I have been selected to help tell the story of the greatest show on Earth, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
I'm planning to tell this story from above, rather than below, the waves of Weymouth Bay. If you've come to this page from the BT Storyteller website, please move on to my Weymouth and Portland business blog by clicking here, as that's where I'll be focusing my Olympic story.
The link to this page is an error and will be corrected in due course.
I plan to do more scuba diving in the future, but at the moment I'm too busy to get back into the water.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Scuba Divers Spotted Over Weymouth Beach
Here's something different.
Two scuba divers were recently sighted flying over Weymouth's main beach. Divers are a common sight in the nearby harbour, as they clamber in and out of dive boats. But it's unusual to see them on the beach, and especially over the beach!
They were, of course, kites. They were being flown as part of the kite festival, which was held on a bright and suitably blowy day earlier this month.
Monday, May 16, 2011
BSAC Ocean Diver Card Has Arrived
About a year after starting my BSAC training I finally have a small plastic card which declares me an Ocean Diver.
It's been a long haul. The training, conducted by the wonderful volunteers at Alton BSAC in Hampshire, was made trickier by my moving away last summer. Ironically, I now live in Weymouth, within a few minutes walk of a coast that's popular with scuba divers.
Getting the card is a prompt for me to do more diving. Last summer I purchased a batch of second-hand scuba diving gear. I've yet to use most of it.
I can't complain that there's a lack of opportunities to dive here in Dorset. However, my next challenge is to master the use of a drysuit, the highlight of last year's acquisition. So far I've only dived in wetsuits, which were okay but I like the idea of remaining a little warmer under water.
So here's hoping that I'll soon be blogging about diving once again.
It's been a long haul. The training, conducted by the wonderful volunteers at Alton BSAC in Hampshire, was made trickier by my moving away last summer. Ironically, I now live in Weymouth, within a few minutes walk of a coast that's popular with scuba divers.
Getting the card is a prompt for me to do more diving. Last summer I purchased a batch of second-hand scuba diving gear. I've yet to use most of it.
I can't complain that there's a lack of opportunities to dive here in Dorset. However, my next challenge is to master the use of a drysuit, the highlight of last year's acquisition. So far I've only dived in wetsuits, which were okay but I like the idea of remaining a little warmer under water.
So here's hoping that I'll soon be blogging about diving once again.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Belated Happy New Year
It's been quiet on the diving front.
The gear's sitting in the conservatory waiting to be serviced. There's no shortage of good intentions about finding the local BSAC. The sea outside the front door occasionally looks inviting when the sun's shining (which it isn't today).
But spring's on its way and it'll soon be time to renew my BSAC membership. That'll focus the mind on finding a local club!
The gear's sitting in the conservatory waiting to be serviced. There's no shortage of good intentions about finding the local BSAC. The sea outside the front door occasionally looks inviting when the sun's shining (which it isn't today).
But spring's on its way and it'll soon be time to renew my BSAC membership. That'll focus the mind on finding a local club!
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