A confession – I mainly like scuba diving because of its similarities to the video game series Pokémon. Hear me out. You travel around the region, exploring different areas, gaining experience by diving (or, in Pokémon, battling). When you’re ready, you can try for your next certification (or Gym Badge). Sometimes you learn a new technique (or a new move) … Read More
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish – West Bay – 27-28th July 2024
Thibault-culosis /ti.bo.kjʊˈ.ləʊ.sɪs/ n. An infectious diving malady. Symptoms include a relaxed attitude towards diving, approximately 15 minutes of lateness for ropes off, and confusion about who is responsible for said lateness. It must be said that the trip got off to an inauspicious start. We had multiple dropouts for some unlucky reasons, including a last minute bout of shingles, of … Read More
Portland, July 2024 – Or, Five Go Mad in Dorset
Sports Diver trips hit different. We don’t need no education – we’re already happy to smash a drift, go into deco, get pizza and do it all again the next day. Let’s introduce the Famous Five: Thibault, Dive Manager, proud inventor of the Delayed Surface Marker Baguette (actually a regular DSMB with a French flag attached – same thing); Dan, … Read More
Swanage – July 2023
This was a different dive trip. A low-pressure system over Ireland brought heavy winds to theChannel coast. Laura’s WhatsApp messages grew ever more ominous as the weekend drew nearer:probably no Percy, maybe no shore diving, and only hopefully some diving at all. Laura and Nathan explored possible shore diving sites on the rain-soaked Friday. The winds hadn’t yet reached their … Read More
Weymouth and Portland, April 2023
Being convinced to go on the trip at the very last minute, there wasn’t much time for me to be prepared for what a dive trip over the long bank holiday weekend encompassed. One thing was for sure: there would be a lot of diving. We arrived in Weymouth in the late evening and to two wonderful haven caravans. We … Read More