We're taking the opportunity for a midweek dive with Scimitar out of Portland - check out the details here We've dived with them a number of times before & it's always been excellent so why not make the date Diving will be the St. Dunstan (check out the last dive report for this wreck here ) & a second dive, to be determined. We'll be out from 11:30 'till 5:30, not coming back to port between dives Contact me if…

Indonesia contains 1/5th of the world's coral reefs with over 3,000 different species of fish and 600 coral species, deep water trenches, volcanic sea mounts, World War II wrecks, and an endless variety of macro life. With all of this, as you can imagine, scuba diving is excellent. The plan for the diving/snorkeling aspect of the trip is the Passport to Paradise package on the murexdive website (which involves 12 nights on the North Sulawesi Peninsula) Starting from Murex Manado:…

It's a tradition & it's fun so here we go again! While I appreciate many have not yet kicked off their 2017 diving it's never too late to ensure it finishes on a high - and here's your chance! 4 tasty dives on the hardboat TopGun out of Plymouth: TopGun has all the amenities you could expect: diver lift, plenty of space, dry cabin, hot drinks & pasties, fruit & chocolate & an amiable skipper (if you get him on…

I have asked Emily (Scapa) what availability there is for 2018 - one needs to book up 2 years in advance. Some will no doubt feel we are Scappered out but after this year's trip i realise myself that there is still a lot to find out and the new boat is just about the best UK dive boat available now. More details to follow

I am thinking that maybe we should try Skye Diving next year (geddit) - now postponed to 2018 to avoid clash with Isle of Man trip A potential provider is http://www.dive-and-sea-the-hebrides.co.uk. More details as they become available