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.