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A London visit to catch Aubrey Logan at Ronnie Scott’s.

An evening visit to Bristol to see the excellent and original Anna Meredith, supported by the very good Grace Lightman.

A London visit to catch Aubrey Logan at Ronnie Scott’s.

A second visit to Globe Cottage in Weymouth. Some more time at the RSPB Radipole Lake reserve. This time the weather was dull and windy. Despite that, a single Bearded Tit was visible close to the visitor centre. I chatted with an interesting Bristol based photographer and learned some useful tips from him for bird… Continue reading 24th – 26th January

A weekend at Globe Cottage in Weymouth. The visit included some time at the RSPB Radipole Lake reserve. Good views of the Bearded Tits in bright sunshine, and a bit of use of the camera. Chatted with some fellow wildlife enthusiasts.

An overnighter in London to see the excellent Elephant9 at Ronnie Scotts.

Enjoying the tail end of our Christmas and new Year visit to Bandos in the Maldives.

A Christmas visit to our beloved Bandos in the Maldives. It’ll probably be our last “big trip” with Zac who is heading towards 17, so the possible/probable end of an era where many good things have happened. It’s our sixth visit and a chance to see some familiar faces again and dive some of the… Continue reading 21st December – 4th January 2020

A night out in nearby Frome, to see the Happy Mondays perform at the Cheese & Grain.

A night in Bristol, to see the Mark Lanegan Band.

Indulging in some trip planning for 2020.

A London visit, this time staying Camden, to see the Ezra Collective perform at the Roundhouse.

A weekend visit to Globe Cottage in Weymouth.

Another London visit, this time to see Iggy Pop at the Barbican Centre. Great gig

A trip to London with Amanda to see Bjork at the O2.

A London visit to see Kurt Rosenwinkel (with Ozmosys) at the Southbank Centre, the Bridget Riley Exhibition (also at the Southbank Centre), and John Scofield at Pizza Express Jazz.

Sending out calendars to friends and contacts.

Calendar press releases done for another year.

A visit to the BUPG (Bristol Underwater Photographers Group) at Patchway.

Working on website content, mostly in the Links and Latest News sections.

 A visit to Kent, with Zac racing in the Club 100 Karting series, this time at the well known Buckmore Park circuit, owned by the Surtees family. A chance for a bit of photography, though I find it difficult to concentrate on it, as I prefer to watch Zac racing.

An overnighter in London, to catch Simon Philip’s Protocol at Ronnie Scott’s. A good chance also to catch up with an old mate (Steve Larder) for the evening. The ride down was through some torrential rain between Wylye and Basingstoke.

Our new calendars arrive – this time it’s two – our 2020 Diving Dreams Calendar and our Diving Dreams Infinity Calendar.

A visit to the Langford Lakes reserve (run by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) and some work on website content.

Ongoing work on website content.

The new Diving Dreams Calendars (2020 and “Infinity”) are approved and sent to print.

A visit to Bury St. Edmunds, for Zac’s third Club 100 meeting.

Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s feature on visiting and diving Montserrat in the Caribbean.

In London again, to see legendary electric bass player Stanley Clarke play at Ronnie Scott’s (making the most of the membership). In the afternoon, a chance to work on website content.

Playing at an improvisation evening hosted by Al Summers in Warminster.

Agreeing in principal our March 2020 trip to Cuba with Dive Worldwide – we’ll stay in Havana, then join the Avalon III liveaboard to dive the Gardens of The Queens marine reserve and afterwards visit the Zapata National Park area on a quest to see the Bee Hummingbird, the world’s smallest bird.

Scuba Diver Magazine publish Jeremy’s feature about our 2017 trip to Montserrat. Glad to see this one come out.

Making final tweaks and suggestions to our 2020 Diving Dreams Calendar and our new Diving Dreams Infinity Calendar.

A visit to London with friend Simon Farr to see Oz Noy at Ronnie Scott’s. Turned into a late one!

An evening visit to Bristol to see Quercus perform, featuring the incredible June Tabor on vocals.

A ride up through Wales, Shropshire and the Wirral to Liverpool, to meet Amanda, Zac and his girlfriend Hannah. After Liverpool, I set off for an motorcycle exploration of the North West and the Pennines, taking in Southport, Preston, Lytham & Blackpool, Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth, Arnside, Silverdale, Grange Over Sands, Ulverston, Barrow, Seascale, St, Bees,… Continue reading 20th – 29th September

Was supposed to be in Boscombe (Bournemouth), to dive the pier, but aborted due to weather.

A visit to the Whilton Mill Circuit for Zac’s second Club 100 meeting.

A trip to Penzance, that was originally supposed to be a Charles Hood Blue Shark trip, but the weather meant it was cancelled. I still went down and stayed at the Artist’s Residence. Got on top of a few projects.

A Bank Holiday visit to The Mumbles in South Wales with Amanda. I had hoped to dive the pier, but the conditions made that an impossibility. Instead, we headed into the Gower and had a pleasant day at Oxwich Bay.

Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s Red Sea Overview feature.

Another European motorcycling foray, this time confined to France – to ride the entire “English Channel Coast” but on the French side. Starting at Calais, the first night was at Le Touquet, then a long ride to Deauville. Next was St. Vaast La Hougue, then a stay in the walled town of St. Malo. From… Continue reading 9th – 20th August

An excellent gig at Ronnie Scott’s with Amanda, this time Goldie

Zac’s first foray into a kart racing series – Club 100 at Rye House. We stayed overnight in Harlow.

An overnight in Bristol with Amanda, to see the iconic ska band, the Specials at Bristol Harbourside.

An overnight in London with Amanda, to see Macy Gray at Ronnie Scott’s.

Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s Caribbean Overview feature.

Our annual pilgrimage to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, staying in the campsite at Whittlebury.

An overnight in London with Amanda, and a first visit to the Barbican in London (a revelation, not sure how we’d somehow missed it before). Our purpose was to see the Kronos Quartet play against a visual backdrop created by an AI device interpreting and projecting onto a screen behind them. Very interesting.

Was supposed to be in Brighton, to dive the piers, but aborted due to weather.

A solo overnighter in London, to see the composer Maria Schneider conduct an ensemble at Ronnie Scott’s. A rode the most direct routes to and from.

My much-anticipated solo motorcycle tour in Europe. The route started with a ride through the South Downs and into Kent including Battle, Rye and Romney Marsh, overnight in Folkestone. Then, an early Channel Tunnel to Calais and a long ride to Luxembourg taking into Lille, Valenciennes, the Ardenne in Belgium and Luxembourg. Next was a… Continue reading 11th – 28th June

A great night of psychedelia at the Shepherd’s Bush O2, with Steve Hillage. A good catch up with some old mates.

A bike service and health check at Alton, ready for my Alpine trip

A “Jeremy and Amanda planning weekend” at Sandbanks.

A special “20th Wedding Anniversary” stay at the iconic Burgh Island Hotel in South Devon. Great weather, great weekend.

An evening in Bristol, to see the excellent Kamasi Washington.

An overnighter in London to catch the Buddy Rich Big Band at Ronnie Scott’s. No detours this time with the riding.

Two consecutive nights at Ronnie Scott’s, seeing jazz greats Gilad Hekselman and Al Di Meola. A chance to plan my summer motorcycle trips to Europe. A different riding route home that took in north London before heading to Alton. After that, homeward bound.

Attending Zac;’s regional BSKC karting semi-final at Thruxton on the bike, then off to London.

In London, attending an excellent Dead Can Dance concert at the Hammersmith Apollo.

A visit to Plymouth on the two wheels, staying at a great apartment at the Barbican. A chance to unwind and write some features – Montserrat, Red Sea Overview and the Lembeh Strait. On the “home” day, a ride into Cornwall and the west and southern fringes of Dartmoor. I also called into Totnes to… Continue reading 18th – 22nd April

A visit to Rome in Italy, to include a visit to the Formula E race. Took in other things whilst in Rome, including a visit to the Vatican. A chance for some photography.

A business trip to Valencia in Spain.

Return from Portugal, and then the train to Bournemouth for a night with Amanda (using a voucher a friend had bought us).

An unexpected visit to the Algarve in Portugal after my brother was hospitalised there. I flew from Stansted to Faro and stayed in Portimao.

An overnighter in London with Amanda to see Nils Petter Molvaer perform “Nordub” with Sly & Robbie. We both enjoyed it.

A visit to Birmingham, for the Butterfly Recorders Annual Meeting. I travelled up on two wheels, up the Fosseway to Birmingham. Saturday was the event, which I enjoyed and found interesting followed by a late afternoon walk around central Birmingham. Sunday was a ride up into the Derbyshire Dales and across the Staffordshire Moors, reaching… Continue reading 29th – 31st March

A great weekend at the Bristol Jazz & Blues festival. I went there on two wheels, on what turned out to be a nice spring weekend. Saw some interesting music – Soft Machine, Matthew Bourne & Kit Downes and Huw Warren. The ride home was over the Clifton Suspension Bridge and over the Mendips.

A weekend in London, to celebrate our birthdays (including a significant one for Amanda) at Hutong on the Shard. The following night we enjoyed seeing Roy Harper perform at the Palladium.

A birthday visit to the Bath Spa. A nice interlude on a busy life!

A visit to the RSPB’s Greylake Reserve, on the Somerset Levels.

At the Ricoh Arena outside Coventry. On the Saturday, Jeremy presented images centred around “Diving Off The Grid”

Completing my “Go Diving” presentation.

 Scuba Diver Magazine publish Jeremy’s Ustica and Aggressor Fleet Family Week features

 A visit to the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG) at Patchway, north Bristol.

Stayed in London, to see Lisa Fischer at Ronnie Scott’s. Stunning gig. The riding route out of London was via Whitehall, Westminster, Victoria, Belgravia, Sloane Square, Chelsea over the bridge & along to Richmond, then Twickenham.

 Met Amanda across London for a business event, held at the historic Tobacco Dock.

An overnighter in London to catch Jim Mullen at Ronnie Scott’s. Rode into London the most direct way (A303/M3).

Working on my “Go Diving” presentation.

An evening visit to Bournemouth (well, Boscombe), to see The Streets perform at the 02.

Working sporadically on my “Go Diving” presentation.

Working sporadically on my “Go Diving” presentation.

Scuba Diver Magazine publish two of Jeremy’s features – the Socorro Islands and Bouley Bay (Jersey).

A blustery walk up the Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes. Late afternoon doing a bit of image sorting.

Completing an Aggressor Fleet feature for Scuba Diver Magazine.

An early New Year visit to London to catch versatile drummer Jeremy Stacey’s Steely Dan Big Band Project, the Royal Scammers.

New Year in Singapore, en route back from diving the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi. A great firework display but we were glad when it was over, knackered from our diving.

A long awaited return visit to the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, staying at the Kunkungan Bay Resort. Very enjoyable “muck diving” and some “bucket list” sightings including Blue Ringed Octopus and the Bobbitt Worm. Plenty of macro photography opportunities. We topped and tailed with stopovers in Singapore, including New Year’s Eve on the return… Continue reading 18th December – 2nd January 2019

 A visit to Munich in Germany, for a surprise birthday visit for a friend

Again in London, this time to see Mike Stern perform with his band at Ronnie Scott’s.

An overnighter in London to see Jazzmeia Horn perform at Ronnie Scott’s.

A solo visit to Bristol, to see harpist Mary Lattimore perform at Rough Trade.

A London visit with Amanda to see Gary Numan perform at the Albert Hall.

A visit to London to see Bill Frisell perform at the Cadogan Hall near Sloane Square, as part of the London Jazz Festival.

An evening in Bristol, to see Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita perform at St.Georges.

A visit to the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG) at Patchway, north Bristol.

A night in London, to see King Crimson perform at the Palladium

Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s feature on diving Bournemouth Pier.