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Month: October 2013

OceanView Scapa Flow Season II, Epsisode 1: The one with the journey North

“Comedy bus tours” The Devine Comedy wrote and sang about a famous coach touring company ”The National Express……!’ and the all forever young hymn singer Cliff Richard not only sang about but also starred in ‘Summer holiday’…………..this time in a London red bus…… If only they had been divers!!!!!! PADI has a lot to answer…
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OceanView Scapa Flow adventures Season II, Prologue

It was the calm before the storm, The out come and dilemma of the who would fill the last mini bus driver position hung high over  the remaining divers. All of them were polite, offering to take the job of the day long trip but secretly agendas aiming for the comfy rear seats were afoot…
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Oceanview Scapa Flow Adventures – Part 4 of 4

Wednesday 9th October Everyone assembles as instructed on the quay side to find out whether the weather would stop today’s diving……. It’s blowing 30mph and gusting up to 40 but looking at the harbour you would never know! It’s not going to be pleasant but Emily is willing to take the boat out to try…
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Ocean view Scapa Flow Adventures – Part 3

Monday 7th October We arrived at the boat at 8.30 and all suits have been fixed by the Scuba elves and are hanging up ready for another days diving…… The work is so good you can’t see where the excess 2 inches have been removed! We are quickly under way racing to the dive site.…
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Oceanview Scapa Flow Adventures – Part 2

As the two explorers descend the bow shot line the huge structure of the SMS Dresden comes into view. She is laying on her port side between 25 – 38m as she is resting on a mound. Emily suggested a dive on her bow as our first dive ‘to get our eye in’ ready for…
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Oceanview Scapa Flow Adventures – part 1

Early on Friday morning 3 intrepid explorers set off in a 13 seater mini bus weighed down with 7 people’s dive kit to drive the 732 miles to Scrabster! After an overnight stay in Inverness we arrived in Scrabster on Saturday morning to be greeted by a friendly seal, waving us off on the ferry…
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