A beautiful bright blue sky woke us yesterday morning and we could look forward to a sunny day on and in the water. Two boats went out with divers. One to Tonelunga Rock on the north side of Cape Clear, just beyond the harbour entrance, the other to the northwest side of Kedge Island - a dive site we call the Arches. The visibility was better here than around Cape and the sandy bottom between walls, gullies and reefs reflected the light well. We had a couple of seals following us, showing off their agility and keeping an eye on what we were doing and where we changed direction. The second dive was East of Spain Point, again with gullies and reefs teaming with fish and pretty colours on the walls (anemones, urchins, starfish of all sizes including the purple and orange bloody henry, sponges and deadman's fingers galore). The lads with me were doing a few buoyancy skills as it was their first dive of the season. Despite relatively low temperatures we did two dives of just over 40 minutes and 18 to 19 mtr depth including our safety stops. Baltimore harbour is still relatively quiet with few boats, but it will no doubt fill up quickly, particularly next weekend with the Wooden Boat Festival and Sea Food Festival activities.