Showing posts with label Fast Ed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fast Ed. Show all posts

Friday, 4 April 2014

Who Framed Fast Ed? - 03/04/2014

Fast Ed has been travelling the globe as part of his role as an International Weegie* of Mystery. So, when he thought that Laura's van trouble was going to scupper his chances of a first dive in a few weeks he was gutted. However, like a sexy scuba diving Jessica Rabbit, I stepped forward and went with Ed to the A-Frames.

By the time I arrived Ed had mostly kitted up, so I raced to catch up. At one stage I realised I'd left my 3Kg pony counter weight at home, but Ed had two spare 2Kg shot pouches that I stuffed into a BCD pocket. It was strange though, it just wasn't what I'm used to. As such, by the time we entered the choppy water I was feeling a bit uneasy and unbalanced.

Dropping down to about 10m I took a few moments to adjust my straps and let myself get comfortable, before heading out to the A-Frames. We did three of the Frames, at one point (23.4m) disturbing a small group of scallops, some of whom leapt for joy at our presence.

The return swim was very pleasant spotting a couple of butterfish, a small flat fish and a big pinkish fish that I never snapped and have yet to identify.


Colour clusters

Square go

Worms

Butterfish
Flat fish


* Weegie is a derogatory term used by some people to describe the inhabitants of Glasgow. An abbreviation of Glaswegian, it has now been somewhat taken to our hearts and is used as a term of endearment.

Friday, 28 March 2014

Though Shalt Not Covet Ed's Profile Picture - 27/03/2014

"You shall not covet your neighbour's house. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour." Exodus 20:17

I love Fast Ed, although while I like his car I have absolutely no designs on his house, wife, manservant, maidservant or donkey. However, his Facebook profile picture (left) is highly desirous.  It was taken by Laura some time ago at Twin Piers, Loch Long and while I don't exactly yearn to posses this image of Ed I'd really like some mean and moody dive shots of me - I seem to look gormless in almost every dive trip photograph. Today I have asked Laura to rectify this situation and take some cool pictures of me smouldering on the surface. Look out for them in the next post..