Latest News 2014
1st – 31st December
Our “Diving Dreams” calendars make there way around, to friends, dive enthusiasts and contacts.
15th November
A stay in the West Country city of Bristol, to catch some music and a few sights around the city such as the SS Great Britain.
10th – 12th October
A couple of nights in Bournemouth with the notepad and laptop, to organise a few things to go forward with.
26th – 27th September
An overnight stay at Lyme Regis, with a visit to Charmouth & a trek along the coastal path towards the Golden Cap.
5th – 7th September
A visit to the Santa Pod raceway in Bedfordshire, to watch the European Drag Racing Championships.
2nd – 9th August
A week in Florida, driving north from Miami to stopover in West Palm Beach for a night before a 6 night stay at Orlando’s Floridays Resort. We visited Seaworld where Jeremy and Zac did the unique Beluga Whale interaction. Also, we visited Universal Studios, the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral and the Aquatica Water Park.
27th July
The Aggressor Fleet are using one of Jeremy’s images (from the Caymans) to adorn their new mugs.
26th July – 2nd August
An excellent week onboard the Turks & Caicos Aggressor visiting Grace Bay, North Point, West Caicos and French Cay. Jeremy & Amanda completed their Nitrox course during the week, after years of stubbornly resisting! Zac had a great week, taking his diving to a new level with his first shark dives and night dives.
24th – 26th July
Two days onshore at Villa Del Mar in Grace Bay in the Turks & Caicos Islands, before boarding the Turks & Caicos Aggressor..
3rd July
Sport Diver publish Jeremy’s “Barefoot Bliss & Laid Back Days” feature in the August edition of the magazine.
15th June
Jeremy takes Zac for his first UK dive in the sea under Swanage Pier (he qualified in Vobster Quarry). It was a good experience for him to experience near zero visibility!
8th June
A visit to the excellent Ham Wall RSPB reserve on the Somerset Levels. The highlights were “booming” bitterns and a grass snake.
3rd June
Sport Diver publish Jeremy’s “Lighthouse Reef Shines Brightly In Belize” feature in the July edition of the magazine.
26th – 27th April
A weekend at Globe Cottage in Weymouth, visiting the nearby Radipole & Arne RSPB reserves whilst in the area.
26th – 27th April
A weekend visit to the Blue Planet Aquarium for a unique dive “in the tank” with a motley collection of sharks. On Sunday we visited nearby Chester Zoo.
5th – 18th April
Twelve days of diving, underwater photography and a general sense of wellbeing on the Maldivian island of Bandos. Somewhat unbelievably for us, it’s our third visit to the same place! During this visit, Zac got his first diving experiences following his Junior Open Water qualification and really enjoyed it. I was able to photograph him with manta rays at the Rasfari Corner dive site.
3rd April
Sport Diver publish Jeremy’s “Going Out After Sark” feature in the May edition of the magazine.
7th – 8th March
A visit to Globe Cottage in Weymouth, with a trip to Swanage, Durlston and Arne on the Sunday. A nice sighting of a pair of adders on the heathland.
3rd March
Sport Diver Magazine use two of Jeremy’s images (of hammerhead sharks and white tip reef sharks) to illustrate their Dive Holiday Guide feature.
22nd February
A “photo day” at Durlston Country Park near Swanage (saw the first adders of the year emerging from hibernation) and nearby Studland.
17th – 21st February
Completing a couple of features for Sport Diver magazine, about our son Zac’s journey to becoming a qualified diver aged 10.
15th – 16th February
A visit to London for an overnight stay before heading to the London International Dive Show at the Excel Centre the following day. We’ve been to the Birmingham dive show at the NEC in the past, but the London Show is a first for us. Bumped into a few friends – Martin Edge, Andrea Agarwal from Thresher Shark Divers, Steve Warren and Will Clark.
19th January
A walk from Bournemouth to Sandbanks and back – a chance to “blow the cobwebs” and take a few “snapshots.”
12th January
Collecting some new motorcycling boots and gloves from Fowlers in Bristol. The roads beckon on the R1200GS Adventure this year!
1st – 31st January
Working on plans for the year ahead including dive trips, travel, feature writing, motorcycling and photography days/weekends.