Portland Easter 2003


Susie led the way again this year - with the first real dunk of the year. The weather wasn't kind but only one day was lost - and the diving was OK on the west side of the Bill by the time Dawn and I joined the crew on the Sunday. There are some of Davids pictures as well as my selection - he saw some good stuff and as usual I spent time searching out tiny slugs. As usual click on the first thumbnail, and then 'next preview' to step through the snaps.

The advance party (Dawn and I went down 2 days later). Andrew, Bob, Susie (front), David (back), John, Frances and ?
IMG_2269.JPG 		Spider crab on the ceiling
IMG_2270.JPG 		Pulpit Rock at the Southern point of Portland Bill
Img_2294.jpg 		A consensus was reached on the sea conditions on the East side of Portland Bill
IMG_2298.JPG 		Dive flags have many uses, here Budgie (our Skipper) persuades the cooling system to work with one.
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Boring sponge?
Img_2308.jpg 		Feisty lobster
Img_2309.jpg 		A sleepy dogfish - its a shark!
IMG_2317.JPG 		I wish I'd seen this cuttlefish
IMG_2324.JPG 		Seems friendly
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Budgie in civvies (codpiece not to scale)
P4200003.JPG 		John and a load of balls
P4200010.JPG 		The cool kids on the sun deck
P4210029.JPG 		Snakelocks anenome
P4210036.JPG 		Fan worms
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Feathery fanworm
P4210044.JPG 		Nudibranch
P4210045a.JPG 		Dawn and her string
P4210049.JPG 		Nudibranch
P4210060a.JPG 		Fanworms
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Nudibranch mid water
P4210065a.JPG 		A flabellina nudibranch
P4210071a.JPG 		Nudibranch
P4210074a.JPG 		Dead mans fingers - sponge
P4210075a.JPG 		Nudibranch eggs
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Green anenomes
P4210080.JPG 		A top shell
P4210081.JPG 		Top Gun - Budgie's boat
P4210082.JPG 		Dawn takes the lift to the first floor
P4210083.JPG 		Opinions varied on the quality of the ride home
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Rob Spray.