Binnendijk

[milldog]

i thought i would get here first before smudge hits the forum today i had one of those rare days off work; so as i had booked a day on scimitar off we went to dive the Binnendijk a casualty for the second world war now as i am on a course with mark Powell in July we thought as i was on my own i could drop in with todays class and get a head start,

now i enjoy diving on my own so diving in a three with mark prowling around the wreck asking for valve drills and out of air scenarios was different i found myself looking for him more and half an eye on the dive it started slow we did a 6m bubble check and moved onto the wreck. after a valve drill that would have gone better if i had stretched and got the braces from above my shoulders, so cocked that up, aha a lobster my first but dam forgot my goodies bag and cocked that up now they come in threes so i was waiting for the third think to happen. but nothing did SMB up deco stops met good profile and surface for smudgers pasties and gallons of tea. (must dive that wreck again and get a better look)

after a debrief off to the second dive site in shore by the breakwater i had forgotten the name of this but i think it was the Royal Adelaide. now because of the motion of the boat and the pasties washed down with gallons of tea i felt ruff, i just wanted to get back in the water so smudge agreed to bring the boat around and i could get in and wait for the others,
however i stepped onto the platform and got my fin caught as smudge moves off i pull the fin and compliment the move with a purpose forward roll the one where you do a half turn in the middle and end up in the water, classy entry i thought smudge thought he new different and said i fell in!!!
theres the third, so at least the rest should go well.

well down to the wreck and i can see mark prowling again and this give you a funny reaction to swim away from him but that didn't work and more drills now i had at least i remembered to stretch so valve drills were better and mask change and on mask swim along line remove stage and replace and out of air and then to finish off a o2 hit casualty,

back on board and yet more tea I'm sure that smudge has shares in PG teabags, we off kit and come in for refills, in all another flawless day from smudge, and a good days training from mark cheers

were back tomorrow on the Salsette so I'll have more then but i am diving with Gary on that dive

I still maintain that it was a forward roll with a half pike and back entry

[Scimitar Diving]

I still maintain that it was a forward roll with a half pike and back entry[/quote]


Hmmmm, think there is a little porky there!!!!

[warmwaterdiver]

from what I heard, it was a "oh fcuk I'm going in" forward roll