With the promise of decent tide times and higher than 6mph winds versus a midge Forecast of 5 (the highest it gets), myself Jester and Dave Lee Arbuckle headed up to Loch Leven with the intention to dive the Slates and Manse Point.
Now according to the Finstrokes guide, Manse Point should be dived at slack water and we had planned to be there by 7.30pm to dive it at that time. However, the traffic up the side of Loch Lomond and through Glen Coe was so bad that we couldn't do both dives. Instead we plumped for two at the Slates with a BBQ in between.
Dive one saw us enter at my usual exit point and exit where I'd normally enter. With the tide on a flood it was great as it meant that we a had a gentle current carrying us round the point. The visibility was good with a nice array of the usual critters. Including:
- Cuckoo wrasse
- Catsharks
- Sunstars (northern and common)
- Ballan wrasse
With the wind making for a nice midge- blasting breeze we started up the BBQ and enjoyed a feast of rolls 'n' sausage and burgers with cheese, spring onions and DLA's favourite chilli mayo. Apparently, it's the 'every meal' mayo of choice.
Dive two was meant to see us dive round the second point, pausing to photograph the wrecks of an old barge and rowing boat, but a muddle at the dive shop had meant that my second tank hadn't been filled and only had the 100 bar of air left from my previous dive with the tank. As such I plopped in with the guys for 5 minutes before exiting the water and leaving them to enjoy the rest of the dive. A bit of a wasted trip for me, but the guys had fun.
As we dekitted the wind died down and the Highland terrors descended en masse. We made a quick exit.
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