Monthly Roundup - May
A good, if gentle, start to my diving year this month.
Two weekends shore diving at Babbacombe with different groups of people was fun and gave me the opportunity to test out my gear …… just as well as I found I had a leak in my camera housing! Also problems with my strobe that turned out to be a faulty sync cord. All was sorted out by Kevin at Aquaphot He was recommended by Cameras Underwater, his knowledge of strobes/housings/cameras is phenomenal, and I believe he is the only independent in the country who services and repairs underwater photographic equipment. He gives a very personal service with lots of extra help and advice on the way which is so much nicer than sending equipment off to the big manufacturers. Whilst on the phone he even took the time to talk me through testing my set up to try and isolate whether it was the strobe or the sync cord that was the problem.
A sunny weekend at Wraysbury with some students was also pleasant in contrast to the very wet and dull day at Chepstow NDAC doing a mapping project. Despite having to get transported down to the pontoons out of the inland sites I have dived (Wraysbury, Stoney and the NDAC) this is the one I like best.
