Talk for BSAC Sutton Coldfield to help the RNLI

Finally recovered from losing my voice for a whole week since the Dive Show and I was fortunate that it came back in time for me to catch the train up to Birmingham to give a talk for this wonderful club. What a fantastic time I had with Hannah's family and her niece, grabbing more Easter Eggs en route to the talk and even had a bit of Tinkerbell Time!!!

It was great meeting Jill and Tony from the RNLI who gave up their evening to help raise money there. Once again there was a huge variety of pocket rockets in the audience with some wonderful photos being shared.

I look forward to seeing yours very soon. Just two weeks to go and I'll be taking some of my own again - yeahhhh :) :) :)

New Dive Trip to Raja Ampat Announced!

I was so, so chuffed that my friend who owns Worldwide Dive and Sail asked me to lead a trip with them to Raja Ampat in January on their gorgeous new vessel, the Mandarin Siren which will look similar to the Siren pictured here. The trip will depart Sarong on 8th January and we will be exploring some of the most biodiverse underwater scenery on our planet for the next 10 days. Their new boat promises to be just as superb, if not, more superb than the rest and holds just 8 passengers. The price for 10 days is just 2,750 euros. There is even an onboard Masseuse! Visit their website at www.worldwidediveandsail.com for more details. I can't wait :) :) :)

London Dive Show - Excel 27th/28th March

I can't believe how much has gone on recently and I have only just found the time now to play catch-up.

It was fab as always to see everyone at the show and to see so many friends and new friends-to-be! Thanks to everyone who came to visit and to Lydia and Andy from Sharkstooth Scuba for helping me to set up. I'm looking forward to helping you with your underwater photography more than ever! :) :) :)

Underwater Photography Day with George and Debbie

What a wonderful day it was, as is every day teaching here at my home. Even though the home-made bread didn't quite live up to its' expectations, both George and Debbie had double desserts to make up for it when they got out of their long pool session! Here are a couple of Debbie's first ever shots just using her Canon Ixus 100 in its' Canon Housing for the very first time. I was seriously impressed!

DiverSE - BSAC South Eastern Region Conference in Guildford

Phew, time for another talk and two trips to Guildford within a fortnight, via Leeds where I was teaching the day before at ROHO!!! Despite feeling very rough with bronchitis, I made it over to the University there and yet again it was an absolutely fantastic event, absolutely packed and full of lots of great stalls.

It was wonderful seeing my really good friend Darren from Sea Shepherd and hearing about their new launch of organic t-shirts ad ladies wear. The new clothes are absolutely gorgeous. Do visit the Sea Shepherd Online UK Website to have a look. You will be very impressed I promise.

Blue Reef Aquarium - Hastings

Time for a change of scenery and many thanks to my lovely friends Patrick Shier and his wife Debra for taking me down to Hastings and giving a couple of my guests the time of their lives diving in the aquarium. It was a really brilliant day and both David and Steve were over the moon with the encounters that they had. For those of you who think that Patrick's name sounds familiar, he is a regular contributor to Sport Diver Magazine, creating the original Above 18m column. His book is due out soon and for more info or to contact Patrick, visit www.exclusivelyscuba.co.uk

Talk for Diving Dreams in Guildford, Surry

I can't believe how many lovely clubs have invited me to give talks at their clubs and a few weeks ago at the beginning of March, it was time to head off to Sunny Guildford to give a talk at Gary's club, Diving Dreams. It was a really fabulous night with £120 raised for the Scuba Trust and Cherry won herself a Manta Ray Photo on Canvas. It was also her birthday, making the print even more special and deserved! Thanks again to Gary for inviting me and for more information visit his website at www.divingdreams.co.uk.