A diving trip, with our club from Newbury (Newbury Sub-Aqua Club), to the Isles of Scilly -
some 40+ km West of Cornwall:
Places:
Details:
The ferry Scillonian III took us from Penzance. They have splendidly organized luggage distribution straight to your accommodation.
The only disadvantage is collecting luggage on your way back. All passengers wanted to have their bags at the same time.
There is no parking place close to the pier. And the several hundred people were crowding trying simultaneously to pack
their belongings into their cars... Nightmare!
We can recommend the Isles of Scilly Parking
(the only minus is the 10-minutes walk from the pier). We found all the details we needed on their web page:
the description on how to get there and some advice on how to organize ourselves - thanks a lot!
The trip was mostly uneventful; some wind, pretty warm; small waves.
We could see Land's End for the first time from the other side! ;-)
We passed some dolphins and... that's about it.
No problems finding our place in Hugh Town - if you can't find your way around, go ask at the Tourist Information on the main street.
(Visitors that just came to the island are easily recognizable - they're trying to find their way around the town using maps;
but the town is really not that big - after a day or two you know it almost by heart!)
The ferry Scillonian III took us from Penzance. They have splendidly organized luggage distribution straight to your accommodation.
The only disadvantage is collecting luggage on your way back. All passengers wanted to have their bags at the same time.
There is no parking place close to the pier. And the several hundred people were crowding trying simultaneously to pack
their belongings into their cars... Nightmare!
We can recommend the Isles of Scilly Parking
(the only minus is the 10-minutes walk from the pier). We found all the details we needed on their web page:
the description on how to get there and some advice on how to organize ourselves - thanks a lot!
The trip was mostly uneventful; some wind, pretty warm; small waves.
We could see Land's End for the first time from the other side! ;-)
We passed some dolphins and... that's about it.
No problems finding our place in Hugh Town - if you can't find your way around, go ask at the Tourist Information on the main street.
(Visitors that just came to the island are easily recognizable - they're trying to find their way around the town using maps;
but the town is really not that big - after a day or two you know it almost by heart!)
Day 0 - getting there
[MJT] Typical English town buildings in Penzance
[MJT] Typical English town buildings in Penzance
[MJT] One of the classic images of IoS - Bishop Rock Lighthouse
[MJT] One of the classic images of IoS - Bishop Rock Lighthouse
[MJT] Three dolphins passed us by (though only two are visible on this picture)
[MJT] Three dolphins passed us by (though only two are visible on this picture)
[MJT] Almost there, and we could still see the mainland
[MJT] Almost there, and we could still see the mainland
[MJT] First sight of the main isles of the small archipelago
[MJT] First sight of the main isles of the small archipelago
[MJT] And just after 3 hours we arrived in Hugh Town on St. Mary's
[MJT] And just after 3 hours we arrived in Hugh Town on St. Mary's
[MJT] No diving that day, so we took a stroll on the beach; here - a dried out Short-spined sea scorpion
[MJT] No diving that day, so we took a stroll on the beach; here - a dried out Short-spined sea scorpion
[MJT] Rag worm mound
[MJT] Rag worm mound
[MJT] A brave little limpet!
[MJT] A brave little limpet!
[MJT] Our favorite past time between dives - rock pooling at low tide (and the tides were pretty big here - all these rocks were later underwater)
[MJT] Our favorite past time between dives - rock pooling at low tide (and the tides were pretty big here - all these rocks were later underwater)
[MUT] Scillys are known from their flowers
[MUT] Scillys are known from their flowers
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[MJT] Sunny and warm weather was with us for the whole week
[MJT] Sunny and warm weather was with us for the whole week
[MJT] The difference between tides is evident - water reaches these buildings at high tide
[MJT] The difference between tides is evident - water reaches these buildings at high tide
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Our first diving day - needed to pick up our gear, assemble and check it.
We took everything with us - including cylinders and weights (warning: some lines don't allow you to take cylinders aboard, even empty;
you really need to check this with the line before a trip!). Here, we shared a whole container with another dive group
and we didn't have any problems taking even full cylinders. And no problems with the weight of the whole thing (consider: 2 groups, 10-12 divers each,
everybody has cylinders and weights, etc. - no problems at all).
Next, we had to take everything down to the boat - and fire away!
Moonshadow was our boat and Jo our captain; she was great at quickly getting us to the different dive sites
and would describe the different attractions below very competently.
She also made sure that we dived at sites that were sheltered from the wind.
And we never had problems with incorrectly dropped shot lines (in contrast with what we had to put up with at Eyemouth).
The good thing is that the archipelago is quite small and the longest route to a dive site took us 30, maybe 40 minutes.
Even so, every dive was different and we liked the dives more and more with each passing day.
Though we're not great fans of wreck diving (maybe except for the life that can be found there) - and you can't dive the Scilly Isles
without bumping into a wreck or two - we thoroughly enjoyed the dives.
Our first diving day - needed to pick up our gear, assemble and check it.
We took everything with us - including cylinders and weights (warning: some lines don't allow you to take cylinders aboard, even empty;
you really need to check this with the line before a trip!). Here, we shared a whole container with another dive group
and we didn't have any problems taking even full cylinders. And no problems with the weight of the whole thing (consider: 2 groups, 10-12 divers each,
everybody has cylinders and weights, etc. - no problems at all).
Next, we had to take everything down to the boat - and fire away!
Moonshadow was our boat and Jo our captain; she was great at quickly getting us to the different dive sites
and would describe the different attractions below very competently.
She also made sure that we dived at sites that were sheltered from the wind.
And we never had problems with incorrectly dropped shot lines (in contrast with what we had to put up with at Eyemouth).
The good thing is that the archipelago is quite small and the longest route to a dive site took us 30, maybe 40 minutes.
Even so, every dive was different and we liked the dives more and more with each passing day.
Though we're not great fans of wreck diving (maybe except for the life that can be found there) - and you can't dive the Scilly Isles
without bumping into a wreck or two - we thoroughly enjoyed the dives.
Day 1 - Brinkburn (1898) and Zelda (1874) wrecks
[MJT] In the morning, we picked up our gear - from an additional container (the normal baggage limit per person: two suitcases)
[MJT] In the morning, we picked up our gear - from an additional container (the normal baggage limit per person: two suitcases)
[MJT] Over 900 wrecks lie beneath the waves - one cannot avoid wreck when diving there
[MJT] Over 900 wrecks lie beneath the waves - one cannot avoid wreck when diving there
[MJT] Sea cucumber
[MJT] Sea cucumber
[MJT] Jewel anemones - these well all over some of the rocks
[MJT] Jewel anemones - these well all over some of the rocks
[MJT] Pink sea fan
[MJT] Pink sea fan
[MJT] Grey seals are commonly spotted on the smaller rocks / isles
[MJT] Grey seals are commonly spotted on the smaller rocks / isles
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[MJT] A mom with her pup
[MJT] A mom with her pup
[MJT] Inquisitive by nature, often came quite close to the boat
[MJT] Inquisitive by nature, often came quite close to the boat
[MJT] This one thinks we can't see it
[MJT] This one thinks we can't see it
[MJT] Seal sometimes approached divers, but still keeping a safe distance
[MJT] Seal sometimes approached divers, but still keeping a safe distance
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[MJT] Spiny starfish
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One of the two non-wreck dives - we didn't expect such colorful walls under water!
Currents were a bit strong, though not really difficult (though taking a good picture proved to be problematic;
we started to take our reef hooks for the other dives).
We concentrated on marine life on the second dive too;
the most interesting part for us were the big boilers.
And this was the only interesting part of the wreck, too - the rest is rusting away on the sea floor...
In the evening, the whole group had a very nice barbeque on the Porthcressa beach - a 5 minute walk all the way to the other side of the island!
One of the two non-wreck dives - we didn't expect such colorful walls under water!
Currents were a bit strong, though not really difficult (though taking a good picture proved to be problematic;
we started to take our reef hooks for the other dives).
We concentrated on marine life on the second dive too;
the most interesting part for us were the big boilers.
And this was the only interesting part of the wreck, too - the rest is rusting away on the sea floor...
In the evening, the whole group had a very nice barbeque on the Porthcressa beach - a 5 minute walk all the way to the other side of the island!
Day 2 - Deep Ledges reef and King Cadwallon wreck (1906)
[MJT] Where the current were strong, the walls and wrecks were covered in plumose anemones
[MJT] Where the current were strong, the walls and wrecks were covered in plumose anemones
[MJT] Red, orange, white, gray...
[MJT] Red, orange, white, gray...
[MJT] Pretty similar to Norwegian walls - see here, check out day 7th
[MJT] Pretty similar to Norwegian walls - see here, check out day 7th
[MJT] Colonies of jewel anemones - also, on subsequent images
[MJT] Colonies of jewel anemones - also, on subsequent images
[MJT] Extremely colorful
[MJT] Extremely colorful
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[MJT] During surface breaks - time to take in the scenery
[MJT] During surface breaks - time to take in the scenery
[MJT] Those !@#4%^&* birds - look nice in the air, but are oh so loud at 3am!
[MJT] Those !@#4%^&* birds - look nice in the air, but are oh so loud at 3am!
[MJT] A seven armed starfish (luidia ciliaris)
[MJT] A seven armed starfish (luidia ciliaris)
[MJT] A common sea urchin
[MJT] A common sea urchin
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[MJT] A pretty oasis of life at the top of the boilers of King Cadwallon
[MJT] A pretty oasis of life at the top of the boilers of King Cadwallon
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[MJT] A yellow hedgehog sponge and a spiny starfish in the background
[MJT] A yellow hedgehog sponge and a spiny starfish in the background
[MJT] Time for BBQ; while some of us worked hard...
[MJT] Time for BBQ; while some of us worked hard...
[MJT] ...the rest rested and chatted carelessly
[MJT] ...the rest rested and chatted carelessly
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[MJT] Believe it or not - this is the UK!
[MJT] Believe it or not - this is the UK!
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The place where Firebrand rests is the home to several other wrecks (mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries);
you can find anchors and cannons almost everywhere...
The Cita container ship is much younger - lost in the 1997, but already covered in sea life.
Chris told us that a couple of years ago it was still pretty clean - you could even read the ship's name on the side...
Finally, we started to feel good under water - previous dives were great, but there was always something wrong.
But on this day we could relax and enjoy the dive 100%.
When we got out of the water, it turned out, though, the Marta's suit is leaking slightly.
We fought with this till the end of the whole trip; fortunately, the leak wasn't that big,
and the inner suit was really good (and dried even quicker).
Oh well, never a break...
The place where Firebrand rests is the home to several other wrecks (mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries);
you can find anchors and cannons almost everywhere...
The Cita container ship is much younger - lost in the 1997, but already covered in sea life.
Chris told us that a couple of years ago it was still pretty clean - you could even read the ship's name on the side...
Finally, we started to feel good under water - previous dives were great, but there was always something wrong.
But on this day we could relax and enjoy the dive 100%.
When we got out of the water, it turned out, though, the Marta's suit is leaking slightly.
We fought with this till the end of the whole trip; fortunately, the leak wasn't that big,
and the inner suit was really good (and dried even quicker).
Oh well, never a break...
Day 3 - Firebrand (1707) and Cita (1997) wrecks
[MJT] You can understand where all those wrecks came from... Below - the Firebrand wreck
[MJT] You can understand where all those wrecks came from... Below - the Firebrand wreck
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[MJT] Daisy anemone
[MJT] Daisy anemone
[MJT] A volcano sponge surrounded by Devonshire cup-corals
[MJT] A volcano sponge surrounded by Devonshire cup-corals
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[MJT] Yellow staghorn sponge
[MJT] Yellow staghorn sponge
[MJT] St. Agnes Lighthouse
[MJT] St. Agnes Lighthouse
[MJT] A nice place for a lunch break - in The Cove; the sandbar (The Bar) between St. Agnes and Gugh disappears at high tide
[MJT] A nice place for a lunch break - in The Cove; the sandbar (The Bar) between St. Agnes and Gugh disappears at high tide
[MJT] The team rests before the next dive - on Moonshadow, Jo's dive boat
[MJT] The team rests before the next dive - on Moonshadow, Jo's dive boat
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[MJT] Pollack
[MJT] Pollack
[MJT] A rather impressive plumose anemone
[MJT] A rather impressive plumose anemone
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[MJT] Football sea squirt (Tunicates)
[MJT] Football sea squirt (Tunicates)
[MJT] St. Mary's main harbor in Hugh Town (at low tide)
[MJT] St. Mary's main harbor in Hugh Town (at low tide)
[MJT] And the old harbor (Old Town) - at the opposite side of the island
[MJT] And the old harbor (Old Town) - at the opposite side of the island
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[MJT] European herring gulls; they started their days as early as 3am! We needed to shut all windows to get some sleep...
[MJT] European herring gulls; they started their days as early as 3am! We needed to shut all windows to get some sleep...
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Hathor went down on top and across the Plympton.
The dive is pretty deep - to find Plympton's prop you have to go down to 38 meters.
And we even got to the bottom wreck, but I guess you have to swim further away from Hathor to find the prop.
But we didn't get the chance to do that - because of Marta's suit.
To check the leak, we changed the valve to another one.
(First, though, we pumped Marcia up in the suit, and used washing liquid to try to find the leak - no luck; but she looked really funny!)
But it turned out that this second valve doesn't let air out as easily as the original one (it was an older model).
And, instead of diving, we started fighting with it. And at that depth that's not such a great idea.
So we decided not to take any risks and just surface.
The second dive was much calmer - we refitted the original valve (as the second didn't fix the leak) -
all gear troubles went away. Then I could focus a bit on taking pictures - trying to follow some of the advice
from the very interesting book "The Underwater Photographer" by Martin Edge. That is:
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switch the program from P to Tv, for now; using 1/200 timing - the quickest with which the strobe still works;
using P, the camera would use long times, so the image would come out unusable...
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decrease the ISO setting from 400 (which isn't that bad, but still) to 80 (the lowest available on the G10),
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increase the lamp's output; faster times, lower sensitivity - less light,
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use the "edge lighting" technique so that the stronger flash won't bring out the various tiny bits floating in the water;
and I think all of this helped, though others will need to judge that...
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I also enabled the RAW format, but, for now, I don't have the patience to work with it;
maybe when I start taking better pictures and start deleting more of not-so-great ones, then I'll come back to this idea.
The current was pretty favorable, and that made things considerable easier too...
Hathor went down on top and across the Plympton.
The dive is pretty deep - to find Plympton's prop you have to go down to 38 meters.
And we even got to the bottom wreck, but I guess you have to swim further away from Hathor to find the prop.
But we didn't get the chance to do that - because of Marta's suit.
To check the leak, we changed the valve to another one.
(First, though, we pumped Marcia up in the suit, and used washing liquid to try to find the leak - no luck; but she looked really funny!)
But it turned out that this second valve doesn't let air out as easily as the original one (it was an older model).
And, instead of diving, we started fighting with it. And at that depth that's not such a great idea.
So we decided not to take any risks and just surface.
The second dive was much calmer - we refitted the original valve (as the second didn't fix the leak) -
all gear troubles went away. Then I could focus a bit on taking pictures - trying to follow some of the advice
from the very interesting book "The Underwater Photographer" by Martin Edge. That is:
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switch the program from P to Tv, for now; using 1/200 timing - the quickest with which the strobe still works;
using P, the camera would use long times, so the image would come out unusable...
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decrease the ISO setting from 400 (which isn't that bad, but still) to 80 (the lowest available on the G10),
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increase the lamp's output; faster times, lower sensitivity - less light,
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use the "edge lighting" technique so that the stronger flash won't bring out the various tiny bits floating in the water;
and I think all of this helped, though others will need to judge that...
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I also enabled the RAW format, but, for now, I don't have the patience to work with it;
maybe when I start taking better pictures and start deleting more of not-so-great ones, then I'll come back to this idea.
The current was pretty favorable, and that made things considerable easier too...
Day 4 - Plympton (1909) and Hathor (1920) double wreck; Minnehaha (1874) wreck
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[MJT] Candy striped flatworm
[MJT] Candy striped flatworm
[MJT] Sea mat on seaweed preyed on by a sea slug
[MJT] Sea mat on seaweed preyed on by a sea slug
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[MJT] Snakelocks anemone
[MJT] Snakelocks anemone
[MJT] Eggs of the sea lemon nudibranch
[MJT] Eggs of the sea lemon nudibranch
[MJT] Red fingers, very similar to the common dead men's fingers
[MJT] Red fingers, very similar to the common dead men's fingers
[MJT] Boring sponge (Cliona celata) - rather impressive one, and not at all boring :)
[MJT] Boring sponge (Cliona celata) - rather impressive one, and not at all boring :)
[MJT] The only evening when we had a bit of not so good weather - famous Scilly fog
[MJT] The only evening when we had a bit of not so good weather - famous Scilly fog
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That day's main event was an exploding valve - from the mini-cylinder used to inflate DSMBs.
We were happily motoring along to the first dive site when all of a sudden, there was this small explosion and
very loud hissing sound. Turned out that it's not the engine that's exploding, but the small cylinder.
The valve just broke in two (shooting the cylinder into the sea some 100m away from the boat).
Fortunately, nobody was looking in that direction nor was anybody really close to the thing - so nobody got really hurt.
Only Tess had some pinprick spots on her arm - either from the mini shrapnel or just from the expanding air - not really sure...
We continued with the dives, of course. Western Rocks was the second non-wreck dive, and again, very interesting.
We were even visited by a seal pup and his mother; walls of anemones, nudibranchs - really nice.
The second dive looked to be very interesting - the Colossus wreck - very well described, with a folder that you can take underwater even.
Frankly - I was underwhelmed when we got there. You can just about make out where the timber was.
The interesting part are the half-buried cannons and the big light-green (copper) rivets (these looked totally out of place;
parts of some modern construction or something); very sharp (corrosion) - you need to be careful not to run into one and ruin your suit.
But the ground around the wreck was quite interesting - that is, life that can be found there.
That day's main event was an exploding valve - from the mini-cylinder used to inflate DSMBs.
We were happily motoring along to the first dive site when all of a sudden, there was this small explosion and
very loud hissing sound. Turned out that it's not the engine that's exploding, but the small cylinder.
The valve just broke in two (shooting the cylinder into the sea some 100m away from the boat).
Fortunately, nobody was looking in that direction nor was anybody really close to the thing - so nobody got really hurt.
Only Tess had some pinprick spots on her arm - either from the mini shrapnel or just from the expanding air - not really sure...
We continued with the dives, of course. Western Rocks was the second non-wreck dive, and again, very interesting.
We were even visited by a seal pup and his mother; walls of anemones, nudibranchs - really nice.
The second dive looked to be very interesting - the Colossus wreck - very well described, with a folder that you can take underwater even.
Frankly - I was underwhelmed when we got there. You can just about make out where the timber was.
The interesting part are the half-buried cannons and the big light-green (copper) rivets (these looked totally out of place;
parts of some modern construction or something); very sharp (corrosion) - you need to be careful not to run into one and ruin your suit.
But the ground around the wreck was quite interesting - that is, life that can be found there.
Day 5 - Western Rocks and Colossus wreck (1798)
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[MJT] Dahlia anemone
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[MJT] Classic view of a group of lined polycera feeding on bryozoans
[MJT] Classic view of a group of lined polycera feeding on bryozoans
[MJT] This seal tried to rest under water - while divers passed over it
[MJT] This seal tried to rest under water - while divers passed over it
[MJT] Marta encouraged the smaller seal to play with us
[MJT] Marta encouraged the smaller seal to play with us
[MJT] With such big 'eyes' it looks like a swimming skull (Marcia prefers here: a panda)
[MJT] With such big 'eyes' it looks like a swimming skull (Marcia prefers here: a panda)
[MJT] And even more nudibranchs
[MJT] And even more nudibranchs
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[MJT] A velvet swimming crab - trying to open a shell
[MJT] A velvet swimming crab - trying to open a shell
[MJT] A colony of shags
[MJT] A colony of shags
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[MJT] Dragonet
[MJT] Dragonet
[MJT] A part from the wreck of Colossus
[MJT] A part from the wreck of Colossus
[MJT] And a half-buried cannon
[MJT] And a half-buried cannon
[MJT] Eubranchus farrani? Those tentacles are inflated with sea water, making the animal to appear much larger than it is.
[MJT] Eubranchus farrani? Those tentacles are inflated with sea water, making the animal to appear much larger than it is.
[MJT] This one is definitely Eubranchus farrani; the previous one might be juvenile (salmon pink)
[MJT] This one is definitely Eubranchus farrani; the previous one might be juvenile (salmon pink)
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[MJT] Gem anemone
[MJT] Gem anemone
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Both steamships ran into rocks on the same day, of the same year...
Well, the first wreck was actually quite interesting (at least for guys) - the engine block, the crankshaft, etc.
And everything quite big - a big ship she was.
But the funniest part was looking for the prop - only some of the diving pairs found it.
The rest just swam over it without even noticing it. The thing is, the prop is very big and if you're too close to the ground,
you won't recognize it. You have to be 3-4 meters above it to be able to 'see' it...
Then, on the second wreck, I lost the wide-angle camera lens. I got it on to take pictures of the wrecks,
but then we found a new nudibranch. So I took the lens off and let it hang by its strip from the camera housing.
When we started thinking about surfacing, to my surprise and horror I found that it's gone missing...
We turned back and started searching; Marta kept us swimming in the correct direction (I would've turned too much to one side)
and we both started scanning the ground. Fortunately, the lens didn't fall down any cracks or wasn't washed under any of the
wreck's steel plates, but was just laying there calmly on the sea floor.
And the lens is very easily recognizable that way - it looks like a big bubble of air trapped in some algae.
We had to swim back several minutes / 30-40 meters; and, fortunately, only 3-4 meters down.
We had plenty of air (we finished most of our 40-minute dives with 100 bar or so).
So, no panic there.
And that was our last dive - too bad; we got to really like the Scilly Isles and we'd like to return there one of these days.
And in the evening, we went for our last sunset...
Both steamships ran into rocks on the same day, of the same year...
Well, the first wreck was actually quite interesting (at least for guys) - the engine block, the crankshaft, etc.
And everything quite big - a big ship she was.
But the funniest part was looking for the prop - only some of the diving pairs found it.
The rest just swam over it without even noticing it. The thing is, the prop is very big and if you're too close to the ground,
you won't recognize it. You have to be 3-4 meters above it to be able to 'see' it...
Then, on the second wreck, I lost the wide-angle camera lens. I got it on to take pictures of the wrecks,
but then we found a new nudibranch. So I took the lens off and let it hang by its strip from the camera housing.
When we started thinking about surfacing, to my surprise and horror I found that it's gone missing...
We turned back and started searching; Marta kept us swimming in the correct direction (I would've turned too much to one side)
and we both started scanning the ground. Fortunately, the lens didn't fall down any cracks or wasn't washed under any of the
wreck's steel plates, but was just laying there calmly on the sea floor.
And the lens is very easily recognizable that way - it looks like a big bubble of air trapped in some algae.
We had to swim back several minutes / 30-40 meters; and, fortunately, only 3-4 meters down.
We had plenty of air (we finished most of our 40-minute dives with 100 bar or so).
So, no panic there.
And that was our last dive - too bad; we got to really like the Scilly Isles and we'd like to return there one of these days.
And in the evening, we went for our last sunset...
Day 6 - Italia (1917) and Lady Charlotte (1917) wrecks
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[MJT] And a new nudibranch - yellow edged polycera
[MJT] And a new nudibranch - yellow edged polycera
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[MJT] Flags in the wind...
[MJT] Flags in the wind...
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[MJT] A spotted dogfish passed under us, but too quickly to take a good photo
[MJT] A spotted dogfish passed under us, but too quickly to take a good photo
[MJT] Great spider crab / sea toad
We've already seens those in the UK waters - for example here
[MJT] Great spider crab / sea toad
We've already seens those in the UK waters - for example here
[MJT] Actinothoe sphyrodeta - white striped anemone - a common small anemone
[MJT] Actinothoe sphyrodeta - white striped anemone - a common small anemone
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[MJT] And a beautiful cup coral once again
[MJT] And a beautiful cup coral once again
[MJT] And again
[MJT] And again
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[MJT] A blue jellyfish (Cynea lamarckii), a close relative of the lion's mane, but smaller
[MJT] A blue jellyfish (Cynea lamarckii), a close relative of the lion's mane, but smaller
[MJT] Our boat - empty now...
[MJT] Our boat - empty now...
[MJT] Hugh Town port from Star Castle
[MJT] Hugh Town port from Star Castle
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[MJT] Scillonian III - the ferry between Penzance and IoS
[MJT] Scillonian III - the ferry between Penzance and IoS
[MJT] A somewhat bigger boat than ours...
[MJT] A somewhat bigger boat than ours...
[MJT] The most intriguing photo object on the islands - a reindeer
[MJT] The most intriguing photo object on the islands - a reindeer
[MJT] Garrison walls
[MJT] Garrison walls
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[MJT] A pathway to Hugh Town
[MJT] A pathway to Hugh Town
[MJT] Entrance to the Old Town harbor
[MJT] Entrance to the Old Town harbor
[MJT] Old Town port, from the other side
[MJT] Old Town port, from the other side
[MJT] A cemetery near Old Town
[MJT] A cemetery near Old Town
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[MJT] And the last sunset
[MJT] And the last sunset
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