{"id":158,"date":"2015-08-21T20:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/?p=158"},"modified":"2016-09-01T14:18:07","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T13:18:07","slug":"first-visit-to-tac-cawla-caves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/2015\/08\/21\/first-visit-to-tac-cawla-caves\/","title":{"rendered":"First visit to Tac-Cawla Caves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was my first visit to tac-Cawla caves, which are amongst the less frequently visited sites on Gozo.\u00a0 We set off on a boat ride from the Inland Sea.\u00a0 There are a number of caves at this site, two of which penetrate <span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">the cliff up to a depth of 120m and 130m.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-159 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1414_s.jpg\" alt=\"On the way out from Tac-Cawla Caves\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1414_s.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1414_s-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1414_s-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1414_s-128x96.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the way out from Tac-Cawla Caves, with my dive light illuminating a rock formation on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They are a wonderful dive site, and on the way back one is greeted with wonderful vistas of vivid blue light playing upon the rock formations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-160 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1418_s.jpg\" alt=\"The amazing rock formations at Tac-Cawla Caves\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1418_s.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1418_s-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1418_s-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ed_GOPR1418_s-128x96.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The amazing rock formations at Tac-Cawla Caves in the foreground, and two divers exiting the caves in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='stb-container-5958' class='stb-container-css stb-info-container stb-caption stb-collapsible stb-visible stb-image-big stb-ltr stb-corners stb-shadow'><div id='stb-caption-box-5958' class='stb-info-caption_box stb_caption stb-caption-box' ><aside class='stb-caption-icon'><img src='http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-special-textboxes\/themes\/stb-dark\/info.png'><\/aside><span>Dive Log Info<\/span><div id=\"stb-tool-5958\" class=\"stb-tool\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"stb-toolimg-5958\" src=\"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-special-textboxes\/themes\/stb-dark\/minus.png\" title=\"Hide\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id='stb-body-box-5958' class='stb-info-body_box stb_body stb-body-box' ><strong>Date:<\/strong> 22\/08\/2016<br \/>\n<strong>Site:<\/strong> Tac-Cawla Caves, Gozo<br \/>\n<strong>Time in:<\/strong> 09:40<br \/>\n<strong>Time out:<\/strong> 10:57<br \/>\n<strong> Runtime:<\/strong> 77min<br \/>\n<strong> Max Depth:<\/strong> 25.9m<br \/>\n<strong> Bottom Temperature:<\/strong> 21\u00baC<br \/>\n<strong> Visibility:<\/strong> Good<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script language='javascript' type='text\/javascript'>function getWR360PopupSkin(){return 'light_clean';}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was my first visit to tac-Cawla caves, which are amongst the less frequently visited sites on Gozo.\u00a0 We set off on a boat ride from the Inland Sea.\u00a0 There are a number of caves at this site, two of which penetrate the cliff up to a depth of 120m and 130m. 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