It was a bit of an early start for this one, with most of us setting off for an early drive down to Babbacombe, for our Easter Sunday scuba diving adventure. With us doing our bit to lift the share price of Red Bull, we made it there fully refreshed and ready for a great days diving. 

Once we had negotiated the extremely steep hill and parked up, successfully we’re happy to say, so no new wrecks in Babbacombe Bay this time, the dive team were introduced. After we rallied in the Babbacombe Café and managed to drain them of every drop of Tea & Coffee in the pot, we headed out into the morning sunshine to commence our days diving.

The brief for this one was a simple one, well once we had established that a UK Reef looks a little different to a Red Sea one. They are of course, non the less impressive, and always have loads of life to match. Our dive team advised us that to find the main reef in Babbacombe Bay is simple, because its right in the middle, and only about 5m offshore (a fact that a few of us didn’t quite grasp !).

We all paired up, with our new (or in some cases old) buddies, and made our way gracefully into the water, some more dignified than others. We headed out to the reef, and although it’s a shallow dive, the amount and types of life around were pleasantly surprising. With Dogfish and Cuttlefish topping the list of more unusual finds, not forgetting the large numbers of crabs.

Of course, we are duty bound to mention a few of our merry band, that slightly miscalculated the 5m or so to the reef, and ended up heading off for some fresh Brie, and Duty Free – Oooops ! In the spirit of all good tales, we will of course withhold the names of the guilty, to protect their blushes.

After yet more gallons of refreshing Tea and Coffee from the Café, and a large selction of Burgers, Chips and Butties (Oooo aren’t we a healthy bunch !), it was time to head back in. This time we all managed to find the illustrious Babbacombe Bay Reef, and enjoy another great sub-aqua dive. 

As with all our Scuba + Outdoor “Doing It …” club dive events the diving wasn't the only thing going on. The good weather made this a great chance to catch up with old friends and also to make new ones. So a big thanks to our “Doing It …” team, Will and Deana, and to all our other “Doing It …” buddies.

So at the end of a great day the kit was packed away, the van was reloaded, and we didn't even have to push it back up that hill, and the moral of the story “it doesn’t have to be deep, to be a really great dive” !