This is the transcript of the article about my trip to the South China seas which was published in the Barnsley Chronicle this week. So was this a fair appraisal? Yes it was, but I’ve made a few comments myself at the end. John to dive in foreign waters By Matthew Murray "A WOMBWELL man is to dive more than 150ft into the South China seas this year to view a ship sunk by Japanese bombers in the Second World War. John Awty, of Brampton Crescent, is a member of the British sub aqua club, and will join a handful of [View Full Entry]

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Last night we were busy sorting out kit ready for the first dive trip of the year, up to the Farne isles in Northumberland, when we get a phone call from one of the other divers who was going up there to say the trip has been cancelled due to bad weather. Later on I made a call to the organiser of the trip to see what was happening and he told me he had tried to text me earlier in the night, I received his text while chatting to him. Now I’m not one for diving inland dive sites but [View Full Entry]

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I was so pee’d off I was with Swiss Air cancelling my Bangkok to Singapore flight... So with it been quiet at work last night I booked a few hours holiday to sort an alternative. I got home from work very early this morning and after a few hours trawling through web sites, I finally got something sorted with THA Airways. After taxes etc. it’s going to cost me about £50 more than the original ticket from Swiss Air, which when you take into consideration hotel cancellations fees to tie in with the alternate flights offered and the 30kg baggage allowance [View Full Entry]

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Well I’ve got the regulators back from service so now it’s time to look at exactly what I intend to take to Singapore. I visited the organiser of the trip, Jack Ingle who has been diving out in the South China Seas for the last seven years. The journey to Kent to meet up with Jack was well worth the long drive. The help and advise I received about what to take and kit configuration was first class and I’m sure that when I get in the water out there, I’ll only have the kit I need, no more and no [View Full Entry]

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Hi there, As many of you will know, I’m planning to dive out in the South China Seas this coming May time. I’ve started a travel log so if you’re interested in seeing how the trip is progressing both in the preparation for the diving out there and the tour through Malaysia and Thailand afterwards, then read on. Just to give you an idea of my plans over the next few months once my kit comes back from servicing, 17/02/06 Pool session to try all the kit out that’s going with me in similar water temp as the SCS. 18/02/06 Diving [View Full Entry]

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