{"id":1926,"date":"2014-06-30T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T07:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2024-06-15T12:03:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:03:39","slug":"luigi-super-mario-scuba-diving-lesvos-lemnos-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/2014\/06\/30\/luigi-super-mario-scuba-diving-lesvos-lemnos-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"The Luigi to Super Mario &#8211; Scuba Diving in Lesvos, Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Luigi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"263\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Luigi.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi\" class=\"wp-image-1927\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 450px; height: 50px;\" src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrockdivecentre.com%2Fgreece%2F2014%2F06%2F30%2Fluigi-super-mario-scuba-diving-lesvos-lemnos-greece%2F&amp;width=450&amp;layout=standard&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=true&amp;share=true&amp;height=80\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Before I start<\/strong> I want you to suffer from memory loss. Those of you who have dived previously in the Mediterranean or have been a witness to remarks of those who have, I ask you to <strong>just forget for the couple of minutes it takes you to read this<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I\u2019m not implying that what they said is false, far from it. Don\u2019t forget Black Rock started out on another Mediterranean Island many years ago which struggled with the <strong>WOW<\/strong> factor of marine life. Then Black Rock moved to Dahab in The Red Sea which is, well need I say more? <strong>It\u2019s The Red Sea?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">But when it expanded over to Lesvos in Greece I never in my wildest dreams expected these Aegean Islands to be <strong>closer in life to their Red Sea brother<\/strong> than to their long lost ancestor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The last thing I imagined when introducing myself to my new workplace was what I was greeted with. The handshake with an aquarium, I was inundated with invites from <strong>Groupers the size of Georges\u2019 Hog Roast<\/strong>, the technicolour dreamcoat of the rainbow Wrasse, the sweeping whiskers of the goatfish. There\u2019s a Damsel congestion, controlled by Giant Feather Duster Worms that are <strong>swaying ever so gently so not to disturb the herd of Nudibranch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11791991_795729527212729_2442906815900501125_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2766\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11791991_795729527212729_2442906815900501125_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2766\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11791991_795729527212729_2442906815900501125_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fishhj-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Giant-Feather-Duster-Worm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"907\" data-id=\"2764\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Giant-Feather-Duster-Worm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2764\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Giant-Feather-Duster-Worm.jpg 719w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Giant-Feather-Duster-Worm-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Moray-Eel-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" data-id=\"2769\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Moray-Eel-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2769\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Moray-Eel-1024x707.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Moray-Eel-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Moray-Eel-768x530.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Moray-Eel-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Moray-Eel-2048x1413.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nudi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"962\" data-id=\"2762\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nudi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2762\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nudi.jpg 721w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nudi-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2767\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish-839x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2767\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish-839x1024.jpg 839w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish-246x300.jpg 246w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish-768x937.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish-1259x1536.jpg 1259w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish-1679x2048.jpg 1679w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scorpionfish.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Seahorse_Greece-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Seahorse_Greece-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Seahorse_Greece-820x1024.jpg 820w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Seahorse_Greece-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Seahorse_Greece-768x959.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Seahorse_Greece-1231x1536.jpg 1231w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Seahorse_Greece-1641x2048.jpg 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">So in a rush are the clouds of Bream, Bass and Sardines that they fail to notice the Octopus working on a shell renovation, nor the Moray weaving through the <strong>Seagrass where the Seahorse sleeps<\/strong>. Yes, Seahorses are here! And so are Rays and Scorpionfish and 4 metre Tuna that aid the boat into shore. We even have a <strong>family of seals<\/strong> that welcome us down the coast and there&#8217;s been <strong>sightings of Turtles<\/strong> from local fishermen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How could I have got it so wrong? I feel somewhat ashamed, like I <strong>owe them down under an apology<\/strong>. But it\u2019s not just me. Another fellow Dahab frequenter who also took the plunge said \u2018This place has the abundance of life we see in The Red Sea but without the range of flashy corals\u2019. So there you have it. The Luigi to the Super Mario, not as well known or decorated but has his own special moves, <strong>a super hero in his own right<\/strong>. As we speak we are on the hunt for the wreck of a Turkish Frigate in the bay, Luigi may just get through to the next level.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/star.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/star-300x300.png\" alt=\"star\" class=\"wp-image-1928\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/star-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/star-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/star.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">So if you were one of those people who weren\u2019t going to bother bringing their logbook or prescription mask because we\u2019re in the \u2018Mediterranean\u2019 then think again, as you may just miss out on something <strong>pretty spectacular<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Now please <strong>SHARE<\/strong>, people need to know!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>By Nikki Franks Falloon<\/p>\n<p><em>Bobbing along, singing a song&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before I start I want you to suffer from memory loss. 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