The lion sleeps tonight

Check out Captain Nige's newly comissioned web site, Lionfish Hunting (link below). Everything you need to know about how to hunt, what to use, how to eat them and much, much more.If this man can't tell you what you want to know about lionfish, then you don't need to know it! Link: HEREYou'll also find him on Facebook: H...

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Best of both worlds

Sharks and turtles. The perfect combination. Like Morcombe and Wise, Eddie and Alec and Cider and Cheese, we got the perfect pairing on the first dive this morning. The cold front and ensuing high winds were due to hit us early morning but it actually held off till the afternoon although it was still lumpy at the surface which can be attested to by numerous people feeding the fish over the side of the boat any time they weren't underwater.Rope off, chocks away!With a strong NE wind, Captain Nat headed us South with Captain Nige deciding to do the Maze as there was a good chance to see the ladies in grey. And what do you know, it was a damn fine...

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Chanchullo

So just back from a few days in Havana. Some great scenery and great people there. Caymankind could learn thing or two from the Cubans........ I think I enjoyed the Dos Hermanos bar the best given that it was the watering hole of Brando, Flynn and Hemingway amongst others, and they had an awesome Dos Hermanos club sandwich which was ep...

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Ghost of the navigator

Ok, so I don't have any spectacular underwater shots today as I was teaching again, this time the underwater navigator specialty. And again, like last week, there was a ripping current. However, seeing as we were in the sandpit we weren't too deep or too far off shore but it did make me burn through my air laying out all the nav markers on both dives. Hard work.Scuba cat was on hand to log the divers in and out of the water and standing alert to provide surface support at a moments notice. Well, laying alert. Ok, just laying.Suffice to say, all students passed the course with flying colours.Closer to home,  and on a completely unrelated...

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Hungry eyes

This is why you never look a cuttlefish in the eye when you're diving........Just like another animal we know....

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Under the microscope

I don't get too excited by new lenses, but by 'eck, if there's one lens the Sony E/FE mounts needed was a good macro lens and the new 90mm comes with unique super ED (extra-low dispersion) glass and direct drive SSM super fast focusing.And it shall be officially announced tomorrow. And yes, I have preordered it already. It's a thing of beauty. All we need now is an NEX 7 or A7s replacement. Soon.........."It will come again in glory to judge the living and the macro, and it's kingdom will have infinity focus.......

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Deep Water

After a few false starts first thing in the morning, not to mention a dose of malicious weather, we ended up at LHP to complete Tanja and Jonatans deep diver spec and start them on their way to obtaining their MSD qualification.The current on the main wall proved to be a definate factor, something that required real consideration as to whether to continue or call the dive for another day. After weighing up all the options, we carried on to complete the dive. Had I been in any doubt for anyones safety and their abilites, that would have been a different matter but they aquitted themselves admirably with calm level heads, the mark of a good diver...

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