点评:If you're looking for a gentle entry to Sydney waters, I highly recommend Dive Centre Manly's Shelly Beach shore dive. I was Open Water certified many years ago, and frankly, had shifted back to snorkeling until a friend said they were coming to Australia and going diving. I think this friend is in her eighties, and I thought, well, if she's up for it, maybe I should reActivate my certification and we can do some diving in Sydney. I'll be honest, though my reActivation dive went well (a different dive shop), subsequent dives "suitable for beginners" were pretty rough - entry through surf; heavy surge; climbing over rocks to get into the water; or carrying heavy gear down several flights of stairs. That's just what most of Sydney dive spots seem to be like. NONE OF THAT at Shelly Beach ! Shelly Beach is a well-protected cove, and Dive Centre Manly are the folks to safely help you enjoy the huge range of sea life that is resident or visits this location. If you need full gear rental (or hire, I guess is what the Aussies say), they will set you up. We were ready to head to the water, and... "where's my snorkel?!" No worries - El had an extra, and some complimentary anti-fog. Most of the "beginner friendly" dives I went on with another shop, I would not recommend for my eighty year-old friend. I had been snorkeling from Shelly Beach, but it slipped off my radar as a dive spot. Thanks to Dive Centre Manly for putting it back on my radar as a protected cove that's probably the best spot near Sydney for when you want calmer conditions to acclimate to some new gear or when older or less experienced friends visit Sydney and want to make some bubbles. Not that they only cater to the more timid - their schedule includes many dive sites, but Shelly Beach is exactly what I was looking for. I even did a second trip using public transit to get there, and the ride over on the ferry was quite pleasant.
翻译:如果您想轻松体验悉尼的潜水乐趣,我强烈推荐曼利潜水中心(Dive Centre Manly)的谢利海滩(Shelly Beach)岸潜。我多年前就拿到了开放水域潜水员证书,坦白说,后来我又重新开始浮潜,直到一位朋友说她要来澳大利亚潜水。这位朋友大概八十多岁了,我想,既然她愿意,那我也许应该重新激活我的潜水证,我们可以一起在悉尼潜水。说实话,虽然我的重新激活潜水很顺利(是在另一家潜水店),但之后几次“适合初学者”的潜水却相当艰苦——要穿过海浪入水;海浪汹涌;要爬过岩石才能下水;或者要扛着沉重的装备走下好几层楼梯。悉尼的大多数潜水点似乎都是这样。但在谢利海滩,完全没有这些!谢利海滩是一个受保护的海湾,曼利潜水中心会安全地帮助您欣赏这里种类繁多的海洋生物。如果你需要全套装备租赁(或者像澳大利亚人说的“租借”),他们会帮你安排好。我们准备下水的时候……“我的呼吸管呢?!”别担心——El 带了备用的,还送了些防雾剂。我之前在另一家潜水店参加的那些“适合初学者”的潜水活动,我都不推荐给我那位八十岁的老朋友。我之前在谢利海滩浮潜过,但后来就把它从我的潜水清单里划掉了。感谢曼利潜水中心,让我重新发现了这个受保护的小海湾,它可能是悉尼附近最适合想要在平静的环境中适应新装备,或者想和年纪大一些或经验不足的朋友一起潜水的地方。当然,他们并非只接待胆小的人——他们的行程安排涵盖了很多潜水点,但谢利海滩正是我想要的。我甚至还坐公共交通工具去了第二次,渡轮的旅程非常愉快。