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Diving in the UK
Lottie,
I have sent you a private message back re the dive centre we use. I agree with other posts on here - the sea would be more fun than Stoney Cove, Wraysbury etc - which is possibly where our dive centre could end up taking you. That or Horsea Island - where we did our openwater - another inland option. The only time we were mad enough to do UK diving we went to Swanage, did the pier and a rib dive. It was September time and so the warmest our seas can be having had the summer to warm up. Admitedly I was only in a semi-dry but I was shivering before we even descended for the first dive and I shivered for the rest of the day! I, too, have heard from those wearing dry suits that even if the rest of your body is protected it is the cold water in the face that gets you! Enjoy!:eek:
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Hey Lottie,
You'd be better heading to an inland site for the dry suit spec/orientation - getting used to the new bouyancy, whilst dealing with UK coastal conditions, lower temperatures, bad vis, currents etc etc is going to add up to a fair bit of task loading! Wraysbury isn't glamarous, but it's good for the job, and not that far from Ealing - March should see it reach a scorching 12 degrees C (if you're lucky!)
West London based dive stores, I would suggest popping down to Dive Solutions in Fulham, chat to Kitty - alternatively drop me a line, I'm London based; if I am in the country I'll be happy to do it for you, if not, I can definitely put you in touch with someone that can.
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bubbles - thanks for the info on the PM, I'll definitely look into contacting them nearer the time.
bottlefish - thanks for the info and the temperatures... i think i still have some UK clothes somewhere in the depths of my wardrobe :)
