Exmouth finally got off Red Alert at around 7 a.m. this morning - yay!!
There seems to have only been a little damage here or there around town and we are all thankful for that. Cleanups are going strong and business is back to normal.
And speaking of back to normal - we have email and our computer system up and running again!! Double YAY!
We expect to be working late tonight to try to catch up on everything, so please be patient a while longer. We foresee having all emails answered and bookings confirmed by the close of business on Friday. If you have not heard from us by 5 p.m. Friday, Western Australia time, please email us again - we don't think we lost any data, but we aren't 100% sure and don't want to miss anyone.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
NEWS: Cyclone Carlos on top of Exmouth
The 9 a.m. BOM map shows Tropical Cyclone Carlos right over Exmouth.
It's pouring rain but right at the moment the wind is relatively light - the rain is finally coming straight down instead of sideways! Looks like it's going to be a long, gray, yucky day.
It's pouring rain but right at the moment the wind is relatively light - the rain is finally coming straight down instead of sideways! Looks like it's going to be a long, gray, yucky day.
NEWS: Cyclone Carlos still with us
Exmouth remains on red alert this morning as Category 2 Cyclone Carlos comes over the top of us.
So far it's been windy, torrentially rainy & noisy all night, preventing any kind of real sleep! But we don't seem to have excessive damage as yet, though there are stronger winds predicted for this morning - along with more rain.
Pretty much all the roads in the area are closed thanks to this system so please make sure you check Main Roads before traveling.
Burkett Road Gascoyne ALL CLOSED
Coral Bay Road Gascoyne ALL CLOSED
Karratha Road Pilbara ALL CLOSED
Minilya-Exmouth Road Gascoyne ALL CLOSED
North West Coastal Highway Gascoyne Carnarvon to Karratha CLOSED
North West Coastal Highway Gascoyne/Pilbara Carnarvon to Great Northern Highway turn-off CLOSED
Warlu Road (Karratha-Tom Price Rd) Pilbara ALL CLOSED
So far it's been windy, torrentially rainy & noisy all night, preventing any kind of real sleep! But we don't seem to have excessive damage as yet, though there are stronger winds predicted for this morning - along with more rain.
Pretty much all the roads in the area are closed thanks to this system so please make sure you check Main Roads before traveling.
Burkett Road Gascoyne ALL CLOSED
Coral Bay Road Gascoyne ALL CLOSED
Karratha Road Pilbara ALL CLOSED
Minilya-Exmouth Road Gascoyne ALL CLOSED
North West Coastal Highway Gascoyne Carnarvon to Karratha CLOSED
North West Coastal Highway Gascoyne/Pilbara Carnarvon to Great Northern Highway turn-off CLOSED
Warlu Road (Karratha-Tom Price Rd) Pilbara ALL CLOSED
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
NEWS: Cyclone Carlos - Exmouth on Red Alert
Tropical Cyclone Carlos has moved back up to a Category 2 and Exmouth has just gone onto red alert.
The police have just started with the sirens and announcements. Everyone should be taking shelter until the all clear is given.
Right now, we only have a moderate breeze and a few showers coming through but overnight that is expected to intensify.
Stay safe all those in the path!
The police have just started with the sirens and announcements. Everyone should be taking shelter until the all clear is given.
Right now, we only have a moderate breeze and a few showers coming through but overnight that is expected to intensify.
Stay safe all those in the path!
Monday, February 21, 2011
NEWS: Computer hiccups
Attention Everyone Waiting for Emails:
As we started answering emails and sending out confirmations this morning, our hard drive went kablooey!
We are working hard to try to recover the data and to get a second system up and running so we can get back to giving you fantastic customer service.
Please be patient as so far today we have been unable to recover the data and will continue working on it tomorrow. So if we told you that we would have something to you today or tomorrow morning, that will be pushed back by about 24 hours at this stage.
You can contact us via phone on 08 9949 1201 between 0800 - 1700 daily if you need assistance more urgently and can't wait!
We'll keep you up-to-date with our progress - fingers crossed we can get things in order fast and with no loss of information!
As we started answering emails and sending out confirmations this morning, our hard drive went kablooey!
We are working hard to try to recover the data and to get a second system up and running so we can get back to giving you fantastic customer service.
Please be patient as so far today we have been unable to recover the data and will continue working on it tomorrow. So if we told you that we would have something to you today or tomorrow morning, that will be pushed back by about 24 hours at this stage.
You can contact us via phone on 08 9949 1201 between 0800 - 1700 daily if you need assistance more urgently and can't wait!
We'll keep you up-to-date with our progress - fingers crossed we can get things in order fast and with no loss of information!
NEWS: Cyclone Carlos - Exmouth on Blue Alert
Cyclone Carlos has reformed and the current BOM track has it heading directly over Exmouth. We are on Blue Alert and expect to go to Yellow by tomorrow morning and Red during Tuesday sometime.
It is currently predicted to be a category 2 when it reaches us and we are all hoping for no serious damage!
If you are thinking about traveling up this way in the next day or so, please don't! If you're out on the roads already, make sure you are checking the latest road conditions at Main Roads. There's bound to be more road closures due to heavy rainfall so please be careful.
The dive centre will be closed once we are on yellow alert and we expect to be closed at least for Wednesday, as well. You can still contact us by phone 08 9949 1201 from 0800 - 1700 daily.
It is currently predicted to be a category 2 when it reaches us and we are all hoping for no serious damage!
If you are thinking about traveling up this way in the next day or so, please don't! If you're out on the roads already, make sure you are checking the latest road conditions at Main Roads. There's bound to be more road closures due to heavy rainfall so please be careful.
The dive centre will be closed once we are on yellow alert and we expect to be closed at least for Wednesday, as well. You can still contact us by phone 08 9949 1201 from 0800 - 1700 daily.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
NEWS: No diving for the rest of February 2011
Well, the weather here in Exmouth has been exceptionally strange for the last few weeks! We haven't ever seen a February with so much wind, so much rain, so many cyclones and storms and such dirty, dirty water.
The forecast for the next week isn't that crash hot either, so we have decided to do all the maintenance on the boats and other bits and bobs that we usually spread out over a bit of time all in one fell swoop since we can't get out diving anyway.
This means we will not be offering any dive courses or dive tours for the rest of the month of February.
We expect to be running tours and courses again - weather permitting, of course - on 1st March.
The dive centre itself is open for all of your hire gear and purchasing needs. Please see our big white board outside the shop for daily hours.
Our email and phones are business as usual and we are busily taking bookings for all of our diving & courses and the fabulous 2011 Whale Shark Season which will be starting in a short few weeks! There's still time to hop on our tours so drop us a line or give us a ring on 08 9949 1201.
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
The forecast for the next week isn't that crash hot either, so we have decided to do all the maintenance on the boats and other bits and bobs that we usually spread out over a bit of time all in one fell swoop since we can't get out diving anyway.
This means we will not be offering any dive courses or dive tours for the rest of the month of February.
We expect to be running tours and courses again - weather permitting, of course - on 1st March.
The dive centre itself is open for all of your hire gear and purchasing needs. Please see our big white board outside the shop for daily hours.
Our email and phones are business as usual and we are busily taking bookings for all of our diving & courses and the fabulous 2011 Whale Shark Season which will be starting in a short few weeks! There's still time to hop on our tours so drop us a line or give us a ring on 08 9949 1201.
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - PADI DMs & INSTRUCTORS
We are currently accepting applications for more crew for our upcoming Whale Shark Season!
We are looking for fabulous PADI Dive Masters and Instructors to join our team. You will dive our great sites, swim with whale sharks, play with manta rays and work with some excellent people.
You need to email us so we can send out all the details on how to apply.
We will accept applications only until this Wednesday so don't wait too long!
We are looking for fabulous PADI Dive Masters and Instructors to join our team. You will dive our great sites, swim with whale sharks, play with manta rays and work with some excellent people.
You need to email us so we can send out all the details on how to apply.
We will accept applications only until this Wednesday so don't wait too long!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
NEWS: Qantas starts flights to Exmouth - from $99!!
Finally there is going to be some competition and you are no longer restricted to Skywest for your flights!
Qantas has officially opened bookings for Perth to Learmonth (the Ningaloo Reef's airport, located about 45kms south of Exmouth and just over 100kms north of Coral Bay)!
They currently have an introductory price on ONE WAY travel for these dates:
30/03 - 20/04 2011
and
10/05 - 07/07 2011
There are flights three times a week Wed, Fri & Sun.
This sale is only on from 02 - 09 February 2011 so don't miss it!!
These are perfect dates to visit to catch the mighty whale sharks this season. Email us now to organize all of your Whale Shark Adventures, snorkeling and scuba diving tours.
Qantas has officially opened bookings for Perth to Learmonth (the Ningaloo Reef's airport, located about 45kms south of Exmouth and just over 100kms north of Coral Bay)!
They currently have an introductory price on ONE WAY travel for these dates:
30/03 - 20/04 2011
and
10/05 - 07/07 2011
There are flights three times a week Wed, Fri & Sun.
This sale is only on from 02 - 09 February 2011 so don't miss it!!
These are perfect dates to visit to catch the mighty whale sharks this season. Email us now to organize all of your Whale Shark Adventures, snorkeling and scuba diving tours.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Awesome pillar of red dust over Exmouth
We are having beautiful & hot days lately and so a couple of us headed off for a bit of a snorkel in Exmouth Gulf after work today.
As we headed back to shore, we got to watch a big band of red dust swoop up into a towering pillar - it was very cool and definitely not something we get to see every day!
As we headed back to shore, we got to watch a big band of red dust swoop up into a towering pillar - it was very cool and definitely not something we get to see every day!
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