Despite the lack of updates to the blog I have in fact been doing a lot of diving in the past six months, honest! It was only after returning from a weekend on Skye that I downloaded my dive computer and discovered that a very enjoyable dive on the wreck of The Port Napier had actually been my 50th dive of 2013!
The Port Napier has to be one of the most well dived wrecks in Scotland and justifiably so. There isn’t much I can write about it that hasn’t already been covered several times over, but if you don’t know what sort of vessel The Port Napier was and the dramatic manner in which it came to be be where it is, you can find out more here, here and here for starters. Continue reading “The Port Napier – June 2013”
Hin Musang “Shark Point” – Thailand 2007
Sorting through my hard drive I came across these pics of a dive at Shark Point in Thailand several years ago. I hand’t been diving for too long at the time and the dive included one of my first close up encounters with a shark. Continue reading “Hin Musang “Shark Point” – Thailand 2007″
Loch Fyne – November 2012
A weekend of diving aboard The Fyne Pioneer with skipper Simon Exley at the end of November provided some chilly but thoroughly enjoyable dives at sites including Stallion Rock, Minard Islands and ‘Big Rock’. Continue reading “Loch Fyne – November 2012”
Garvellachs and the Firth of Lorn – October 2012
A long overdue return to the Garvellachs and the Firth of Lorn towards the end of October produced some really great diving featuring all the sponges, anemones, sea fans and other colourful life that the strong currents in this area are able to support. Continue reading “Garvellachs and the Firth of Lorn – October 2012”