An interesting part of every deep dive is that shallow last third where physics and biology enforce coming up to a shallow depth to avoid decompression issues. Here the freedom of exploring the depths is taken from us and safely of the shallows presents new and interesting things to explore and see. Here among the […]
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Above Lamb Island
This view above Lamb Island tells almost everything you need to know about the conditions, …almost everything. Wall to wall blue sky, check. No swell or current, check. The iconic Skellig Islands clear on the horizon, check. Incredible coastal rock formations above water, check. Fun dive crew on cool RIB, check. A hint of the […]
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The diving out of Cahersiveen and Portmagee this last weekend was simply amazing. I’m blessed to have this kind of diving on my door step and to be diving with the Inbhear Sceine Kerry SAC crew who live and breathe (via regulator obviously) this beautiful region of Irish coast. At a depth of around 25 […]
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My moment with this gentle giant was fleeting, no more than 30 seconds, but wow what a wonderful moment it was. When finally it swam into the distance, visibility, light and turbidity were not kind to the camera. All colour and definition were gone, but still the grace with which it swam was mesmerising. This […]
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All of the diving I have done so far here in Ireland has been on the exposed Kerry coastline and the one common theme of every dive has been kelp! The kelp line begins around 6m below the surface where it is just out of range of all but the most severe seas and extends […]
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