Met up with Geoff at Exmouth's fish quay, and very soon on the Wave Chieftan (trip organised by Doc and Jurassic Coast Divers), enjoying flat calm sea and sunny skies.
Vis wasn't great, but although it was quite gloomy it wasn't as dark as my previous dive there. We went down the shot and as requested of the last pair in wrapped the chain around one of the anchor hooks (vis was very bad here). Off we went and mainly swam along and around the deck. Short animal turf, lots Dead men's fingers, some pink sea fans. Found a small nudibranch. Some fish - inc. tompot blennies in pipes etc. Just below 100bar I sent the blob up. Geoff liked the lift on the back and somehow maneuvered himself to get on it first! It was good! Richard Tibbs the skipper also provided lots of tea and mars bars!
On the Galicia, the vis was better and the dive overall pleasanter. Didn't see very much line, and no monofilament net. Bib and pollack. Some edible crab. Those nice white anemones. Short trip back to Exmouth to unload, and took a few pictures on the way. I was using the AF35 strobe, I think for the first time since flooding it - and it was fine! [The good thing now is I'm not in the least worried about it knocking about in the bottom of a boat - any use I get out of it is a bonus.] Geoff and Abigail went back out and dived Straight Point (left out of Exmouth) a reefy dive with gullies that's supposed to be quite good.
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