Jake doesn’t bite (much), but he doesn’t like machines and yowls at the lift before baying in your face. But the skipper loves him, and so do we (mostly!).

Arrived in sunny Sark, the heart of the Channel Islands. Aghast to find that aliens are attaching themselves to the fish. Seasearch reports on the way.

In with the new… Here we are at the new (3.8m deep) pool in Wapping. As the sign says, beware deep water. See you all there soon.

For our last night at Ironmonger Row for a couple of years, we thought it would be appropriate to try out loads of old scuba gear. Bronze hard hats, Kirby Morgan helmets, twin hose demand valves, ABLJs – we had…