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
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