Saturday, November 28, 2009

Whiter than white



 Rain drops on a leaf

A few days away from the conservation volunteering took place over the weekend of the 21st of November.  The time was spent down in Brixham Devon, SCUBA diving with UWE sub aqua club.

Diving might be a bit strong a term for my weekend.  Total number of dives for me was one and that was mainly a weight check.  The water was very milky and so we headed to the pub.  Saturday morning there was a lie in to remove the hangover and then start the day.  Neptune had not come to our rescue over night and the sea was still calm even with the storms, but still very murky with all the suspended solids.

The English channel -mill pond calm

So i decided to help out on shore and get soaked to the skin in non diving wear making sure those that were going in were sorted.  In the late afternoon when the divers were back on shore, there was the opportunity to sit in on someone going over the skills needed to cox the dive RIB.  Never missing the chance to get out on the sea i was in my dry suit in a flash and out on the sea and pulling doughnuts in no time.

Another night out in town followed, with a visit to the pub with a parrot.  On the way back we ran into some hostility from a couple of young locals that decided to make some trouble.

Sunday was a nice sunny day but the underwater visibility was still at arm’s reach so instead of diving I decided to swim in the sea



99 red balloons go by

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