Diving the Scylla

We went to Plymouth on Sunday to dive the wreck of the Scylla. We based ourselves at Bovisand and dived the nature trail as well. A bit of a swell but we managed to take the boat out to Whitsand Bay twice. Thanks to the Dive Manager for making the day go so smoothly.

Henry V at the Zoo

We few, we happy few (8 to be exact) went to see Shakespeare's Henry V being performed at the Zoo on 19 July. We all had a great time. The weather was cool but dry and we saw England win for a change!

Oban trip

We dived Oban on the Western coast of Scotland. Wonderful wrecks, lots of interesting marine life, good viz, lovely scenery in and out of the water. Followed in the evening by drinks, meals and games with excellent  company. Even the weather was with us!

Another new diver

Helen has now followed in Chris' fin strokes and has entered into the depths of Cromhall Quarry. Another happy new diver!

New Diver

Congratulations to Chris who completed his first open water dives yesterday.

Jubilee Celebrations

We celebrated the Jubilee week end by staying in and around Bristol diving Cromhall and Vobster quarries and having a barbecue.

West Bay seagulls strike again

Diving took place at West Bay on the final weekend of May. We had wonderful weather, accommodation, food and company but the diving was spoilt by poor vis. Even so we saw plenty of life on the Baygitano and the reefs in Lyme Bay.

Last time we were here the seagulls threatened to take our sandwiches, this time one showed it’s disgust at not getting any food from us by discharging all over our diving officer. It’s meant to be lucky so let’s hope for some better diving in the future!

Visiting Billy and the newts

We had a trip to Cromhall quarry yesterday. The deep end is in use again now that we've had some rain. The newts were out on the top of the axles and the mine. Billy was under the platform and had been seen getting very friendly with Ghost so maybe we will be seeing lots of little Billies in the future!

Warm up dives at the NDAC

We went to the NDAC last week end to get some warm up dives and depth progression ready for the Westbay week end.

New Dive Leader

Congratulations to Mark who has now become a Dive Leader. Great news for him and South Bristol Divers.