Despite fine settled weather, there are few divers around. We therefore resorted to getting permits for Lough Hyne to do some PADI specialty training (new drysuit for a dive buddy). The viz was around 8 to 10 mtrs and water temperature 12 degrees with plenty of fish life and a good variety of creepy crawly animals on the silty bottom and rocky walls. We spotted plenty of scallops of all sizes and the small ones were "flapping" or swimming around when starfish got too close for comfort - always a nice sight.
The one thing that stood out though was the presence of nudibranch eggs everywhere, on rocks, walls, shells - truly amazing in colour and shape (and more than I have ever seen). Of course this was a dive where I didn't have the camera - isn't that always the case!
We've enjoyed light northerly winds for a number of weeks now which meant the locations west of Baltimore were all good for easy shore dives and good viz. The hardboat will get back into the water for the June bank holiday and we'll look forward to doing the Kowloon Bridge and U260 that weekend with excellent neap tides. There are still some spaces left if anyone is interested.
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