Brrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to our newest Ocean Diver. Will put up with ice and cold water to complete his last two qualifying dives. What a hero. I think the fact that he can now come with us to the Red Sea in March might have something to do with it!

Torbay Weekend

A great time was had on the Torbay weekend. We were based at Babbacombe on Saturday and Brixham on Sunday. Between us we saw cuttlefish, John Dories, many different types of crabs, blennies, wrasse, etc, etc. The B&B were great as always supplying us with cakes, biscuits and cream teas as well as cooking us a meal and letting us hold a quiz on Saturday night. Chris' Harem won! Many thanks to Dave for organising the week end and Jerry for the quiz.

M2 at last!

We did it - we finally dived the M2! For those of you not in the know, we have been trying to dive the M2 submarine in Lyme Bay for about two and a half years. The trip has been blown out every time until the glorious 12th! We had a fantastic day - sunny weather, calm seas and a great dive. So many fish and the congers were massive. Well worth waiting for.

http://www.divernet.com/Wrecks/wreck_tours/159473/wreck_tour_5_the_m2.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSMEkZNec7c

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!