Tynemouth Trip Report 7.01.2007

[Stesh]

Dive location and entry point here:-

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I had loverly little dip today at Tynemouth which involved rare sightings of Black Tip Reef Sharks, Picasso Triggerfish, Humphead Wrasse, Pufferfish, Lipstick Tang, Yellowbellied Damselfish and being buzzed continually by Stingrays.

The water temperature was a pleasant 24 degrees on the coast so I only needed a 2.5mm shortie for the dive, visibility was good clear 10 metres and the maximum depth reached throughout the dive was 2.7 metres.

Okay I'll come clean the dive location is bit misleading and should really be this:-

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And the entry point should look more like this:-



As I had the must usual dive today which involved cleaning the glass in this photo on the wet side :-



So and great trip which I like the thank Amir and Aquanorth for sorting it out

[Letz]

Ya big cheat

Anything more to report?

[Helen F H]

You jammie git. Many moons ago i rushed through my qualifications so i could dive in there while it was a cold water tank. They stopped the diving a week before i got my sports diver and i was told they didnt allow diving in the new warm water tank.

[Alan (Dale)]

Yeh, my kind of diving ... the last time I dove anywhere near there we couldn't even find the Eugine Chandris and Olso Fjord Ferry, oh and not to forget we were actually diving with Deep Blue off their own Rib ! you'd think they could find them ... sheeks you can see them from the shop doorway !

[Stesh]

Originally Posted by Sixsquid

Anything more to report?

Well you don't go in with your fins, so you have to be quite over weighted, which is handy when you have to climb a three metre ladder up the side of the tank.
Which means you mainly walk on the bottom, so that when your scrubbing the fish poo off the windows and coral you don't push yourself off and float around.
The other thing I forgot to report is that you come out stinking like a dirty fish tank and the place has no changing rooms or showers

Originally Posted by Helen F H

You jammie git.

Helen if you get intouch with Aquanorthand talk nicely to Amir I'm pretty sure you could weazel a place on the cleaning list?

Originally Posted by Alan (Dale)

Yeh, my kind of diving ... the last time I dove anywhere near there we couldn't even find the Eugine Chandris and Olso Fjord Ferry, oh and not to forget we were actually diving with Deep Blue off their own Rib ! you'd think they could find them ... sheeks you can see them from the shop doorway !

Ahh! Deep Blue, I never dived with them, but if they act anything like they do in the shop, I not surprised
The phrase "Professional Muppets" springs to mind!

[Letz]

Originally Posted by Stesh

Well you don't go in with your fins, so you have to be quite over weighted, which is handy when you have to climb a three metre ladder up the side of the tank.
Which means you mainly walk on the bottom, so that when your scrubbing the fish poo off the windows and coral you don't push yourself off and float around.
The other thing I forgot to report is that you come out stinking like a dirty fish tank and the place has no changing rooms or showers

I thought it was a jolly. Did you actually clean the glass while you were there?
Wanna come and help me clean my pond ?

[Stesh]

Originally Posted by Sixsquid

I thought it was a jolly. Did you actually clean the glass while you were there?
Wanna come and help me clean my pond ?

I'm not saying I wouldn't do it again thou