Cornwall
May 28/29 2011, £235
Cornwall is one of the finest diving areas in the UK. The famous coastline is washed by the warm, clear waters of the Atlantic Gulf Stream which bring excellent underwater visibility.
Big Squid have chartered the hard boat under pressure , we are restricted to 10 divers on this trip
We will be staying in Falmouth in bed and breakfast accommodation at the Trevoil guest house in twin share accommodation.
Over 100 ships are known to have been wrecked here, including the "Mohegan" which some divers claim is haunted! Along with the obvious wreck diving, the Manacles offer superb scenic dives at a range of depths on rocky pinnacles such as Raglan Rock, Penwin and Vase Rock. The area is teeming with anemones, crustaceans and fish. this is also basking shark season we saw a few of them in May 2008
Another nearby dive site is the wreck of the cargo ship "Volnay" which sank, without loss of life, in mid December 1917. This steamer was arriving from Canada with supplies of ammunition for the Western Front - but also coffee, sugar, jam, butter and other luxuries that were scarce during the Great War.
In the days following the sinking, the locals were thrilled to see such quantities of these goodies washing ashore that the beach was covered to the point leaving no room to launch boats. They must have had a memorable Christmas that year! info on dive sites here
Included
tanks weights, ,4 dives and bed and breakfast and lunch for 2 days
Not included:
dive equipment, £20 per day, suit hire £15 per day, nitrox £8 per fill
To book this trip please fill and send us the Booking Form . For any further information please contact John at Big squid on 0207 627 0700 or info@bigsquid.co.uk.
