First Diving Weekend of 2012

My diving club Aughinish went to Kerry in Portmagee for the first weekend away, using the pretext of Easter Bank Holiday.

So what makes a diving weekend away ?
Answer in pictures...

Towing the boat down... and back

Launching, mooring the boat in the harbour...

Anchor in Portmagee harbour...

A good bit of delicious food...

A tiny bit of drinking...

Enjoying the scenery...

Sadly no underwater pictures, since i did not bring my camera this time, but in the end 2 lovely dive with one magnificient crawfish, some anxious and damp covering of the diver in the boat, may be a head trauma or 2.... in the end a good weekend.

And as an added bonus: ASM is going to the semi-final of the H-Cup :D

Playing with instagram

I have found myself playing a lot with  Instagram recently released for Android.
The only thing missing right now is a direct upload to Flickr [UPDATE: solved via IFTT].

Playmobil

Arrr !!!!!

Lego

Legos are in formation, ready for the parade.

Dinner time

Dinner... Salad, egg, chorizo...

More to come, I feel....

So who is visiting this site ....

Well according to the march report, mainly Ireland, then France, a bit from the US.
The icelandic one, I think I know who you are ;)
But I am clueless for the Brazilian and the Russian....

Sunny Snorkel was no april fool....

A couple more pics from last sunday snorkel in Kilkee.

Danger sign near the jumping boards

Clear water....

Trying to snorkel up to George's head ... not

Navigating through the seaweed...

House with sea view in Kilkee

Link to the previous post.

 A very busy day in Kilkee with 5-6 clubs down the slip, you can read more on the diving (CFT) website:
http://diving.ie/site/post/2012/04/south-west-coxn-course/

How to end the week well

Underwater summary of the week

Found in newfie, a natural smiley...

Well, it has been a great week, with the escapes to the beach Tuesday and Wednesday. I was back in town Thursday night, with the usual concert in Bourkes. This time it was Rarely Seen Above Ground ( R.S.A.G. ).
A brilliant artist drummer, I was quite surprised by the performance in a very good way.

leaflet Bourkes

RSAG in Bourkes

Friday, was quiet at home, watching TV and chatting on FB. A bit of rest before having a rugby day, watching the French league, with a worrying prestation from ASM - hopefully it will be better next weekend - then heading saturday night to Thomond Park for the Munster-Leinster game. Not a great rugby game infairness but the ambience in Thomond is always good, even if the boys in blue managed to calm down the public.

Munster pre-game mascot

Sunday morning brought by the sun, which was perfect for a nice spin to Kilkee. A full good hour snorkel, a nice hot chocolate cake and small catch up with the diving buddies....

Anemone in Newfie

Under ....

Checking out the divers down below....

Me

Nice hot chocolate cake

In summary: good music, good company, the sun, the sea, some rugby game... what else can you ask for.

Snorkel under the sunset

Another sunny day in Ireland, as a result I went for a short snorkel in WhiteStrand near Miltown Malbay (Co Clare) after work. Ended meeting the Burren SubAqua club on a small testing gear dive.

Ready to go in the water.... at least my fins are

Emerging from the not so deep

Great visibility and color - under water

Another nice sunset ....

Perfect Day...

Irish sunset on the beach

It seems Irish summer has come early upon us, as a result I decided to leave work early and enjoy the waves of the Clare coast... well that was the initial plan... Nevertheless it feels good to be out in the sun, on a beach.

Here's a couple of picture of the sunset of this gorgeous day in Lahinch:

Enjoying the surf

Sunset

Sunset and surfer

Thanks, it has been a good day at sea

Time to go home, buddy

The sun is gone Hiding