Derek’s Dive Domain

It was the end of January, and as normal reports are coming in all over the forums that the weekends diving is going to be blown out again.  After a couple of messages, Gary (WWD) is happy for a plop into Stoney Cove, so we meet up there at about 7.30 or so, and after an early morning coffee, we get kitted up and get in at the Slipway.  We hadn’t really got anything planned for the dives, so it was the usual drop down to 20 metres, and head out to the Stanegarth trying to beat everyone else there before the place gets the silt kicked out of it :)  We have a quick look around there, and then head over to the two minis, and then head back in the general direction of the main wall to ascend there.  As it happens we fin almost into the APC, in its new position, so this is where they have placed it now.   After committing the location to memory, we head over to the wall near to the Bedford van and make a nice slow ascent up there, which is a good chance to practice horizontal ascents, before a gentle fin across the 6 metre area, and out at the slipway again.

After some nice warm coffee, and a 90 minute or so surface interval we kit up and head down again for a shorter dive, dropping down to the Wessex, before going over to the coach and coming back up the road.  I come out after this dive completely freezing, I am definitely going to have to get another layer before I dive again in these winter waters. 

Time for the bar and a quick drinkie before heading off home…

Dive 1 (120) 20.5 metres, total dive time 37 minutes.

Dive 2 (121) 20.3 metres, total dive time 28 minutes.