Playing at an improvisation evening hosted by Al Summers in Warminster.
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11th October
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.
10th October
Scuba Diver Magazine publish Jeremy’s feature about our 2017 trip to Montserrat. Glad to see this one come out.
10th October
Making final tweaks and suggestions to our 2020 Diving Dreams Calendar and our new Diving Dreams Infinity Calendar.
3rd – 4th October
A visit to London with friend Simon Farr to see Oz Noy at Ronnie Scott’s. Turned into a late one!
2nd October
An evening visit to Bristol to see Quercus perform, featuring the incredible June Tabor on vocals.
20th – 29th September
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
14th – 15th September
Was supposed to be in Boscombe (Bournemouth), to dive the pier, but aborted due to weather.
6th – 7th September
A visit to the Whilton Mill Circuit for Zac’s second Club 100 meeting.
30th August – 1st September
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.
23rd – 26th August
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.
15th August
Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s Red Sea Overview feature.
9th – 20th August
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
8th – 9th August
An excellent gig at Ronnie Scott’s with Amanda, this time Goldie
26th – 27th July
Zac’s first foray into a kart racing series – Club 100 at Rye House. We stayed overnight in Harlow.
19th – 20th July
An overnight in Bristol with Amanda, to see the iconic ska band, the Specials at Bristol Harbourside.
16th – 17th July
An overnight in London with Amanda, to see Macy Gray at Ronnie Scott’s.
15th July
Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s Caribbean Overview feature.
12th – 14th July
Our annual pilgrimage to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, staying in the campsite at Whittlebury.
11th – 12th July
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.
6th – 7th July
Was supposed to be in Brighton, to dive the piers, but aborted due to weather.
3rd – 4th July
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.
11th – 28th June
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
8th – 9th June
A great night of psychedelia at the Shepherd’s Bush O2, with Steve Hillage. A good catch up with some old mates.
6th June
A bike service and health check at Alton, ready for my Alpine trip
31st May – 1st June
A “Jeremy and Amanda planning weekend” at Sandbanks.
24th – 26th May
A special “20th Wedding Anniversary” stay at the iconic Burgh Island Hotel in South Devon. Great weather, great weekend.
23rd May
An evening in Bristol, to see the excellent Kamasi Washington.
22nd – 23rd May
An overnighter in London to catch the Buddy Rich Big Band at Ronnie Scott’s. No detours this time with the riding.
12th – 14th May
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.
12th May
Attending Zac;’s regional BSKC karting semi-final at Thruxton on the bike, then off to London.
5th – 6th May
In London, attending an excellent Dead Can Dance concert at the Hammersmith Apollo.
18th – 22nd April
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
11th – 15th 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.
9th – 10th April
A business trip to Valencia in Spain.
5th – 6th April
Return from Portugal, and then the train to Bournemouth for a night with Amanda (using a voucher a friend had bought us).
3rd – 5th April
An unexpected visit to the Algarve in Portugal after my brother was hospitalised there. I flew from Stansted to Faro and stayed in Portimao.
2nd – 3rd February
An overnighter in London with Amanda to see Nils Petter Molvaer perform “Nordub” with Sly & Robbie. We both enjoyed it.
29th – 31st March
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
22nd – 24th 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.
15th – 17th March
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.
6th March
A birthday visit to the Bath Spa. A nice interlude on a busy life!
24th February
A visit to the RSPB’s Greylake Reserve, on the Somerset Levels.
22nd – 23rd February
At the Ricoh Arena outside Coventry. On the Saturday, Jeremy presented images centred around “Diving Off The Grid”
16th February
Completing my “Go Diving” presentation.
15th February
Scuba Diver Magazine publish Jeremy’s Ustica and Aggressor Fleet Family Week features
12th February
A visit to the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG) at Patchway, north Bristol.
9th – 10th February
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.
8th – 9th February
Met Amanda across London for a business event, held at the historic Tobacco Dock.
7th – 8th February
An overnighter in London to catch Jim Mullen at Ronnie Scott’s. Rode into London the most direct way (A303/M3).
2nd – 3rd February
Working on my “Go Diving” presentation.
31st January
An evening visit to Bournemouth (well, Boscombe), to see The Streets perform at the 02.
26th – 27th January
Working sporadically on my “Go Diving” presentation.
19th – 20th January
Working sporadically on my “Go Diving” presentation.
15th January
Scuba Diver Magazine publish two of Jeremy’s features – the Socorro Islands and Bouley Bay (Jersey).
13th January
A blustery walk up the Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes. Late afternoon doing a bit of image sorting.
12th January
Completing an Aggressor Fleet feature for Scuba Diver Magazine.
11th – 12th January
An early New Year visit to London to catch versatile drummer Jeremy Stacey’s Steely Dan Big Band Project, the Royal Scammers.
1st – 2nd January
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.
18th December – 2nd January 2019
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
7th – 9th December
A visit to Munich in Germany, for a surprise birthday visit for a friend
24th – 25th
Again in London, this time to see Mike Stern perform with his band at Ronnie Scott’s.
21st – 22nd November
An overnighter in London to see Jazzmeia Horn perform at Ronnie Scott’s.
20th November
A solo visit to Bristol, to see harpist Mary Lattimore perform at Rough Trade.
19th November
A London visit with Amanda to see Gary Numan perform at the Albert Hall.
18th November
A visit to London to see Bill Frisell perform at the Cadogan Hall near Sloane Square, as part of the London Jazz Festival.
15th November
An evening in Bristol, to see Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita perform at St.Georges.
13th November
A visit to the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG) at Patchway, north Bristol.
3rd – 4th November
A night in London, to see King Crimson perform at the Palladium
15th October
Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s feature on diving Bournemouth Pier.
14th – 15th October
A trip to the South Downs with Amanda, to see Toyah play at Trading Boundaries.
13th – 14th October
Catching up on some writing at home.
9th October
A visit to the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG) at Patchway, north Bristol.
2nd October
Working with Darren at Impact Design on our new “Diving Dreams 2019” calendar.
29th September
Compiling our next “Diving Dreams” calendar.
25th September
Working on the Jersey Bouley Bay feature for Scuba Diver Magazine.
23rd September
An evening visit to Bristol to see Jose Gonzalez & String Theory – excellent show
15th September
Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s “A Boy’s Diving Story – Part Four”.
14th – 16th September
A biking weekend, taking in the Essex Coast, with a bit of Suffolk as well. Great weather all weekend; the first night was at Thurrock, and the second night just outside Aldeburgh. Not a flowing ride, but enjoyable – taking in many new places. On the ride back west, I took in Lavenham and some… Continue reading 14th – 16th September
12th September
An overnighter in London with Amanda, to see jazz guitarist Wayne Krantz perform at Ronnie Scott’s.
7th – 9th September
A visit to Penzance for one of Charles Hood’s Blue Shark trips. Sadly, the weather meant we didn’t go out.
1st – 2nd September
Writing and image sorting for my Ustica and Bouley Bay features for Scuba Diver Magazine.
24th – 27th August
A Bank Holiday trip to the Lake District, based at Wasdale Head. On the 25th, Jeremy and Zac would “do” Scafell Pike. It was the only nice day of weather that weekend.
17th – 20th August
A trip over to Jersey to dive Bouley Bay with locally based friend and underwater photographer Kirk Truscott.
15th August
Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s “A Boy’s Diving Story – Part Three”.
29th July – 11th August
A long awaited trip to the Sicilian island of Ustica, via Palermo. Fabulous weather and a great experience in Ustica, with some of the best diving in the Mediterranean. Really enjoyed diving with the Blue Diving Ustica team – really friendly and welcoming. After Ustica, an overnight at the popular Mondello Beach, with a great… Continue reading 29th July – 11th August
19th July
Scuba Diver Magazine uses a Blue Shark image supplied by Jeremy to illustrate a story on a Blue Shark sighting at St.Ives in Cornwall.
15th July
Scuba Diver Magazine (Asia Pacific edition) publishes Jeremy’s Great Barrier Reef overview. Jeremy is also honoured to get the coveted “Cover Shot”.
15th July
Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s “A Boy’s Diving Story – Part Two”.
9th – 16th July
A long imagined “circuit of Ireland” motorcycle tour, starting and finishing in Rosslare. Prior to catching the ferry across from Fishguard in West Wales, I “completed” what I called the “Bristol Channel Coast” – the remaining section I hadn’t had time to do back in June – from The Mumbles to Fishguard. The circuit of… Continue reading 9th – 16th July
6th – 8th July
Our annual pilgrimage to the British Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit.
1st July
Writing and image sorting for my Bournemouth Pier feature for Scuba Diver Magazine.
29th – 30th June
A night in Northampton before Zac’s BSKC Karting final.
22nd – 23rd June
A visit to Bournemouth to dive Bournemouth Pier. It turned out to a great couple of dives and the subject of a future feature for Scuba Diver Magazine – for the “Above 18 Metres” series.
19th June
A London visit, to see David Byrne perform at the Hammersmith Apollo – excellent gig.
15th – 17th June
A (rather ambitious) weekend to “ride the Bristol Channel coast” from The Mumbles to Land’s End. On the 15th, it was a ride up to The Mumbles, near Swansea from where the ride would commence on the following morning. The aim of the day was to ride from the Mumbles to Clovelly in Devon taking… Continue reading 15th – 17th June
15th June
Scuba Diver Magazine publishes Jeremy’s features on Swanage Pier, the Great Barrier Reef and “A Boy’s Diving Story – Part 1”.
12th June
A visit to the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG) in Bristol, this time on two wheels.
2nd – 3rd June
Writing and image sorting for my Kimmeridge feature for Scuba Diver Magazine.
26th May – 1st June
An overnighter in London, getting in a Ronnie Scott’s visit to see Nicola Conte and his band (enjoyed it). On the evening of the 27th, we would head to Euston station to board the “Caledonian” sleeper train to Fort William in Scotland (great journey, fantastic to wake up to the scenery of the western highlands).… Continue reading 26th May – 1st June
