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Farne Islands 2009
Tuesday 25th August 2009 and on my way to yet another Farnes, I hope I never get bored with it up there. Early start to miss M25 rush hour and then get up the A1M as quick as possible. We are going up 4 days early before the diving starts for a holiday and to [...]
A Lumpy Newhaven
Meeting at 11.00 in Newhaven was a relaxing start to what I hoped would be a relaxing day’s diving. Admittedly the weather forecast was not particularly promising, but with a few changes to the dive plan, we divided ourselves up on to Sea King and Britvic. On Britvic, we had Sarah and Gren Hamlyn, Dave [...]
The Unofficial Report On Diving Croatia
In the world according to EasyJet you are allowed to have 32 kilos of luggage if you include sporting equipment, sounds simple, well yes and no!
You can have two bags if one of them is sporting equipment but you may be charged for the bag (no lies this is what we were told). For example, [...]
Around the Reefs in Eighteen Dives
A trip to the Red Sea has not only become a K&E annual event but is often the highlight of the dive season, and this year was no exception.
Your best dive so far?
The Thistlegorm (Red Sea). Thesis, Radas, (Oban) Zenobia (Cyprus) or may be the old Scapa Flow favourites Karsruhe, Tabarka, Kron Prinz Willhelm. Or something closer to home such as the Scylla or even The James Egan Lane (Plymouth). All wonderful but reasonably costly to do. Well here’s a cracker for £25.00!
Last weekend we dived the [...]
All Wight Diving
On Friday 8th May 13 of us (unlucky for some) headed off to Lymington for our first UK dive weekend of the season. Half the group stayed with Cynthia Doherty and her husband, Roy, in their beautiful home. The other half stayed almost next door at Haven Hurst House B&B, also a lovely house – [...]
First outing for Sea King
On the weekend of 25th and 26th May the new RIB made its first outing with the branch. With some last minute preparations during the week the boat was finally ready to go fully kitted out.
So how was it? Here are some of the quotes:
“Is that engine still running – I can’t hear it, god [...]
Big Waves and Big Fish in Challaborough
As the waves crashed over the sides of the rapidly filling RIB it was clear we were running out of time. Weighed down by the water and pushed ashore by the breaking waves we risked smashing the prop on the rocks. Between sets we managed to turn the boat bows into the surf and Dave [...]