Bird ’ s eye view of Loch Long Twin Piers
John Kaye and Paul Barton all packed up and somehere to go
Daybreak at Loch Long
Don Milesh from UONSAC flying his drone
Dive 1 : Loch Long , Scotland
The Dive : We started our day just three minutes from the hotel at the Twin Piers dive site on Loch Long . So , there we were at another 6.30am brief , once again all asking ourselves what on Earth we were doing . Still , with the early morning mist on the loch and the sun trying to break though , it was worth it .
We were joined by Scottish diver Ross McLaren , also known as Underwater Ross . He has dived this site on many occasions , so there was no better person to brief us on the site .
Loch Long is a tidal sea loch , so there was plenty to see , including jellyfish , conger eel , gurnard , crabs and lobsters . We may not have seen everything , but Gary Lampon did get a little sting from a jelly , fortunately not bad enough to warrant his dive buddy to provide the ‘ natural ’ antidote .
While all this was kicking off , we had our diving friend from Glasgow , Don Walker , capturing everything with his drone – boys and their toys ! The Myth : Loch Long has a spooky legend in the form of the Green Lady , believed to be the ghost of a woman named Marion who lived in a castle near the loch ’ s shore . Marion ’ s lover went away to fight in a war , leaving her devastated . For many years , she would walk along the shores of the loch , waiting for his return ; but he never returned and she eventually died . Locals and tourists alike continue to report sightings of a ghostly figure along the shoreline , particularly on moonlit nights .
The team : Lydia Walker ; Claire Brown ; Lucy Ridgeway ; Kirsten Richards ; Gary Lampon ; Matt Thomas ; Chris Brown-Needham ; Phil Glen ; Paul Barton ; John Kaye ; Chris Kean ; Neil Parsons ; Phil Robinson ; Richard Petter ; Sarah Petter ; Don Walker ; Edward Chester
Dive 2 : Stybarrow Crag , Ullswater , Cumbria
The Dive : We dashed back down the country to our second dive , 180 miles south at Ullswater in the Lake District National Park . This lunchtime dive offered a bit less to see underwater , but there were shoals of perch and some interesting rocky areas to explore . Kirsten , one of the team , described the site in these not so glowing terms , saying :
32 Dive two complete , Ullswater