Duo-Divers

A grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) the reason loads of divers visit the islands, against a back drop of The Hopper

Some times all that you see are grip wires sticking out of the sand.......

When there is a bit of a tide running and some plankton in the water the tentacles on the Edible Sea Urchin (Echinus esculentus) do seem to extend a long, long way as they pick up food.

The boiler..... usually the only thing visible!

A European Flounder (Platichthys flesus) quite commonly seen on dives, well ok quite often there on dives, due to their camouflage and passive nature you can get pretty close, just no sudden moves or they will zoom off.

Wreckage from SS Loch Leven which foundered without the loss of life, not an oft dived site but very nice scenery plus rust!

A grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) swam past and had a good look at me before........

The John L coming in for a pick up on quite a blustery day

The Mistley has been a bit more exposed this year with areas of the bottom now visible after rocks and sand have been washed out.

By late summer the once bare stems of the kelp are little microcosms of weeds and small animals, the winter storms smashes everything up but twelve months later it's all back.

Sitting and waiting........

Dimensionally similar to a WW2 RP-3 rocket

As I was diving in a Sea Loch it isn't a surprise that I saw quite a few Sea-Loch Anemones (Macropodia rostrata).

A spider crab, I think to be specific a Toad Crab (Hyas coarctatus) as usual difficult to spot unless they move but when they realise that you have seen them then they will display!

A common or garden Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), get to the gritty sand and you will se a few of these tasty fish, if you are so inclined you could bag for your tea.

Once inside there is plenty of room to move about without many intact bulkheads you'd struggle to loose your buddy too!

A close up of some 100 year old teak decking, in the shelter this decking has lasted remarkably well and is still 'tough' and not at all spongey and falling apart.

This section is the only bit commonly found south of the boilers, you might find some bits of bow but its a swim and they may be covered in sand

This piece stands proud of the seabed maybe eight feet and forms a large H, not sure what it is though....

Debris all around and most unidentifiable, in this case it's looks a bit like the trunion end of a cannon, which obviously it can't be. On reflection the end of a mast?

Lots of scallops (Pecten maximus) if you know what to look for!

Three phones of various age, an ancient one and a brand new one!

A grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) the reason loads of divers visit the islands