South West Ramblings 8

Mark Webster · Issue 79, Jul/Aug 2014 · pp. 91–94

Products mentioned: Nikon D7100, Subal D7100 housing, Nikkor 105mm micro, Inon Z240 flash guns, SubSee +10 wet lens, 10-17mm FE zoom

It has been a while since the last gush of ramblings from my laptop, but there has been a reason for that….. In the south west of the United Kingdom the winter of 2013/2014 will be remembered as one of the worst in recent history. The winter months were unusually mild but the region was constantly battered by powerful Atlantic storms and a continuous deluge of heavy rain which resulted in widespread flooding of homes and farmland and heavy damage to coastal sea defences. When at last the weather began to abate in March we could only look at the sea, which was the colour of mud due to the turmoil and constant run off from the land and rivers, and wonder when we might be able to see the condition of the reefs and marine life. Finally in mid March the seas were calm for a few days and, although the water colour was still not encouraging, we ventured in for the first home dives of 2014. Gene…