Where did you solo dive today?

[34109411]

#951
Starfish Bay
Hen & Chicks
Northland
New Zealand

A rare dive from my own boat as I had someone else on board. Pretty dive site and a huge number of fish, but the purpose was to catch a crayfish (lobster) for dinner. I saw one and missed my chance. Never mind!

So you know you i have miserable life when i look at you on this pic. my reality this morning started with 3 inch of snow. I will like to have you home adress there is a Quanta's flight leaving CYUL tomorrow. No worries i have all my gear ready to go. I don't need you boat i will go from shore.

Thank you so much to welcome me !!!!

 

[MB NZ]

So you know you i have miserable life when i look at you on this pic. my reality this morning started with 3 inch of snow. I will like to have you home adress there is a Quanta's flight leaving CYUL tomorrow. No worries i have all my gear ready to go. I don't need you boat i will go from shore.

Thank you so much to welcome me !!!!

I don't do cold, at least not very well! Tell me when your flight arrives and I will get the boat ready

 

[34109411]

I don't do cold, at least not very well! Tell me when your flight arrives and I will get the boat ready

ahh great could not wait !

Greetings from Canada

 

[matt_yates]

Its been a while since posting about my solo adventures. Plenty of diving last summer in the north sea. Mostly in the 30 to 50m depth region. A couple of different warships and the north sea passenger liner the SS Copenhagen.

Yesterday I was able to dive Dinas silica mine, an abandoned mine complex in South Wales.

Its not the easiest sites to access. its a good half mile from the carpark to the mine entrance up and over a steep rocky hill.

The mine has a large cavern as an entrance, the dive starts further back.

It took two trips to move my kit to the waters edge.

The water was a cool 8°c and exceedingly clear at least 20m.

I dived the shallower levels max depth of 9m for 80minutes, the mine shafts are laid out in a grid pattern and can become quite confusing and disorientating so despite there being a permanent line a laid my own safety line.

It was a great feeling to either reach the end of a tunnel or running out of line before starting back and choosing another set to explore.

After the dive it was time to face the hill another 2 times.

Despite the effort to get too and from the water it was well worth the effort.

 

[34109411]

Its been a while since posting about my solo adventures. Plenty of diving last summer in the north sea. Mostly in the 30 to 50m depth region. A couple of different warships and the north sea passenger liner the SS Copenhagen.

Yesterday I was able to dive Dinas silica mine, an abandoned mine complex in South Wales.

Its not the easiest sites to access. its a good half mile from the carpark to the mine entrance up and over a steep rocky hill.View attachment 884859

The mine has a large cavern as an entrance, the dive starts further back.



It took two trips to move my kit to the waters edge.

The water was a cool 8°c and exceedingly clear at least 20m.

I dived the shallower levels max depth of 9m for 80minutes, the mine shafts are laid out in a grid pattern and can become quite confusing and disorientating so despite there being a permanent line a laid my own safety line.

It was a great feeling to either reach the end of a tunnel or running out of line before starting back and choosing another set to explore.

After the dive it was time to face the hill another 2 times.

Despite the effort to get too and from the water it was well worth the effort.

Its been a while since posting about my solo adventures. Plenty of diving last summer in the north sea. Mostly in the 30 to 50m depth region. A couple of different warships and the north sea passenger liner the SS Copenhagen.

Yesterday I was able to dive Dinas silica mine, an abandoned mine complex in South Wales.

Its not the easiest sites to access. its a good half mile from the carpark to the mine entrance up and over a steep rocky hill.View attachment 884859

The mine has a large cavern as an entrance, the dive starts further back.



It took two trips to move my kit to the waters edge.

The water was a cool 8°c and exceedingly clear at least 20m.

I dived the shallower levels max depth of 9m for 80minutes, the mine shafts are laid out in a grid pattern and can become quite confusing and disorientating so despite there being a permanent line a laid my own safety line.

It was a great feeling to either reach the end of a tunnel or running out of line before starting back and choosing another set to explore.

After the dive it was time to face the hill another 2 times.

Despite the effort to get too and from the water it was well worth the effort.

wow this is cool. So you carry all you gear on that trail .

 

[matt_yates]

wow this is cool. So you carry all you gear on that trail .

yep manpacked everything in and out