Training at Capernwray Quarry in England...

Sadly diving isn't all about visiting far away, exotic places and diving mind-blowing historic wrecks... it's also about training in murky quarrys at home! But that's not always as bad as it might at first sound... take a look at the photos below and see another side to winter and autumn diving...


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Tracy and her instructor Dennis Wigg on her Advanced Nitrox course...

Smiling? She can't be doing anything difficult then!

Scary pink mask... that'll teach her to leave hers at home!

Part diver, part Christmas tree...

An Air Sea Rescue Wessex helo...

Tracy at the helo cargo door...

Looking in!

A big shoal of roach...

She gets everywhere!

One of the many sunken boats in Capernwray Quarry...

The "African Queen"... I  am not referring to Tracy by the way!

A diving bell...and Tracy!

Trout feeding time - they will kill for sweetcorn! The trouit are so tame they don't bother if you happen to touch them... Check out the trout aboiut to bite Tracy's finger! How docile are they???

Martin looking harrassed on his rebreather course!

Martin with his instructor Dennis Wigg on his rebreather course...

Swimming out...

Martin and Dennis descend on one of Martin's rebreather qualifying dives...

Martin underwater with the Inspiration rebreather...
Trying to look like he is in control!
A submersible inspects the divers...
Swimming past the artificial cave...



And finally here is a short movie of Tracy feeding

some very timid trout, just click on the button below...