Monthly Archives: June 2011

Devil Gas in Saffron Walden

Not all that long ago, Nitrox was ‘the devil gas’ and BSAC and PADI banned its use. BSAC saw the light fairly quickly and the rest of the world soon followed. Now Nitrox diving is taught as part of entry

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Penzance Vid

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Falmouth!

The reign of rain continued but nothing could dampen our spirits as the hardy bunch motored out of Falmouth harbour to be greeted by a pod of dolphins limbering up for thier daily acrobatics. Another great days diving was had

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Cornwall day 6

Around 8am at Penzance harbour. Still, flat calm and sunny. Two full RIBs pulling away and heading toward the Runnel Stone. Deja vu? But, this time we made it there, the journey punctuated by an encounter with a young basking

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Cornwall days 4 and 5

Similar prevailing wind conditions meant that Wednesday was devoted to a day off for many of us. One party began the day with a run up and down the hills in torrential rain. Others used more conventional transport to explore

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