A lovely clear sunny day and I got to Babbacombe Bay 08.40, with a very supportive wife.
The sun was up the mist was there he water was flat calm and inviting. Kev and Viv were there and the opportunity to dive in the Bay at nearly high tide was so attractive. So we dived as a threesome. We had a sort of a dive plan “that way and then round a bit and come back”. That proved to be very successful as we came across a cuttlefish that was very happy to be photographed. This was a lovely dive.
Kev and Viv left to be busy fort he rest of the day and then to have an evening dive at Budleigh.
I met up with Simon and Gavin to the afternoon dive. This was a dive that was planned to be further out and move across the bay. Some crabs at the beginning but on the way back to shallower waters I came across the biggest spider crab I have ever seen before at the bottom of a permanent buoy. As we moved across to the mushroom rock the life we could see began to increase with a large pipefish in the last minutes of the dive. This was another really lovely dive.
Babbacombe is a great place to dive where you can have a very relaxed dive, not a lot of depth but with a lot of life. Also there is a very nice café serving freshly cooked hot food as well as hot drinks.
You just have to get their early to ensure that you get a place in the very small car park!
Or you can go via the link: Babbacombe Bay 27th June 2010
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Friday, 2 July 2010
Diving on Lanes Rock, Budleigh, Devon 24th June 2010
This dive was an evening dive, but with it being so close to the longest day of the year felt more like and afternoon dive. This is Jurassic Coast Diving’s Annual BBQ après dive of course.
I try to dive with Jurassic Coast Diving, based in Exmouth, when I am down in Devon and have the available time. They are a family run dive centre with close and very loyal regular divers.
Budleigh beach does not have a lot to inspire one as it is a large pebble beach but the views of the area are lovely. There are no clues to the reef that lies some 50 metres off shore fortunately marked by a small orange buoy. Lanes Rock (the name of the reef) is a small strip of abundant life some 80 metres long and a couple of metres wide.
What Lanes Rock lacks in size makes up for in the amount of life living on it. There was a tide running and in hind site Tony and I should have carried out a surface swim rather than missing the reef after a underwater swim.
Lanes Rock just teams with crabs, mainly spider crabs, and some very large crabs at that. Tony and I came across a cuttlefish, pipefish, lobster and a number of fish. The interesting thing was the number of crab shells we saw. The only explanation was that we were seeing the remains of crab shell that local fishermen had thrown overboard after they have been producing dressed crab.
This was one of those relaxed fun dives followed by a really nice BBQ and fun company.
Or you can go via the link Lanes Rock, Budleigh, Devon 24th June 2010
I try to dive with Jurassic Coast Diving, based in Exmouth, when I am down in Devon and have the available time. They are a family run dive centre with close and very loyal regular divers.
Budleigh beach does not have a lot to inspire one as it is a large pebble beach but the views of the area are lovely. There are no clues to the reef that lies some 50 metres off shore fortunately marked by a small orange buoy. Lanes Rock (the name of the reef) is a small strip of abundant life some 80 metres long and a couple of metres wide.
What Lanes Rock lacks in size makes up for in the amount of life living on it. There was a tide running and in hind site Tony and I should have carried out a surface swim rather than missing the reef after a underwater swim.
Lanes Rock just teams with crabs, mainly spider crabs, and some very large crabs at that. Tony and I came across a cuttlefish, pipefish, lobster and a number of fish. The interesting thing was the number of crab shells we saw. The only explanation was that we were seeing the remains of crab shell that local fishermen had thrown overboard after they have been producing dressed crab.
This was one of those relaxed fun dives followed by a really nice BBQ and fun company.
Or you can go via the link Lanes Rock, Budleigh, Devon 24th June 2010
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