Monday, July 03, 2006

Quick update

I'm sorry for it being so long since my last post. Any diving I have done has mainly been commercial work building an artificial surf reef here in New Zealand, so the rebreather diving has been neglected a wee bit. My next trip is to White Island for a weekend in mid July. :o)

Because of my absence from diving the rebreather for a couple of months, I've been practicing my skills by doing regular bailout drills with the unit on. I look like a complete idiot, but it keeps me well acquainted with the operation of the unit (which should reduce anxiety levels a bit should the brown stuff hit the fan during a dive.)

There is still no word of when they are going to hold the Coroners Inquest for Nigel Lees (my rebreather diving buddy and mate who was tragically killed in a diving related accident last year), but hopefully proceedings will get underway soon.

I'll sign off now. Thanks for reading this blog, and look out for my trip report from White Island in the next couple of weeks. Kia ora.

4 comments:

MarkD60 said...

I was wondering if you were still around!

Dave Young said...

Giday Mark, it's good to hear from you.

I've been a bit slack with the rebreather diving, but saying that, there are a few dive trips planned for the near future so I should have plenty of adventures to write about in my blog.

Kind regards,

Dave

Fraser said...

I wish I could find words to express my ongoing sympathy with the loss of your friend, but everything seems like empty platitudes. Glad you haven't given up.

Dave Young said...

Cheers for your comments mate.

I'm still a regular visitor to your "Just some pics" blog. The close-ups on some of the flowers are quite spectacular. Keep up the good work.

:o)