April 2009
at 3:16 pm on Sunday, 5 April 2009
Sea temp 14C and clear sunny weather for this weeks dives.
Sat 25th Diving a new wreck, weather scorching!! time to get the wet suit out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Bgu_6IqmU
Friday saw us doing a beach dive from the Area Bon beach in the Ria of Aldan, Sea Hares a plenty.
Sunday boat dive off Cabo Udra.
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Wrecks – Pecios
at 12:03 am on Thursday, 5 March 2009
We are working on listing the most accesable wrecks.
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Estamos preparando una lista de los pecios mas accesibles
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2009
at 11:52 pm on Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Well it’s March and this is the first post of 2009!
So far this year due to other commitments and completing the Poseidon maintenance course I have only managed two dives.
The first in the little dived Ria de Aldan, we were lucky and found a 18th cent anchor within minutes!
The next day a 50 min training dive with student around the Isla Santo, best of all its already 14C clear water!
Looking forward to an excellent season, why not come and join us ?
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September 2008
at 6:52 pm on Wednesday, 3 September 2008
September has turned out to be one of the best months so far this year.
The sun has been shinning and the seas have been flat.
Most of our diving activity this month has centred around the Ria of Pontevedra and the Ria of Vigo.
Some of the most memorable dives have been:
Diving the Ivy, part of the hull of a 150 m cargo ship laden with iron pirite, best leave the compass at home!!
She is just off the Estella islands and starts at arond 8MSW down to 20MSW depending on the tide.
She can be dived at all states of tide and offers a good first time wreck dive, there are a few swim throughs and the usual congers, lobsters and masses of fish!
Another of our favorites is the Batea (mussel raft) called Frapelo, enjoy a bimble around the rocky bottom you might see John Dory, Triggerfish, Bass, Bream and on the surface Dolphines. Finnishing the safty stop around the mussel ropes looking out for those small delicate anemonies.
Cies Islands, Bolder field onto sand, look for conger, Wrass, Blennies, BIG spider crabs, velvet swimming crabs and on the sand Thorn Back Rays.
We were able to drop our guests off n the island so they could enjoy the afternoon exploring and relaxing on the worlds best beach as voted by the Guardian readers! (they all cant be wrong). Returning later to Vigo on the ferry.
Meanwhile I ensured that all the kit got back safely.
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July 2008
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Sunday 27th July Frapello, Ria de Vigo
A truly international weekend, divers from Belgum, Portugal, England and Spain.
Photo courtesy of Jose Roças from Portugal.
Saturday 12th End of the world
A trip up to Finesterre and dive the Loubeiras Islands.
Our first dive was the Galera rock formation just north of the Loubeiras lighthouse.
20msw, gullies and boulders, gorgonian fans, octopus and cuttle fish plussome large wrass.
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Second dive in the lagoon with some student divers, max depth 8msw but what an assortment of sea weeds and beasties. More fotos to follow
Sunday 13th The galleons of the second Armada
Wreck of a 1596 galleon.
After a short boat ride we arrived at the dive site in a sheltered cove, little did we know the violent end to a great war ship of the second Armada of Padilla.
The galleon, like the majority of the rest of the Armada, was wrecked in a violent storm, never to leave Spanish waters.
Descending the anchor line to 8msw, right next to our anchor was the first cannon. A big brute that would have caused the British fleet great damage if it had made it to the English coast.
The picture does not show its size but has to be at least a 12-pounder.
There are also some canonette nearby.
There are only two cannon at this site that we know about, however, the are a good number of lead ingots that would have served as ballast on the trip out, then converted to shot for the invading soldiers.
On some of the ingots the essay marks can still be clearly seen.
The site is 
unusual as the lead has poisoned some of the plant life, but as you can see from the photos the kelps seem immune to its presence.
A number of boulders have a coating of the lead.
As this is a historic site and as the price of lead is high, we never divulge its location… so don’t ask!
June 2008
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Thursday the 12th. Escorted shore dive for a group of newly qualified “young” divers.
We travelled out to Praia do Lago, a small lagoon tucked in the ria of Aldan.
It didn’t take long to get kitted up under the trees, a good job really as the sun was shining and the air temp was around 26C. A short walk across the soft sand and down the to the water.
The first few yards of sandy bottom give way to rocks boulders and channels full of different kinds of seaweed; we call this dive the garden! The usual suspects where present: octopus, wrasse and shoals of fry an occasional flash of silver as sea bass break through the gaps to snatch a mouthful!
Unusually we saw a number of eels, probably taking refuge on their way up the Ria and the rivers beyond. This is a good place to find seahorses, but not today.
We dropped down to 5msw to collect some “mother of pearl” great ormer shells.
Then time was up, it always amazes me how quickly time flies at the garden!
Dive time 1:10 water temp 16C
Saturday 14th A non diving trip to the Cies Islands and pic nic on the Praia de Rodes.
Friday 20th June Shore dive around Isla Santa Clementina or Isla Santo.
Beautiful sunny afternoon dive, leaving the beach we swam over to the island and started a shallow dive around the various rocks. A wide varierty of plants, and fish.
On the return to shore we came across a huge Gunard, massive, he stood his ground and showed off his size. Got back to shore and went for a well earned cafe con leche !! Brilliant afternoon.
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Sunday 22nd A Coruña, details to follow.
Tuesday 24th Shore dive around Isla Santa Clementina or Isla Santo.details to follow.
Thursday 26th Shore dive around Isla Santa Clementina or Isla Santo.details to follow.
And the amazing swimming dog
31st May 2008
at 7:31 pm on Saturday, 31 May 2008
This is the first time that I have used this, so please bear with me!
Today dawned bright and sunny a light southerly wind was raising the temperature, a brilliant day to go out to one of the “Bajos” pinnacles.
But while others where loading the boat, I was on my way to Valença, just inside the Portuguese border to do a spot of instructing at the local pool.
Valença is a lovely fortified town and well worth a visit. It is also a good place to do shopping, plenty of bargains to be had. It is also a centre for linen. An interesting fact is you can buy towels by the Kilo! So if you do drive over there’s a way to get some of the cost back.
Current sea temperature
at 4:06 pm on Friday, 30 May 2008