Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Nov 25th 2006, 6:15 pm
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Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Had a fantastic dive on Mornington Pier. Any divers in the UK waiting to come over - the diving here is better than Southern UK for wildlife, similar sea temps at the moment.
18 degrees, viz at least 8 metres.
Saw massive rays at the end of the pier, plus a seahorse which I had never seen before. There were also many puffer fish, smaller rays, crabs and lots of fish I'm not educated enough to identify! Lots of colours anyway.
Its a shallow dive, deepest I got was 8.3 metres which suits me fine - lots of bottom time etc.
Big thanks to Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler for taking me - sorry about the fright I gave you at the end! I was getting nauseous because of the movement of the weed and had to surface (from 4m!).
Anyway, its great diving here from what I've seen so far.
Buzzy
18 degrees, viz at least 8 metres.
Saw massive rays at the end of the pier, plus a seahorse which I had never seen before. There were also many puffer fish, smaller rays, crabs and lots of fish I'm not educated enough to identify! Lots of colours anyway.
Its a shallow dive, deepest I got was 8.3 metres which suits me fine - lots of bottom time etc.
Big thanks to Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler for taking me - sorry about the fright I gave you at the end! I was getting nauseous because of the movement of the weed and had to surface (from 4m!).
Anyway, its great diving here from what I've seen so far.
Buzzy
Nov 26th 2006, 6:51 am
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Had a fantastic dive on Mornington Pier. Any divers in the UK waiting to come over - the diving here is better than Southern UK for wildlife, similar sea temps at the moment.
18 degrees, viz at least 8 metres.
Saw massive rays at the end of the pier, plus a seahorse which I had never seen before. There were also many puffer fish, smaller rays, crabs and lots of fish I'm not educated enough to identify! Lots of colours anyway.
Its a shallow dive, deepest I got was 8.3 metres which suits me fine - lots of bottom time etc.
Big thanks to Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler for taking me - sorry about the fright I gave you at the end! I was getting nauseous because of the movement of the weed and had to surface (from 4m!).
Anyway, its great diving here from what I've seen so far.
Buzzy
18 degrees, viz at least 8 metres.
Saw massive rays at the end of the pier, plus a seahorse which I had never seen before. There were also many puffer fish, smaller rays, crabs and lots of fish I'm not educated enough to identify! Lots of colours anyway.
Its a shallow dive, deepest I got was 8.3 metres which suits me fine - lots of bottom time etc.
Big thanks to Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler for taking me - sorry about the fright I gave you at the end! I was getting nauseous because of the movement of the weed and had to surface (from 4m!).
Anyway, its great diving here from what I've seen so far.
Buzzy
pleased you enjoyed the dive around the pier. it was good you got to see the big sting ray :scared: and the seahorse, you don't see them all the time.
if you have time for a night dive give me a call, if not see you saturday, will have a
or 2all the best
rob & marie
Nov 26th 2006, 11:09 am
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Here is the group photo on flickr. Tell me if you can/can't see it. Note the comment tells you who's who.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11418025@N00/306456910/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11418025@N00/306456910/
Nov 28th 2006, 11:12 pm
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Originally Posted by Caroline G
Here is the group photo on flickr. Tell me if you can/can't see it. Note the comment tells you who's who.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11418025@N00/306456910/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11418025@N00/306456910/
Erm... are they dry suits ?
And surely dirk diggler is his nickname ??
SB
Nov 29th 2006, 4:20 am
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Originally Posted by sunburn
Erm... are they dry suits ?
And surely dirk diggler is his nickname ??
SB
And surely dirk diggler is his nickname ??
SB
2 of them are. to cold at the min for a wet one.
Dec 1st 2006, 10:54 pm
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Originally Posted by robert cowan
g'day.
2 of them are. to cold at the min for a wet one.
2 of them are. to cold at the min for a wet one.
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Dec 1st 2006, 11:06 pm
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
gday buzzy
hows it going glad to hear you're having a good time whats your thoughts so far
Jen
hows it going glad to hear you're having a good time whats your thoughts so far
Jen
Dec 2nd 2006, 8:38 am
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Originally Posted by JenJen
gday buzzy
hows it going glad to hear you're having a good time whats your thoughts so far
Jen
hows it going glad to hear you're having a good time whats your thoughts so far
Jen
See my thread about our decision. Oh OK then we decided on Melbourne.
See you on MSN when I get back to the UK.
Buzzy
Dec 2nd 2006, 12:25 pm
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Re: Diving Mornington Pier - thank you Robert Cowan and Dirk Diggler
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Hi Jen
Oh OK then we decided on Melbourne.
Buzzy
Oh OK then we decided on Melbourne.
Buzzy
Woohoooooo
Nice one. Will have a quick look to see your thread but if I don't get time let me know what area you decided on 
Hows family, all good?
By the way it's really really cold here lol so make the most of that sunshine eh
Jen
