Aquanaut Dive Club trip back to The Lizard to dive The Manacles.
This time the weather was kind to us and we got some amazing dives in. Thanks
again to Alicia and Clive from the Gallen
Treath guest house in Porthallow. They did a marvellous job looking after us
(again). This was the first time that the club have used Porthkerris
Divers. That was the correct decision - those guys are awesome. Great boats,
great people, great location, great dives! It is a long drive down to Cornwall
.............. but it was well worth it!
Our dives included wrecks and reefs. Friday - Vase Rock and
Porthkerris shore dive. Saturday - SS Carmarthen and Pen-Win reef, Sunday - the Chynhalis and the SS Mohegan, Monday - Spyridion Vagliano and the Rock Island
Bridge. Awesome stuff.
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Most of the motley crew.
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The hard boat 'Celtic Cat'
expertly skippered by Mike was loaded
by using a pontoon on wheels pushed out into the water by tractor.
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Charming!
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Keith, Laura and Jon.
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Dougal the Dog.
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Porthkerris beach ...... great
for shore diving. We did a few.
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Chris and Robin share a joke
which Andy didn't understand.
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Me myself I.
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Red fingers - Alcyonium
glomeratum
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Ross coral - Pentapora
foliacea
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Two pilchards outside The Five
Pilchards, Porthallow.
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Robin, Chris and Dave.
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Chris Bean, Laura, Andy,
Robin, Chris Noakes and Dave.
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No comment.
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Ms Katrina Peebles.
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Katrina and Adam.
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Pink sea fan - Eunicella
verrucosa
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Common sea urchin - Echinus
esculentus
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Chris ........
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........ and Chris.
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Robin finds it all a bit too
much.
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Adam, Chris N and Chris B.
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The full crew (front) Katrina,
Dougal, Andy, Jon, Gaz, Dave, Steven.
(back) Laura, Adam, Chris N, Keith, Robin, Chris B.
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Gaz and Robin attempt a shore
dive ... they are instructors after all.
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Common cuttlefish - Sepia
officinalis.
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Snakelocks anemone - Anemonia
viridis
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Seven armed starfish - Luidia
ciliaris
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Gaz doing what he does best.
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