First dive of the year was last Sunday. With beautiful conditions on the surface we broke a thin sheet of ice as we left the berth in Kip Marina, glad I had my dry gloves with me. Dive plan for the day was the wreck of the mighty Akka off Dunoon, followed by dives further south on the Wallachia and in Wemyss Bay. We arrived on site in blazing … [Read more...]
Dive Dunoon
Dive and Dunoon sit well together, not sure which way round but I will leave it there. A recent dive on the wreck of the paddle tug Champion got me thinking about some of the other vessels that have come to grief off this bustling west coast town. In the late 19th century Dunoon was a busy holiday resort jam packed with holiday makers in the summer … [Read more...]
