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Not so much as Sunday but an excellent dive at St Catherines on Loch Fyne on Saturday.
By the time we arrived at the site it was a beautiful winters day, bloody freezing but bright sunshine and water flat calm with thick layer of frost on the shore. Just past high tide so the vis was a decent 5-8 meters. Switched on computer and it read an air temperature of about -1 degree. Got kited up and headed for the water. Surface water temp was about 2 degrees but warmed up to about 10 degrees at Max depth (21.8m). Plenty of life (Squat Lobsters, Edible Crabs, a couple of huge Starfish, Lovely bright purple Sea Urchins and lots of Prawns (I think, not exactly "up" on these things). On surfacing were met by about 15 - 20 faces (Edinburgh club up for a training dive (Hello to anyone who was there)) After a not too cold SI, changed cylinders and did a second dive. This time not so much life (a few Scallops) and vis had deteriorated a bit.
This was dive 52 and 53 and I have just finished my log book. I need to either buy a new one or knock one up in Word. (If anybody has already done this then please feel free to pass this on). Returned home by the Dunoon ferry and some lovely views of this part of West Central Scotland.
Thanks,
/Colin