Nearly seven years ago I got to circumnavigate the famous Skellig Michael off the south west coast of Ireland, symbol of the archangel Micheal and spiritual haven of the Mainistir Fhion\u00e1in monks that made this sacred rock their home.<\/p>\n
I planned to return one day with the anticipation of climbing to its pinnacle.<\/p>\n
Last Saturday was the reunion I never imagined.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been in living Ireland nearly four months now and like a fish out of water I\u2019ve been pining to dive again, trading a South Australian sea for an Irish one. Considering the colder water and lack of familiarity with diving in Ireland I\u2019d almost resigned to my first Irish dive being something simple and tame, a shake down and \u2018get used to it\u2019 dive.<\/p>\n
Then I got a text from Micheal! (not the archangel, but can I really be sure?)
\n\u201cHi Robert, me and the lads are diving Skellig Micheal this weekend and we\u2019d love to have you along.\u201d<\/p>\n
To cut the rest of my story short, my first Irish dive was anything but tame and simple, an adventure beneath Skellig Micheal.<\/p>\n
Thank you Micheal, John, Richie, Ellie, Nigel and Gear\u00f3id of the Inbhear Sceine Kerry Sub Aqua Club for looking after me and making my first Irish diving simply extraordinary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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