Wraysbury Lake
It’s been almost two years since I moved to Wraysbury, a four minute drive from the lake where thousands of trainee diver have come to know and love during their early education of the open water, and their later education as the twin up and move onto gas mixed (I know absolutely nothing about this, you can tell that … huh?)
I saw a thread on YD which was started by Scuttler that there was to be a one off ’special dive’ even though the season had ended
I told Six that I’d be there for 3pm (left the office slightly early), and I was at the lake early! but, could have been there earlier
I thought some greater power did not want me to get their at all
First, I set the alarm, locked the front door, walked down the steps, sat in my car then remembered that I didn’t have a change of clothes. So, I went back in and grabbed a few sweats to put on after
Second, I set the alarm, locked the front door, walked down the steps, sat in my car then thought ‘where’s my phone?’. I went back in and searched the whole house, I rang my mobile off the land line ….. found it
Third, I set the alarm, locked the front door, walked down the steps, sat in my car, drove off, closed both gates and set off down the Wraysbury road
I got within 100 meters of the entrance to the lake ‘damn, I left my dry suit at home!’
I turned round and headed home, opened both gates, walked up the steps, deactivated the alarm ……..
Finally, I got to the lake and met up with Six and Andy
The first dive was in daylightish, Six was fiddling with her strap ;o)
Andy showed us his brand new twins (I didn’t understand this, something about being longer and slimmer, lighter or was it heavier and that he’d welded them together himself. I just nodded and smiled like I knew what they were talking about)
After my last overseas trip in October my latex neck seal was knackered and needed changing big time. There was a clear gap of a few centimeters between my seal and my neck. So, Andy kindly taped me up so I did not get wet
After the second dive my drysuit neck seal has completely ripped
I also had flash light trouble. My main light did not work even though I had just put in brand new batteries. I put different batteries in my back up and they got stuck half way down so that did not work. Six kindly lent me her back up
We walked down the ramp and into 8 degrees of prime Berkshire water …… it was cold
and guess what, MY TYPHOON HEATED VEST DID NOT WORK - AGAIN !!!!