Sydney Sub Aqua Club

<>The curse of Swansea struck again.  This time the boat skipper suffered a family problem so was unavailable, never mind... it was a chance to get out of Sydney and do some fun diving based on improvisation.  The dive shop made some useful suggestions and so off we went for the first dive.  This was a sheltered beach site at the mouth of the channel. Steve did his first ever sydney dive and sorted out his weighting for wetsuit diving with his Evo, Sam did the 'I am here so I may as well dive' ...

<>Having lost a few club members to Melbourne over the years, I thought it was time to go down there and see what all the fuss was about.  The trip got off to a great start with an excellent Italian meal and visit to some of Brunswick Street’s pubs and bars to catch up with current SSAC members in residence Rick, Steve and Etsuko.  Unfortunately this had a proportional negative effect on enthusiasm levels come 8am when Rick & I are set off to Torquay in the grey light of dawn to the swish of wi...

<>Wednesday 19th May 2010
Heavy rain, chance of nothing nice at all..

Thursday 20th May 2010
More heavy rain, possible chance of misery and woe

Friday 21st May 2010
Heavy rain with patches of severe disappointment in the afternoon. It was about this time I was expecting an email from Mike announcing the weekend was off, perhaps even a final wrap up but nothing came. Against the odds, and better judgement, it sounded like it was going ahead.

Saturday 22nd May 2010
Sam arrived at my house at ...

Of the 5 (6) people from the club signed up for the trip (should let Al off really, he was already signed up privately), 3 came up with really lame excuses.. overseas for work, sent interstate for work and leg amputation not to go.  Nevertheless, 2 intrepid souls got up at sparrow-fart to get to Baz's shop ready for the off.

<>It was a top day... less than 1m swell with a really long wave period so was as flat as sydney ever gets, with clear blue skies and warm air.  The water was 22 on the sur...