Sas
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So who is diving this week? 
I did two dives today, was supposed to be three but I had massive sinus problems and had to sit out the last dive :depressed: I slept in the car whilst the others went out for a pier dive. They told me there was nothing to see but I do not believe them at all.
First dive was a wreck dive, my favourite type of dive. To the Eliza Ramsden, which is often cancelled due to shipping. It took me five minutes to descend to 18m due to my ears (I thought I was done with my cold but it appears not as I have now lost my voice also) and there was a current running and a lot of surge around the ship. Viz was nice though and I saw a cuttlefish
Second dive was to Pope's Eye, where I was constantly mauled by scaly fins. All the interesting stuff seemed to be near their lairs too, so I would get bitten heaps whilst trying to look at stuff. One of them attached themselves to my hand! Chilled found my reaction to their attacks hysterical though so at least he got some fun out of their attacks. I flooded my drysuit heaps when moving my head back and forth to look for them! The current was strong and made the viz crap. Was still fun though as a seal came to play with us, I saw a cuda, and in retrospect the scaly fin assaults were quite funny. After we went to the local dive shop's Christmas Party and had a lot of fun, despite not being able to talk much (that bit was quite hard for me I have to admit).
No pics today but I have gotten some more photos off chilled for the last few weeks so will post some from then!
I did two dives today, was supposed to be three but I had massive sinus problems and had to sit out the last dive :depressed: I slept in the car whilst the others went out for a pier dive. They told me there was nothing to see but I do not believe them at all.
First dive was a wreck dive, my favourite type of dive
. To the Eliza Ramsden, which is often cancelled due to shipping. It took me five minutes to descend to 18m due to my ears (I thought I was done with my cold but it appears not as I have now lost my voice also) and there was a current running and a lot of surge around the ship. Viz was nice though and I saw a cuttlefish Second dive was to Pope's Eye, where I was constantly mauled by scaly fins. All the interesting stuff seemed to be near their lairs too, so I would get bitten heaps whilst trying to look at stuff. One of them attached themselves to my hand! Chilled found my reaction to their attacks hysterical though so at least he got some fun out of their attacks. I flooded my drysuit heaps when moving my head back and forth to look for them! The current was strong and made the viz crap. Was still fun though as a seal came to play with us, I saw a cuda, and in retrospect the scaly fin assaults were quite funny. After we went to the local dive shop's Christmas Party and had a lot of fun, despite not being able to talk much (that bit was quite hard for me I have to admit).
No pics today but I have gotten some more photos off chilled for the last few weeks so will post some from then!
I rung up my boss and he is like 'umm yea I am off today too!' as he is sick also! I just got out of bed! 
