Monthly Archives: June 2010

Seal diving

A day out in the Farnes with Clidive (and a bunch of seals):

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Too much wind

We did not go diving today. We explored Holy Island; Lindisfarm Castle, Lindisfarm Priory, The Ship. We explored Bamburgh; Bamburgh Castle, National Trust Dunes, The Castle Hotel.

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Clidive in the Farnes

We were a little surprised when our rib “Ocean Explorer” turned up – a 10m beastie with twin 200s. Very cool, and all the excitement of a tractor launch off Beadnell beach. Despite the size, pieces of black neoprene soon

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Oh la la! Ecrillais and Les Dants

These were the two sites visited today, sadly our last. The skipper Andy modestly refers to the sites here as gullies, but in fact they’re canyons providing walls down to 50 metres teaming with life and excellent viz (12 to

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The Bel Air…

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