We headed to Loch Long on the west coast, a spot close to the Finnart Oil Terminal was chosen for two reasons. Firstly access to the water was very easy and that the seabed had a gradual slope meaning we could reach my maximum depth of 10 meters. This was the divesite.
I rented a BCD, drysuit, fins & weightbelt from Dunfermline Sub-Aqua Club for £30, Neil sorted me out with a undersuit, hood, gloves and a mask. After Neil ran through what we were going to do I was good to go. Kit on, buddy check then wet.
My first dive was fine, Initially I was bugged with the cold around my DV and suit but after a little while I warmed up. I had too much air In my drysuit though and had trouble with my bouyancy, I kept on ascending which was a nuisance. Neil tried to help by putting rocks in my stab jacket pockets to add weight! We were down to 10.9 meters for 20 mins when we began to surface for our 1 min decompression stop.
My second dive was so much better and more comfortable. My cylinder was changed from a 12l to a 15l to add a bit more weight which would aid my bouyancy. It really helped. My earlier problems where gone and I enjoyed myself a tad more. Again we where at 10 meters for 30 mins before ascending.
I saw a few bit's and pieces while down there, mostly crabs, starfish and sea urchins and loads of different types of anemones. The fish where really small apart from one pollok. I've never seen them In the water before so It was cool. The site was a old pier which had fallen Into the loch, It was a little hang out for all that marine life. These pictures are from the divesite.
Sea urchin and anemones.
Hermit crab.
This link Is to a Youtube video of the site.
