we will not just be back for diving, but FUN as well! |
| 18 januari 2008, Paul, Sue and Shaun, Ierland Just a quick message to say a big thank you for all your help on our Open Water course. You were all very professional and I really like the way you teach, whilst having fun at the same time. We will be back next year for more diving.. From Paul, Sue and Shaun |
| 18 januari 2008, Sue,Graham and Kerry McMann, Verenigd Koninkrijk 3rd Jan 2008 Hi there guys, Thanks for a great day where we discovered scuba-diving!! Kerry loved it and wants to come back again next year to continue the buzz! We can't wait to see the photos in the gallery! Hope to see you all again soon... Sue,Graham and Kerry (aged 11) |
| 15 januari 2008, Nelson, Duitsland Hi, Thank you very the two great dives last week. I was expecting just some practice dives in cold dark waters and as quite surprised to have actually enjoyed the dives in good visibility and colourful fish. The underwater Christmas tree was a first! I'm afraid am not sure of the excellent Dutch dive master's name, but if you could let him know my e-mail so that he could send me a couple of photos of the dive, it would be great. the dive was on January 10th. Thank you very much. Nelson |
| 13 januari 2008, liam nolan, Verenigd Koninkrijk hay guys thanks for the diving lol |
| 8 januari 2008, Tore & Lajla, Zweden Hi there David, Ellen, Richard,Dorin and Viktor Me and Lajla are back in cold Norway. It feels good to be back in our own bed , but we sure miss the sun you're having. We want to thank you for some very good days , and for the enspireing education that you gave us. The very first thing we did last night when we got home , was to check on the internet for used gear :-) Greetings to you all!! Tore & Lajla |
| 6 januari 2008, Nils Buch, Denemarken Hi Ellen, Dave, Dorin, Richard & Victor, Thanks again for a splendid X-mas / New Year at your excellent Dive Center. Also cheers to the divers & non-divers that I met (some for the 3rd time): Douglas, Liam, Mary, Paul, the Norwegian ladies and the ones I've forgotten & Ellis :-). As the weather has been frosty, snowy & overcast since I returned to Copenhagen two days ago, I already look forward to my next southbound trip... Until then, have a super 2008! /Nils |
| 3 januari 2008, Minna Viitala, Finland Hei Dave, Ellen, Dorin ja Richard! Kiitos parhaasta joululahjasta: 24.12.2007 minusta tuli OWD! Oli ihana yllätys päästä venesukellukselle Moganin hylylle ja Pasito Blancoon. Richardille erityiskiitokset, hän piti minusta todella hyvää huolta! Seuraavalla joululomalla tapaamme aivan varmasti uudestaan! :-) XXX Rakkain terveisin Minna Viitala, Vantaa, Suomi |
| 2 januari 2008, erik bosscher, Nederland moi richard, de beste wensen voor 2008 :):) groeten ERIK oet Delfsiel |
| 2 januari 2008, Rammon, Verenigde Staten Happy New Year ! I hope to dive with you all again in 2008:-) I would love to see the Mantas again this year !!!!!!!!!!!!! Always your friend, Rammon |
| 2 januari 2008, London Shoot Club., Verenigd Koninkrijk Happy Hew Year to Team Dive Academy, properly the best dive guides in the world! From the London shoot club. |
| 1 januari 2008, aenygaard@get2net.dk, Denemarken Happy New Year - hope it will bring a lot of exciting and relaxing dives. Greetings Anne Nygaard |
| 31 december 2007, dave grebby, Verenigd Koninkrijk HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.... And i think you mean a better 2008 cyril? no irish jokes here mate!!!... all the best to you all. CHEWY...... |
| 30 december 2007, Cyril Flannigan, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi there ! Hope you all had a great Christmas .... Heres to an even better 2007 ! |
| 15 december 2007, Markus Zuercher, Zwitserland Hi guys, I had a very professional guided Advanced Course in your Dive Academy. You have had the abability to teach very balanced between the Theorie stuff the Practice and having Fun at the same time. I can recommand this Dive Center to everybody . To beginners and also advanced divers. They are not only very professional and helpful but they also spoil you the whole stay long. Ellen, Dave, Richard and Dorin , thanks for the great 4 days I had with you and keep going the same pace ! (Dorin, the Cigars are excellent;-) |
| 11 december 2007, Erik, Noorwegen To Dave,Ellen, Dorin and Richard, Thank you for an amazing 2 weeks of scuba diving and laughs. The service you guys offer is perfect for people like me diving only on holiday. I hope to see you all again in the New Year. May be next time i will try not to break my camera. Until then happy diving and Happy Christmas. |
| 9 december 2007, Alex Young, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave, Ellen, Richard, and anyone I've missed. Thanks for a terrific two weeks. Missing Dive Academy already. Had great fun diving and actually seeing at least 5 metres ahead of me (unlike the UK). Hope to see you all soon |
| 3 december 2007, Mike Bush, Verenigd Koninkrijk Dear Dave,Ellen & Dorin, I got back to the cold UK and missing you already! Thanks for a great week of diving and angel sharks - you said is was a quiet week for fish, but it seemed okay to me! No butterfly rays, though, so I'll just have to come back again!! What a bummer!!!!!!! :-) Looking forward to it already ... again thanks for a great week. Mike |
| 2 december 2007, Ryan, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave and Ellen, had a good few days of diving much better that imagined due to time of year, hopefully will be back again soon in next couple of months hopefully this time might take a dry wet suit back !! added 3kg in total! ha ha cheers see you soon |
| 23 november 2007, kevin, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thanks for looking after us last week and for a great weeks diving. The Advanced Open Water Course was great fun and informative, as were the other dives afterwards. Great Fun, Great Sights, Great Service, Great Diving. |
| 23 november 2007, Dave Harding, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Guy's, Just a quick message from the 2 Dave's to say thanks again for the hospitality and great divinig last week. Thanks also for recommending Canarios 1, we went on Friday night and had a great meal. Be assured that next time we are in gran canaria we will look you up for some more excelent diving . Thanks again Dave, Ellen, and all at the academy. Dave & Dave |
| 20 november 2007, John and Jack, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Guys Thanks yet again , we had a brilliant week special thanks to Dave this time for taking Jack on his own on the night dive, really going out of his way to please.Absolute top diving and great company. See you all soon John and Jack |
| 17 november 2007, Lynn and Klaus, Duitsland Thank for a good week of dives and lots of laughs. I have never been at the dive centre before and I did not want to leave at the end of the day. Do not listen to all the "do gooders" and move the webcam to show the training area :-) Please Please Please. Lynn and Klaus |
| 15 november 2007, Johnson family., Verenigd Koninkrijk To the dive crew. I would like to thank the whole team. A big thank you for getting the Johnson family through their Padi Open Water course. We had lots of fun and saw lots of fish on our dives. It topped of our holiday when we say the Rays on our last dive in the bay. As you said the pool is the best place to start and build everyones confidence. It was hard to keep the kids out, in the end. We will be back next year and will be calling on you, to make our holiday go with a bang. Until then greetings from cloudy Scarborough. |
| 13 november 2007, Sol, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thanks for looking after us, had a great time. Sol |
| 11 november 2007, Mark and Sally, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave and Ellen. Thanks very much for looking after us last week and for a great weeks diving. The Advanced Open Water Course was great fun and informative, as were the other dives afterwards. Great Fun, Great Sights, Great Service, Great Diving. Thanks Mark and Sally |
| 5 november 2007, Dimitri De Vilder, België Dear Ellen & Dave, Many thanks for a truly fantastic diving experience. Kudos to a professional & dedicated team! Dimitri De Vilder |
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| 26 oktober 2007, Martin Jacobsen, Noorwegen Hey guys. Just wanted to thank you all for helping me become an open water diver. I hope I'll have the time to go down and dive again and meet you all. Wish you all the best. Martin Jacobsen |
| 20 oktober 2007, Dag Nordlund, Noorwegen Hello again Ellen & Dave! We are back in Norway and we are already missing the pool and the sea and the diving of course, thankfully it’s not that long until Easter. Once again we had a great time at the dive centre. A big warning to all of you who are reading this and thinking of trying to dive (you who have been diving know what I’m writing about) : Do no try diving - it’s fun and if you let your kids try it - it builds confidence and they learn a lot . Suddenly your whole family has something to share and experience together. Take a look at our family, once we were a happy little family going about doing the "ordinary" holiday things, nearly every other tourist do – "mainly nothing." ! We where a happy family – "lazy though "– but happy just being in the warm sun. Then Ingrid (currently 9 years old) on a holiday discovers that the Dive Academy do the Bubblemaker course. And from that first real dive in the pool with Ellen she was sold – and after a couple of more holidays at Gran Canarias and many visits to the dive centre with Ellen introducing us all to diving we are all sold and when Ingrid turns 10 we will all be ready to do our Open Water Diver Course at the Dive Centre (“finally” I think Ellen would say!). So we really blame Ellen and Dave for making some changes in our lives :-). Sigrid (3 years – who thinks he’s 8) can still fits inside an air bottle and will have to wait some years before he can join his sister as here buddy…. And finally if you have questions on children diving or doing a course yourself I know Ellen and Dave are happy to answer every question, And once again don’t try this you’ll end up as our family … doing something else and much more fun - and you don’t want that do you? And perhaps you will end up having pictures posted at the dive center’s web site (finally Dave posted some pictures of us in the pool) Ellen and Dave: See you at Easter time - and Susann and "Ron" sends their regards also ! |
| 20 oktober 2007, Robert, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thank you all for a great week of diving and some of the best service i have ever known. I must say it never feels right as a age old diver, when a lady is lift my equipment around. But with that said, i was happy that whilst i was on holiday i did not have to do it! The dives were perfect and your knowledge of the dive sites was spot on! Now i have found you every time i go diving in Gran Canaria i will be diving with you and not the other dive centres i have tried on the island. Thank you again. Robert (the old timer) |
| 15 oktober 2007, Simon Ames, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave,Ellen and the rest of the team. Once again a fantastic week of diving with 12 yes 12 brilliant dives, shame that once again I missed the rays but I will see them some day. If you want quality service and some laughs with fantastic diving then the team at dive Acadamy are the guys to see !!! I will see you all in the newyear. Simon |
| 11 oktober 2007, Drew, Verenigd Koninkrijk hi, i did my open water at this academy in 2005 and it was good. my trainer was called leon bressers and he was really helpful. thankyou x |
| 30 september 2007, Richard Campion, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Just a quick note to say how much we enjoyed our second holiday diving with Dive Academy. We had such a great time that we are already arranging our next visit! We enjoyed a great selection of 11 dives, visiting some favourites that we requested from last time as well as several new and exciting dives. We had a Manta sighting, enjoyed a great drift dive, a brilliant night dive (octopus EVERYWHERE) and several spectacular wreck dives (including the massive hulk of the Kalais) along with the breathtaking vistas of the Cathedral and Arch dives. The photography was amazing... As a bonus we got to blow bubbles at the sightseers in the submarine. The people we dived with were great company and Dave and Ellen did a wonderful job of scheduling us all so that everyone got exactly the dives they wanted. We would like to say hello to some of the people we met - Neil and Wendy, Wayne and Kevin (photos on their way to you soon) and Nils (we have some photos for you too). We were also happy for the welcome surprise return of Ellis! We had a very pleasant evening out with everyone at the 'all you can eat' Chinese restaurant, say Hi to Doctor Paul. It was great to meet the other divemasters, Freddy and Jose who were really helpful and good company. Although we didn't dive with him this time, it was nice to see Dorin again. We think that Gran Canaria has plenty more exciting diving experiences to offer. Dave, Ellen and their team make the whole experience so much fun (and so easy) and we are already looking forward to April. Best Wishes Rich and Nic |
| 28 september 2007, Neil & Wendy, Verenigd Koninkrijk Greetings from cold and wet Norfolk to you lucky guys remaining in Gran Canaria. As usual we need to say a very big thank you to the whole Dive Academy ensemble who once again provided us with some fantastic dive experiences, can't wait to return and do some more but sadly will have to wait until next september before we can rejoin you. To Dave and Ellen especially, thank you very much for allowing us to share a social life outside of the dive centre with you and enjoy the company of your close friends together with other diving friends we met during our two weeks with you. Nils will be remembered affectionately as a "lose cannon ball" swimming amongst us when diving but someone to have the greatest respect for and we both hope to meet up with him again. You see that's another nice thing about the Dive Academy, you have a fantastic bunch of people working there and we get to meet some very nice customers of yours that ultimately become our friends as well. Just a short bit about the dives we did, we've had a great experience with you and Wendy overcame her nerves in the end and yes I know she is hard work to dive with, but after 32 years with her, I forgive her and after all she did pay for my diving! The highlights for me were to go to Las Palmas and dive "The Cathederal" and "The Calais" shipwreck, which have broadened my eyesight leaving me wanting more experience. I certainly became more confident on this holiday and still respect the sea but need to see more such as the manta ray I was lucky to see this trip, Sardina harbour on a night dive should be considered a must to do on anyone's diving holiday with you. Finally before I sign off, we both most highly recommend "The Dive Academy" to divers of all experience going to Gran Canaria, I can assure you that you will not find a nicer bunch of people that put you as their priority to enjoy every single dive you do with them, safety is their watchword, they are incredibly knowledgeable on the islands diving opportunities and i'm sure like us you will be going back for more. Adios las amistades |
| 24 september 2007, Simon, Verenigd Koninkrijk Part 2: We are back in Hamburg now. Aga and I completed our Open Water Divers the day after my last post. We did 2 stunning dives with Freddy in Arinaga to finish off and loved it. I returned Aga to Mum's side (frying on the beach) and continued with my Advanced Open Water during the last week, much to Aga's dismay ;). For the Advanced course Dave took me into the deep (-30m) to see a huge Coral at Arinaga followed by a Navigation Dive (.. staring at a compass instead of uw-life is wrong), then he tipped me out of a boat someplace with another Dave for my boat dive (great fun on the artif. reef!). Waving at tourist´s locked up in a submarine around the real Wreck near Puerte de Mogan was a complete hoot too. Instant fame .. as millions of (other) tourists point their camera's at us underwater. My last dive was to be the night dive at Arinaga with Ellen. It was windy, cold and obviously rather dark and there was sand blowing everywhere. I felt really calm and much safer underwater and never used as little air as I did that night. Top notch, thanks for that Ellen! I had to promise Aga we would do her Advanced Course on our next visit. Needless to say she demands to dive with Freddy, Dave and Ellen ;P. Oh before I forget. Mum had a day in the pool under the professional supervision of Ellen and Freddy .. the result was interesting. Mum REALLY REALLY wants to dive, but has not yet made friends with the water. We will do some more work on that one next time. Best wishes to Freddy, hope he returns to you safely soon! |
| 23 september 2007, Wayne, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave, Ellen and everyone at the Dive Academy. Well we arrived back in Belfast in the rain after a delayed flight. But that could not put the dampers on the great time Kevin and I had last week. The instruction was great, the experience was better than I had hoped for and I am now an Open Water Diver, something I had been wanting to do for the last 2 years. I have already got the details of the local club and fully intend continuing. Whilst with you last thursday Nicky and Rich said they would send you some photos of the artificial reef and wreck dives we did, could you forward them on to myself or kevin. If you could let me have the email address of the guy (I apologise for not remembering his name)that took the video I would like to contact him for a copy. Again thanks for a wonderful experience, look forward to my next visit in Febuary. Regards Wayne |
| 20 september 2007, Nils, Denemarken Hi Ellen, Dave, Freddy, Craxi, Dorin & Ellis, Thanx again for a splendid 13 days at your excellent Dive Academy. I broke both my number of dives in one vacation record, my average time per dive record as well as my depth record. So I can't complain! Again I met a lot of really nice & frindly people - Wendy, Neil, Nick, Mary, Paul, Leo, Veronica to name but a few. I have intentionally left one special name out - insiders will know who and why :-) Well, I returned home to Copenhagen at 20:40 today (Wednesday), and it was raining quite heavely and was 12 degrees. So nothing's new in Denmark. But it's a bit of "downer", when I've just enjoyed 2 weeks of almost uninterrupted sunshine & 30+ degrees. Luckely I'll be back in 92 days :-) Meanwhile Dave, please keep Paul away from my torch :-) I have drained the battery completely & taken the charger back home with me - just in case... Best of all, I did see the Manta's (and the 30+ Butterfly Rays - & the John Dory - in one night dive) & I am now a PADI Master Scuba Diver! Lots of gretings to all of you! /Nils |
| 18 september 2007, Kasia & Marcin, Verenigd Koninkrijk Well... not sure where to start from! First of all - thanks for everything guys! You were amazing - teaching, sense of humour, quality of everything... we enjoyed every minute of the course and actually when Friday came it was so different and trange not having to drive to the south to dive with U. It's been a great experience and we'll definitelly be back to Gran Canaria and we'll definitelly dive with U - so professional and enthusiastic and amking everyone comfortable. And Ellen sorry for making U demonstrate 'mask taking' in the sea ;) - and thanks for building our confidence!!!! Ellen Dave and the rest of U guys THANK U - our holidays were great!!!!! CU soon hopefully!! xxxxxxxxx |
| 15 september 2007, Simon, Verenigd Koninkrijk Ok, so everyone is writing after going home. Ill write of ongoing work. After day 2 of 3, my daughter Aga and I are very happy with the team @ the Dive Academy. We are learning fast and having lots of fun. If we dont "get it" right away, Freddy and Andreas repeat for us as often as we need ;P. Tomorrow, Mum will join in the fun after Ellen will hopefully have managed to dispell her fear of swimming in unknown waters. |
| 10 september 2007, Guido, België Hey Guys and Girls... Regretting to be back @ home :( Anyway, this e-mail to thank once again you for your kind hospitality, friendship, kindness, giving even expierenced divers a welth of good feelings and memories. I will have no doubts to whom to turn to, when I come back to Gran Canaria !! Rainy and windy greetings to Dave, Ellen, and my good buddy Andreas Guido |
| 9 september 2007, Johannes Wiehl, Duitsland Hi, At your dive academy it was a very great start to my new sport which interests me since years. The result of my first positive, open-hearted contact with you was a perfect, flexible plan for realising my intention to get a diver licens! So once more, thank you for your good work with me and also to the friendly team, Freddy, Dave, Ellen and especially to my German (Austria)Coach Andreas:-) I´am sure to have a lot of fun with my new hobby sport. Thanks a lot and if I´am on the GC island I am sure that we will see us! Best regards Johannes |
| 29 augustus 2007, David and Laura, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave, We would both like to thankyou very much for making our last day in Gran Canaria really enjoyable. I (David) would like to thankyou especially for making me feel relaxed and building up my confidence, i don't think I would have done the dive if it hadn't been for you. If we come back over there i'm sure we will drop in to see you and further our scuba experience. Best Regards, David and Laura |
| 28 augustus 2007, Sleepy and Dopey, Verenigd Koninkrijk helloooo to you all!! we got back to england last night early in the morning but we want to be back in gran canaria. we hope you got our letter that we left on your car Dave, thanks again for everything it was alot of fun and we both enjoyed it alot! thanks freddie for all those photos and videos that you gave us and feel free to email us more photos or whatever although im sure you will be glad to get rid of us :) thanks again!! sleepy and dopey xxxx p.s. HDT....heldoms decompression theory we remember!! |
| 28 augustus 2007, JOHN, KIM, JACK AND ALIX, Verenigd Koninkrijk Dear Dave , Ellen and all the staff at the dive centre, a big thank you for some great dives during our recent summer holiday.Thanks again to Ellen for looking after Ali (even if she did need surgically removing from Ellens side!!) the staff are absoloutely fantastic and a pleasure to spend time with. Thank you John Kim Jack and Alix XXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| 20 augustus 2007, Svein & Ragnhild, Noorwegen Hi Guys! Arguineguin never stops to amaze us - a great place to spend a holiday - and the best divecenter we've experienced! I think Ragnhild still have'nt touched ground yet after grat dives at SArdina! Youre in our thoughts often, and we visit the web-cam weekly dreaming of next time. We're back in February! Until then - all the best :-)) |
| 17 augustus 2007, Uwe Laue, Duitsland Hallo Ellen, Dave, Andreas, Freddy und die anderen,habe mich mal wieder sehr gut bei Euch aufgehoben gefühlt. Die TG waren wieder super, besonders am Artificial Reef. Leider musste ich den 10 TG abbrechen wegen einer Erkältung, was sofort erkannt wurde, Dank an Andreas! Wer weiß was sonst noch passiert wäre. Ich war die meiste Zeit mit Andreas am tauchen und habe mich sehr sicher bei ihm gefühlt. Andererseits muss man sagen, hat es sehr viel Spaß gemacht weil Tim und Jean Paul auch dabei waren. Sollte ich nächstes Jahr wieder auf GC Urlaub machen sehen wir uns bestimmt wieder. Ansonsten viel Glück und Spaß beim tauchen. Liebe Grüße dem Team von Uwe aus Hannover, Deutschland Dear Ellen, Dave, Andreas, Freddy and the others! I felt good at you. The diving trips were super, especially at the Artificial Reef! Unfortunaly I must cancel the 10th diving trip 'cause I get a colt.. Thank you Andreas for notice. Most of time I dived with andreas, and I felt saved at him. And it was fun also with Tim and Jean Paul. When I'm goigin to spend my holidays again at GC we would see us again. Best wishes to the team and fun at diving. From Uwe at Hannover, Germany |
| 16 augustus 2007, Chiclana, Nederland Ellen, Dave and the rest of the team, Thank you for having my best dive-experience till now!!! It fascinates me that much that I will start PADI in september....back home. |
| 26 juli 2007, Tim, Verenigd Koninkrijk Dave, Ellen and Team, Thanks for another great week in Arguineguin. As usual excellent diving and fantastic hospitality. Finally saw a Tiger Moray. And of course there were the adventures of Tim and Jean-Paul. Can't wait to see you all again soon. |
| 9 juli 2007, Luc Swartelé, België Hallo Dave & Alf, Ik wil even laten weten dat ik heel erg genoten heb van de twee dagen durende cursus "scubadiver" die ik bij jullie volgde. Speciaal wil ik Alf bedanken die ik als een rustige en heel goede instructeur heb leren kennen en waar ik een paar prachtige uren mee onder water mocht delen. Ik hoop in de toekomst mijn brevet nog uit te breiden en wie weet, samen met jullie nog eens te duiken. Thanks Dave & Alf Greetings from the cold & wet Belgium. |
| 29 juni 2007, Simon Ames, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thanks to everyone at Dive Academy the service and diving was fantastic as usual.Dave thanks for the Rescue divers course you made a subject which is serious very enjoyable.I will see you all in October.Simon |
| 14 juni 2007, Harald G., Duitsland Hallo Leute, habe auch nur Gutes zu berichten von der Tauchbasis. Habe mit Dave, Ellis und Alf insgesamt 12 Tauchgänge gemacht. Alles ging sehr professionell und sicher ab. Ich habe die Zeit dort sehr genossen und kann somit diese Tauchbasis nur bestens empfehlen. Lieben Gruß nach Gran Canaria Harry Ps. For Alf: invented by Joe Cocker 1969 in Woodstock: the air guitar. Since 1996 find annually in August in Oulu, Finland . I believe it. -- Harry |
| 13 juni 2007, Joe, Duitsland Mal einen lieben Gruß nach Gran Canaria schicke. Habe ja wieder zahlreiches neues auf eurer Hompage gefunden. Muss schon sagen, die Webcam am Pool ist eine super Idee, so kann ich jetzt jeden Tag live bei euch sein :-)) Freue mich schon auf den Urlaub dieses Jahr im Juli. Werde bestimmt wieder bei euch reinschnuppern. LG aus big old Germany JOE (erreichbar auch unter www.radio-phantasy.de) |
| 12 juni 2007, Ingrid, Sigurd, Inger and Dag, Noorwegen Congratulations with your new pool ! We have been following the progress on the webcam these last weeks . But we think you forgot one thing: You have your web address in the pool but do you have installed underwater web access ? (really bad computer joke …). Father and daughter are still counting the weeks (not days) until we arrive in October for more diving with Ellen in the sea and pool (we have to try out your new pool !). And to all of you out there who are wondering if diving is fun and safe – try it in a safe environment with these guys – and if you have children let them TRY it with Ellen in the pool , she is the one learning Ingrid (9 years) the art of diving - she’s actually gotten the whole family under water :-) |
| 12 juni 2007, vicki, paul, bethany, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave and Helen & the team, hope you are ok. Just a note to say a very big thank you for a most enjoyable holiday. Bethany thoroughly enjoyed her bubble making course and cant wait to come again either later this year or next year. Paul enjoyed himself and was very glad to get the dives that he wanted. Keep safe and see you soon. |
| 3 juni 2007, Cyril Flannigan, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi there ! Just a wee note to say hi ... I am plannin on bringin someone over to do an Openwater course with you guys ... and guess what ... its gonna work out cheaper to fly over and sit the open water course with you than to do it here !! Pluss its warmer and the dives are better too !! I need some advice so drop me a line and let me know if there are any good deals on flights and what days the flights are normally scheduled on and Ill hopefully see you soon !! Cyril |
| 2 juni 2007, Brian Gabriel, Verenigd Koninkrijk Cheers to you all, but especially to Ellis--the best looking dive gear carter in the business! Good luck on your travels, I hear the wine is good in South Africa, besides the great diving..... Have Fun. |
| 2 juni 2007, Willem Wismans, Nederland Just within the last week before Ellis will leave GC i came for a visit, to see if it is really as beautifull Ellis says (i'm a friend of Ellis'). Absolutely beautifull i can tell!! We did the boat diving, Arginigin, Arinaga, the night dive etc. But i think the Russian wreck was the best! We had the priviledge to see 7 (seven!!) big Rays with i think the bigest where 2 meter! Also a huge Pufferfish (the Nemo one) and lots and lots of other fish. Too much to name. Ellen and Dave, thank you very much for the dives, it was amazing!!! I hope to make more dives with you in the future! |
| 1 juni 2007, Alun & Nigel, Verenigd Koninkrijk Well, what can I say. We had such a lovely time with you again and this time could get some dives in, awesome dives too. I wish i Could have seen Ellis on the dinner evening we had. Wish her well for the future.............HUGE HUGS.... Off to Majorca on Monday on my tod and will be diving with my friend who is over there, to keep my confidence up. See you now in the Winter, when we will come again. Best wishes to you Dave Ellen, Alf, Ellis and Dorin (Doris) LOL. Wish him the best for his divemasters course. A & N |
| 24 mei 2007, Happy Diver Dive Centre, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hello Dive Academy Team. Thank you for a great week of diving and the service you gave us. We all had a great time and can ensure you that we will be back soon. The atmosphere at the dive centre was just our cup of tea and you made us all feel like part of something special. Thank you again and see you in September. Happy Diver Dive Centre. |
| 20 mei 2007, Jörg, Duitsland Hallo, viele herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland an das tolle Team von Ellen und Dave auf GC. Ich konnte mit Euch 6 sehr schöne Tauchgänge in Sardina und Arinaga erleben, habe viel gesehen und mich immer sicher gefühlt. Danke für den Service und die professionelle Betreuung. Bis zum nächsten Mal alles Gute und macht weiter so !!! |
| 19 mei 2007, Jamie and Mike Wilson, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Ellen, Ellis and David! Now we are back in the UK we really miss the diving we had in GC. We are so grateful for the experience we had in arinaga. It would be fabulous if we could come back soon ! I am particularly grateful to Ellen for seeing Jamie through to his open water diver qualification. After 30 years of diving it was the first time i had come across an instructor who took such great care and was so skillful. After all Jamie is not yet 12 and was filled with confidence and learned more than i could ever teach him. I strongly recommend anyone proposing to dive in GC at whatever level to give serious consideration to the dive acadamy. Our very best wishes. |
| 19 april 2007, Brendan O'Brien, Ierland I just want to Thank Ellen & Dave for the great diving and great service. You guys are a credit to the diving professional world. I have dived all over the world form florida to Great barrier reef and had some amazing diving but you guys showed me there is some great diving closer to home and the service and friendly admosphere is what diving should be about. I hope to be back soon |
| 15 april 2007, Tom, Verenigde Staten Hello Ellen, Ellis and David, Week 48 (sorry for the delay in adding my message) Just a LITTLE note to say a BIG thank you :o) I would like to tell everyone of the amazing service I had whilst on my dive trip to Gran Canaria. But firstly I would like to tell everyone that I have diving in many places, in many countries and with some excellent Dive Centers, who are geared up to look after us Yanks. What I mean to say is that we do expect a very good service, total care and total safety. This I received in the shape of the A team Ellen, Ellis and Dave! They managed to surpass all others and offer service unlike I have witnessed before! Never once did I have to worry about my equipment, being picked up on time, arrangement for the next days diving or whether we were going to get the best dive for the conditions. I was totally amazed at how much life you have in the Canary Islands, I never would have believed it! I never saw that many fish in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, when I went earlier in the year :o) Also I would like to let you all know that I have a view over Manhattan from my office. Which to me only looks good when my computer monitor is in the way and I am looking at the dive center web cam. You are all so lucky to be in the sunshine all year round! I so miss the sunsets in front of the dive center. Well all that is left to say is SEE YOU NEXT YEAR :o) All the very best from Tom |
| 14 april 2007, Lars, Denemarken Dear Ellen, Ellis and Dave! I have now returned to the cold north and you can’t imaging how much I miss diving at GC... Thanks for a great adventure and all the fun. Without you and the diving my stay in GC would not have been that nice as it was. So to everybody: If you are planning to go to GC and gets tired staying at the pool all day long - go diving! You will so much fun :o) Hope to see you soon! |
| 10 april 2007, Dsg Nordlund, Noorwegen Okay … In my first message on this board (last October) I wrote that my 8 year old daughter Ingrid considered moving to Gran Canaria and the Diving Centre, it’s now even more true after our visit last week (during Easter). Once again we experienced both the professionalism of Ellen and Dave but more importantly the friendliness and openness – we really feel welcome at the dive centre and are taken good care off. This time it was not only Ingrid that was diving with Ellen but also Inger (mom). And finally I had to try after some “friendly” pressure from Ellen and my family. We are all looking forward to the next dive with you Ellen! Ah .. and Sigurd is missing the Action Man ! :-) Inger, Ingrid, Dag and Sigurd |
| 10 april 2007, Neil Bromiley, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hello there! Just got back to sunny old England. Thankyou so much, i had a fantastic time completing my advanced open water. I'm so glad i've done it, diving was without a doubt the highlight of my holiday. Still find it funny, how excitied Dave got when he saw the little hedgehog! I'll see you next year, have fun diving and don't work to hard. Neil :-D |
| 20 maart 2007, Jean-François Charlier, Frankrijk Hello Ellen ! I am back to Paris and in my office... The weather is bad here, cold and snow... I think again about the nice dives we made, and I thank you very much.. I hope to come back again and discover the other spots. I wish you a very good times, sincerely, Jeff |
| 14 maart 2007, Anja Jensen, Denemarken Hi all three. First I would thank you all for your great hospitality, i really had a god day, last thursday (8 february). The time flyes buy so I already fell that it's years ago. I don't think i've had a great experinece if it was'nt because of your always smiling and professional treatment. It will not be the last time im diving and when I come to Gran Canaria again, you are one of the first persons I will meet so I can reserve the time too advance my license. I hope the weather i perfect down there. I came back last saturday to a perfect warm and sunny springday. I hope you still want to send me the pictures :-) Take care too you all untill we meet again. |
| 13 maart 2007, Risto and Erik Repo, Verenigde Staten Hi Dave, Ellen and Ellis. We had a great time with you and really professional attitude when you teached Erik to do his Scuba Diver license wich he received in the mail today the 12 March. Best luck to you all and you will shurely see us back next year if not sooner. |
| 7 maart 2007, Manfred Kratochwil, Duitsland hallo leute, ich hab vor rund 5 monaten (oktober 2006) die PADI-tauchschule g c (gran canaria) besucht und komme aus beruflichen gründen leider erst jetzt dazu, darüber zu berichten. mitte/ende september trat ich meinen 5wöchigen urlaub in g c an. ich hatte das PADI-tauchbuch (leihgabe eines freundes) dabei und wollt da eigentlich nur einiges mal so interessehalber lesen. denn mit 10 jahren asthma bronchiale in der kindheit (letzter anfall vor über 30 jahren) und latenter tiefenangst hatte ich garnicht die vorstellung, wirklich direkt einen tauchkurs zu absolvieren. jedoch nach den ersten zwei kapiteln war die neugier bereits so groß geworden, daß ich mich vor ort informierte und direkt anfang oktober gings mit PADI g c los. die übungen im pool fand ich verblüffend einfach - dafür wars mir bei dem zweiten bis vierten meerestauchgang teilweise ganz schön mulmig zumute! so etwa nach dem motto "da oben die wasseroberfläche und ich hier unten mitten drin im H2O... oh weh..." und als alter asthmatiker hatt ich natürlich auch öfters mit der psychogenen pseudoproblematik "luftnot" zu tun. jedoch gerade letzteres ließ sich leicht auflösen dergestalt, daß ich mich direkt konfrontierte mit der tatsache, daß ich definitiv mehr als genug luft kriegte! nach dem vierten meerestauchgang (und natürlich den ganzen eher einfachen prüfungen) war ich schließlich am 7.10. PADI-OWD (open-water-diver) - und es war ein kaum zu beschreibendes, fast berauschendes erleben, da unter wasser diese friedliche, wunderbare welt zu beobachten. ja, und genau das hat mich dann so auf den geschmack gebracht, daß ich nach einigen tagen weitermachte: 5 zusätzliche tauchgänge und die dazugehörige theorie: PADI-advancedOWD! und es war wirklich ein GENUSS, langsam mit den tauchbasics wie z. b. der tarierungskontrolle vertraut zu werden und somit mehr und mehr von dieser beeindruckenden umgebung wahrnehmen und ERLEBEN zu können. sogar einen manta habe ich (dank leon) gesehen! die betreuung von seiten der tauchschule war echt superklasse. und ich betone dies gerade deswegen, weil ich meinen tauchlehrer leon sicher auch teilweise ziemlich nerven gekostet hab - sei es infolge passagerer abgelenktheit durch diese fremdartig-merkwürdig-faszinierende umgebung oder auch mal aufgrund "vergesslichkeit" (das eine mal kam ich einfach fast nicht mehr drauf, daß da ja noch die übung "notaufstieg mit..." fehlte. aber das kann halt mal passieren und die unterrichtung und betreuung durch leon bressers war sehr kompetent und insgesamt echt angenehm. ich bin froh, daß ich es geschafft hab, "über meinen schatten zu springen" und dieses interessante und wunderbar faszinierend-fesselnde abenteuer unterwasserwelt mit hilfe der PADI-tauchschule g c eröffnet habe! ein RIESEN-DANKESCHÖN nochmals an die "crew" der tauchschule! weiterhin viel erfolg und alles gute! manfred anschrift: manfred kratochwil, freiherr-von-wambolt-str. 2, 69214 eppelheim |
| 1 maart 2007, Alun &Nigel, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi guys Thanks for a lovely 2 weeks fo diving with you. Alun was unlucky with his ears and sinuses but looks forward to coming back and do some dives. Thanks for the lovely service and welcome you provided. See you very soon Nigel & Alun |
| 25 februari 2007, Martyn, Nederland Hello Dave, Ellen & Ellis. Thank you for a great week of diving. I have dived in many countries and with many dive schools in the 15 years I have dived but, You are by far the best dive school I have every been with, Padi 5* does not say enough! I read in your guest book before I came out that you are very professional and that you do it with a joke and a smile on your faces. I now know that this is true and would recommend you to all I meet in the future. I will be back next year for more relaxing, care free times with you all. |
| 24 februari 2007, Svein & Ragnhild, Noorwegen Hi Dave & Ellen & Ellis - We are watching the web cam, it really brings back good memories! For the fourth time we've had great diving & the best service from the best divecenter in Gran Canaria! Diving together as a couple is really the best way to spend a holiday! Dave - you're a great diving guide & every dive is really a pleasure! Hope your troubbles with the gear are solved. Until next time :-)) All the best from Ragnhild & Svein - Bergen / Norway |
| 20 februari 2007, Darren, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thank you thank you thank you Ellen for teaching me how to dive, i realy appriciate it. that dive club mum talked about onlty costs a fiver a week! Thanks again for teaching me to dive,for being patient with me AND for driving us there. PS sorry about not being that talketive after 1st dive. |
| 17 februari 2007, Rob, Verenigd Koninkrijk Now back in the cold of the UK, I rely on the memory of a great week's diving and unsurpassable hospitality from you both. I had a really great time and look forward to coming back later in the year. Many thanks - Rob |
| 15 februari 2007, Joanne Lamb, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi to Dave, Ellen and Ellis Just a quick note to say a BIG THANKS from me and Geoff for your fantastic hospitality during our recent holiday. The diving was awesome, especially the night dive. We would both like to thank you all for driving us and our kit everywhere, and for cleaning and setting up our kit for every dive. Its not something we are used too and it was really appreciated. We are missing your fantastic weather and hope to see you all in 2008. Thanks again! |
| 13 februari 2007, Simon, Verenigd Koninkrijk Back home now guys,as usual the service was second to none and the company was fantastic with some excellent dives thrown in.See you all soon. |
| 14 februari 2007, Maximo, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thanks for a great time! It was quite an intense experience and highly reccomend it |
| 17 januari 2007, Carl, Denemarken Well, reading the instructions works better. So, the following entrance is from Carl from Denmark, and not United Kingdom. |
| 17 januari 2007, Carl from 47, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Ellen and Dave and Andy and Ellis and the guy from neatherland, that is moving. I was practically 'staying' at your place from the 15th of december til the 19th of december, finishing my open water PADI certificate (which I just recieved). Thank you for your time, company and good instructorjob. I met with wonderful people like Nils, and to two english ladies (Gail and Nicki), and the danish couple, that actually persuaded my to go for Open water, and not just and intro (Lisbeth & Torben Cordtz). I really enjoyed the learning, the diving, and the atmosphere at your wonderful dive-center. Tee was good too! All the best, and some of us might meet in the future. |
| 11 januari 2007, Pauline, Leen, Anne and Emma, Nederland Hello Ellen, Elles and Dave, Many thanks for the wonderfull dives we have made. And we thank you for keeping care of Emma. Fabulous support from you all, keep on going. We hope that we see you all next december. So we can make a dive with Ron too, you know our neighbor from Parque Bali. En Elles succes met je jobs, denk aan jezelf, neem ook wat rust en tijd voor jezelf, bedankt zie je volgend jaar hoop ik. All the best in 2007. With greetings and best wishes on the dive centre. Pauline, Leen, Anne and Emma |
| 10 januari 2007, Marko, Hello! I come to Gran Canaria 23,03,2007-06,04,2007 and i wanted find 1-2 guys who doing freediving. Let me know! Have a nice week! Marko |
| 7 januari 2007, Neil Rowlands, Nederland Hi Guys, Thanks for some great diving during our holiday! Especially the Arinaga dive was really great! See you next year! Neil & Renee |
| 5 januari 2007, Dirk Jeworski, Duitsland Ein herzliches DAnkeschön für einen wunderschönen Tag mit Euch. Mein Sohn Luca redet noch heute von Dir Dave. Sein größter Wunsch ist es nun, Tauchlehrer zu werden. Wir kommen bestimmt wieder und machen unsere Tauchscheine bei euch. Du kannst super mit Kindern umgehen Dave. Grüße an den Rest der crew. Dirk, Luca,Sheila und Nadira. |
| 5 januari 2007, Stijn Kamp, Nederland Hoi Ellis, Ik vond het geweldig om met je te duiken en ook met Ellen. Nog bedankt! Hoe gaat het met je? Heb je het al iets minder druk? En ben je al aan de boeken toegekomen? We wensen je alle Goeds voor 2007 met veel mooie duiken. Groetjes Stijn |
| 4 januari 2007, Mike Whitworth, Verenigd Koninkrijk Thanks to you all for fantastic holiday diving, where service and helpfulness were second to none. I've dived all over the world (and usually manage to fall out with the dive centre staff about shoddy performance or effort!) and have never come across service like yours anywhere. You finally blew me away by going back to the RIB to collect the rubber bung off my regs that I'd left there - most dive centres would just have told me how easy they are to replace. And as for the lift to the beach...thanks go to Ellen from the whole family. I especially loved how you accommodated the East Cheshire Sub Aqua squad so we could dive together (poor Lars, though he seemed OK with it), so if the water ever gets too warm for you and you feel obliged to give up the sunshine in favour of grey skies come and find us in Macclesfield and we'll buy you a drink at the clubhouse! Cheers Mike |
| 2 januari 2007, Becky, Verenigd Koninkrijk Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Dave, Ellen and Ellis for a fantastic diving packed Christmas! Especially thanks to Dave for the Christmas day dives! Sooo happy to have finally seen an angel shark (and on xmas day too!). Also thanks for the 'turtle-hunting' dive we may have been unsuccessful but it was fun anyway and I really appreciated that you offered to look with me. Ellen thanks for helping me at Arinaga especially on friday, and not forgetting the fun on the night dive!! I think we finally mastered how to exit the Arinaga site effectively!Last but definitely not least - Ellis - thanks for making my dives as long as possible during the wreck dive! It was sooo good to have an hour long dive :-) Also thanks to everyone who I dived with, hope you had fun and will continue to see the beauty in every dive you do.. So basically if you want a good service, good diving and an amazing group of people this is the place to go! I would definitely recommend seeing the wrecks on the boat dive, Arinaga is also a must...you may think that Gran Canaria wouldnt have much marine life but think again! This team may be small but they are so organised it was pretty scary! I wasn't used to not having to wash kit etc.... So Dave, Ellen - anytime you pop back to Derby drop me a message and I'll be glad to meet up for a drink or somethin! Hope to see you again sometime especially to see those mantas!!! Best wishes for everything, Becky xx |
| 30 december 2006, Svein og Ragnhild from 159, Noorwegen Hi, Dave, Ellen & the rest of the staff! We've had 2 stays at Arguineguin this year, with great diveing-experiences with you guys! As a couple - this is realley a great way to spend the holiday together! So - we're coming back - in february! Looking forward to see you again, and hoping for nice weather an clear water :-) Hope you're all okay - have a great new-years eve! Ragnhild & Svein |
| 30 december 2006, Gail & Nicki, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave, Ellen and Ellis. Thanks for a great time in Gran Canaria. We really enjoyed the diving and your company. I know we made you get cold in the water Dave, but you've got the last laugh as i guess you're a bit warmer than us now. Hope you all had a great Christmas. Hi to Nils, who we enjoyed diving with and congratulations to Karl for passing the course while we were there. We'll maybe see you and the mantas in September. Happy New Year. Lots of love Gail & Nicki xxx |
| 25 december 2006, Lisbeth & Torben Cordtz, Denemarken Dear Ellen,Ellis,Dave and Leon Thanx for an wonderfull week at your dive academy. From the moment we dropped in from the street we felt your kindness and hospitality. You really carry (!) at lot responsibility for the succes of our last minute dive trip to Gran Canaria this december. We enjoyed the atmosphere at the dive academy so much and sends our best greetings and wishes to you and our co-guest Nils, Stefan and Antonio. Diving was fine company even better. Merry Christmas and a happy Newyear. |
| 25 december 2006, Nils Buch, Denemarken Dear Ellen, Ellis and Dave, Thanx for 13 great days in your excellent Dive Academy. The EFR and the Rescue Diver course as well as the 22 dives were all close to perfection. Ellen: I'm so glad that I finally got the the pleasure of 3 dives with you as the dive "leader". You are without a doubt one of the best two dive instructors in the world :-) Ellis: Unquestionably you're the best divemaster I've met - and undeniably the cutest one too :-) Thank you very much for being the willing "victim" for all of the execises during my Rescue Diver course! Dave: You are definitely the main reason that I now feel VERY confident below the surface. I do also feel quite confident when walking on the slippery rocks, except when I'm carrying my new (rather expensive) torch at nighttime :-| Then of cause there's your wacky sense of humor which I do like a lot - honestly :-) Thanx also to the divers from around the world, with whom I had the plaesure of diving: Nikki & Gale - looking forward to receive the invite to your wedding :-), Torben & Lisbet, Karl, Stefan and the ones whose names I've forgotten. Looking forward to see all of you in the Dive Academy again in the not to distant future. Those Manta Rays in the late summer, looks damn tempting :-) Kind regards, Nils |
| 17 december 2006, Jean-Paul, Nederland It was great dive with fabulous support from this center.. thanx leon !!.. Beautifull center, very good equipped.. love to come over soon... |
| 13 december 2006, Amber Manfroi-Lynn, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hiya just wont to say i had a great time diving with you and have gand lots of confidence, and new skills diving with you. We got the pictures developed today and will try to send some to you, dad is very proud of me and says what a clever girl i am. Hope everything is OK and wish to see you all soon. THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!! Best wishes on the dive centre. AMBER MANFROI-LYNN |
| 12 december 2006, Miguel y Ana, Spanje Hola, Estamos ya de regreso, en Madrid, con mucho frio y echando de menos enormemente a Canarias y a Dive Academy. Dita, David (y todo el equipo), gracias por ser tan amables, educados y estupendos instructores, hemos disfrutado enormemente y a partir de ahora hay dos adictos más a la practica del buceo. Volveremos, pero esta vez las inmersiones mejor con barco ;-) GRACIAS por todo. |
| 30 november 2006, Patrick and Ivonne, Duitsland Thank you for the nice time we spend with you. From the first to the last minute we were intergratet into the ?€?Dive Academy Family?€?. Everything we need to know for the Open-Water-Diver we learned in a nice atmosphere without stress and after all we got our open Water Diver Certificate. The diving places were selected very carefully. They all had good diving conditions and the entrance was always optimal. Thanks for the cool time. :-) special Thanx to Dive-Instructor Andreas Vielen Dank f??r die nette Zeit die wir bei Euch verbringen durften. Wir haben den Open Water Diver gemacht und wurden von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute in die \"Dive-Academy-Family\" integriert. Man f??hlte sich von Anfang an sicher und gut aufgehoben so das wir einen wundersch??nen Tauchurlaub hatten indem wir unser Open-Water-Diver-Certificate erlangt haben. Die Tauchpl??tze wurden sehr sorgf??ltig ausgew??hlt und waren tauchfreundlich da es sehr viel zu sehen gab\' und der Einstieg optimal war. Danke f??r die sch??ne Zeit und special Thanx an Tauchlehrer Andreas |
| 29 november 2006, Nick van Melsen, Nederland Hello everybody, the water here looks browner then ever and there is a reason to wear a drysuit(Leon);) But the sun shines here i eat a lot of peppernoten and set my shoe. thanks for the beautiful dives, Nick |
| 16 november 2006, Andy & Lindsay, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi guys, Hope it's not too cold out there for you at the moment! Apologies for taking so long to get round to posting a message. Had delayed flights, engine failures on take off, etc etc blah blah blah! Thankyou for a fantastic holiday, nobody believed we had been away cos we hadn't tanned as we spent so much time in the water! From nervous novices, to addicted advanced divers in less time than it takes to learn the Dutch way of doing things!! (Hi Ellis and Leon). We will never forget the Tuna incident on our first deep dive! Each time we tell the story it gets more elaborated! We hope to come out and see you again soon... Anytime you find all the sun sea and scuba just too much you are welcome to join us in the Markeaton! |
| 10 oktober 2006, Anneli Andersson, Oostenrijk Hello Dave and Ellen, Thank you for two superb days and for helping us discover the underwater world. It was a great experience. We will be back in a year. Sincerley Anneli Andersson |
| 7 november 2006, Nicole Dahlman, Zweden Hi! Now im back in cold Sweden with snow and sun. You should see it, it's beautiful but my time on Gran canaria was the best. And even better when i went diving with you. Thank you all for the best experiens in the world! Take care and im sure we'll see you all again. Tanks For Everything! |
| 30 oktober 2006, Brian John Gabriel, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi to Dave Ellen Leon Ellis and Dita, love and kisses to you all,(well to the girls really),and cheers for my memories of watching roger ray have lunch....3 tons....big barracuda just inches away....ollie octopus showing off...trumpet fish... cuttle fish....night diving...navigation....buoyancy control....(I WILL GET IT RIGHT SOON, PROMISE) What a lot of Great Memories of fun while still learning. It shows when you can have fun and learn,it shows the high quality of tuition.Well done to all the team, I cant thank you enough for the luxury of dealing with all my gear and all the blood! (at least 5 millilitres). To anyone who is thinking "which dive school is the best all round one for me, then the answer is DIVE ACADEMY every time the best!!!!!! |
| 27 oktober 2006, Paul (LSD Trip), Verenigd Koninkrijk 6 weeks on and I'm still remembering the wicked holiday we had with you guys. (sorry it's taken so long to email my thanks)The diving was excellent everyday and who can forget the manta tastic day. Your company in the evenings was a great ! and thank you for treated me the same as everyone else, even though i was the only GAY in the Group !! Much love to you all and count me in on the 2008 LSD trip xx P.s Big Dave, I've not forgotten about that dive we said we'd do, see you in the new year mate. |
| 26 oktober 2006, Rasmus (Hightower), Denemarken Hi- A little hello from the danes! ;), thanks a lot for a perfect time!! We had a lot of fun!! I think a just send a danish family your way in a couple of weeks or so :) When will our pictures be on your homepage? Say hi to Elin and Elvis from all of us... Best regards Rasmus (Hightower) |
| 23 oktober 2006, Naoimh White, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi- just droping a note to thank everyone at dive academy for helping make my holiday to Gran Canaria a very memorable experience. The dives were incredible, from the ship wreck to the night dive. It was all very well organised, including being picked up and dropped off at our accommodation- spot on time!! Leon was a fantastic instructor, aware of safety, familar with the dive sites and willing to give tips on how to improve technique. I wouldn't hesitate recommending your company to friends. Thanks again.... hope to be back soon |
| 22 oktober 2006, paul harley, Verenigd Koninkrijk hey there guys!!! thanks for a great week of diving, i enjoyed every last relaxing minute of it! a week wasn't long enough, but i don't think i could have talked my wife into letting me do much more! now when i go back to work and have to put my set together myself, fetch and carry and wash out my gear, i will always be thinking of the first-class service you guys put on. so many thanks again to ellen, dave, leon, ellis and the rest of the dive academy team. i'll see you next time i'm in the area.... and if any of you are ever in the wales area, no excuses!!!!!!!!!!! all the best, and remember.... STAY WET!! from the dive slut, paul celtic diving-pembrokshire |
| 21 oktober 2006, dean angie, Verenigd Koninkrijk hi helen,dave.hope u r both well,thanks for some great memories,especially the manta rays(and the polythene bag!)hope to come back soon to the best dive school in gran canaria |
| 19 oktober 2006, Ingrid and Dag, Noorwegen Dette må du bare la ungene prøve ! Fars lille øyesten Ingrid på 8 og å meldte seg på bubblemaker. Det ble en fantastisk søndag med bassengdykk der Ingrid storkoste seg med Ellen i bassenget og tok de første små skritt mot en fremtidig dykkerkarriere. Men det tok ikke slutt der å. nedenfor dykkerskolen finner du havet , og ved lavvann var der grunt nok (maks 2 meter) til at et havdykk kunne gjennomføres noen dager senere. Ingrid plukket skjell og fikk se fisk og vurderer nå å bosette seg på dykkerskolen. Selv om Ellen snakker engelsk var ikke språket noe problem å man snakker som kjent ikke under vann. Ellen var fantastisk med Ingrid og ga henne både trygghet, glede over å mestre noe nytt og ikke minst ønske om å dykke mer. Ikke nål å send mail til dykkerskolen og meld på dine barn. Hi Ellen ! We left a message in Norwegian basically saying that if you have kids don't hesitate let them do the bubblemaker program. You gave Ingrid feeling of security, the enjoyment of mastering something new and a burning wish to dive more. Ingrid had 2 wonderful dives and she hasn't stopped talking about them. Next time we're at Gran Canaria we'll be back for more fun. |
| 19 oktober 2006, Aquanaut, Verenigd Koninkrijk Dave, Ellen, Leon & Ellis Hi guys, apologies for taking so long to add on here but what with the house move etc, life has been rather hectic. Thanks for the hospitality shown by you all, have now got some hard copies of the group shot taken at the marine reserve, will post out a couple of screen res images too Ellens account shortly. Hope to see you all sometime soon, hopefully by then you will of 'hardened up' and got a shorty on, lol. Take care Chris. |
| 12 oktober 2006, Pablo, Duitsland Dear all - I guess David has posted pretty much what I wanted to say. Excellent dives, excellent & friendly service, just the kind of "good vibes, chill-out athmosphere" we were looking for in our holidays. So Ellen, Alice (Ladies first), Dave & Leon .... thanks a lot. It's been great. :-). To those who have not been to the academy yet .... "join the Elite" ..... Ellen will tell you how ;-) Signed: "The friendliest man in the world". |
| 10 oktober 2006, David, Duitsland Hi everyone! How can you save your holidays? after our plane was late and the luggage lost our holidays didn't seem very promising... but Hellen (and the rest of the Dive Academy staff) came to the rescue and saved our holidays!!!! Thx a lot for the nice diving! I guess the world's friendliest guy meet the world's friendliest dive academy! Thx for all the driving around to pick us up, to take us to the nice diving sites, thx for your help getting in and out of "El cabron"... THX for saving our holidays! Despues de que nuestro avion llegase con retraso y de que nuestras maletas se perdiesen ya dabamos las vacaciones por arruinadas, por suerte para nosotros Hellen y el resto del personal de la Dive Academy salvaron nuestras vacaciones, muchas gracias a todos por llevarnos a todas partes, recogernos por las mananas ocuparos del equipo y ayudarnos a entrar y salir del cabron...probablemente el mejor centro de buceo en Gran Canaria!!!! Carefull with the 30kg octopuss in Sardina... :) |
| 7 oktober 2006, Simon Ames, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi to everybody at the dive centre.I would like to thank the whole team for making my third visit as good as the first.Thanks to Ellen for the fantastic dives up at Arinarga I finally made IT !!!.I cannot wait to see you all again in the new year.Take care. Simon & Barbara |
| 27 september 2006, John, Noorwegen Dear Dave ans Ellen Thanks for some great days and dives on Gran Canaria. It was good to be back under water and i will for sure contact you guys when i arrive next time. Have a great and warm winter :-) |
| 22 september 2006, Victor, Russische Federatie Hey guys! You won't believe how terrible the weather is here in Geneva. We're already missing the octopus we met the other day. Kidding, of course we're missing the OCEAN and diving/dining with you. We had an absolutely superb time and experience. Hope it was ok for you too. Already cooking up plans to come again. Big hugs to all of you PS You should always smile while diving too:-) |
| 22 september 2006, colin, Verenigd Koninkrijk Hi Dave, Ellen Sorry to take so long to say hi! Just wanted to thank you both for a great time diving. I was very surprised to see that you managed to get Gary to a place where he wasn't nervous or anxious about going diving - great job! If I have any other friends who want me to recommend a place to go diving, I shall send them to you. Very professional and yet very friendly as well. Thanks a lot and hope to see you next year. Ps. thanks for the photos :-) Take care, Colin |
| 22 september 2006, Philippa Gibbons, Verenigd Koninkrijk To Dave, Ellen, Dave, Leon & Ellis I think the other comments from LSD have said it all. Given that this was my first diving holiday & first diving outside UK waters I think you've set the bar tremendously high - fantastic service, enthusiasm, and diving. The Mantas were truly amazing. I'm sure I'll be back. |
| 19 september 2006, Conor & Fiona, Ierland |
