Monthly Archives: August 2009

A couple of vids

We’re all back in the big smoke now and many of us are getting ready for heading down to Plymouth for the August Bank Holiday weekend. In the meantime, here’s a video of the gannets of Muckle Flugga (no sound): 

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The Final Checkout

1x Broom Handle2x cucumbers1x extra hot chilli sauce1 set of needle and threadJump start leads12l vanilla ice cream15 punnets strawberries2 hours Internet Access15 bottles red wine15 bottles white wine5l veterinary lubricant1000l unleaded fuel ..and Charlie (Owner: Final Checkout, most northern

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Brrrrrra Firth

The wind whipped up the Firth today, restricting our dive sites to those sheltered inside. So, Da Uda Cave provided entertainment for a group of torched-up Clidivers. The routes taken by different dive pairs through the H shaped passageways resulted

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Out Stack and Back

In a brief weather window, Clidive initiated Mission Out Stack. Rory issued a stern and comprehensive safety brief, but buoyed our spirits with the observation that a rib like Yellow could be bailed in minutes with a bucket. On the

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Baa Baa Brilliant!

This morning we visited the Baa Skerries, where we found marvellous blue water, a very large lobster, excellent visibility and a very atmospheric dive. Here is Warwick hanging out: And a few more friendly critters: Saito Head was the afternoon’s

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