OK, OK so I could never live up to a Nad Shot, or get close to the quality of one of Bills photos - but, I do feel the need to show and tell (albeit with poor photo quality, of the trails and tribulations an IWC Aquatimer puts up with and keeps on performing flawlessly.
Last month we took the Aquatimer on a dive trip to Grenada and Tobago. Both islands are tropical and have great mountain walks and climbs. Going up the mountain within 24 hours of diving is not a good idea due to risk of decompression, but Diving the next morning after a climb is fine, and definitely relaxing on the beach after a deep dive is recommended to give your body some time to off-gas the nitrogen bubbles.
Here's a few pics of the climb my wife and I did on Mount Qua Qua on Grenada.
View of Grand Etang Lake 1/3 way up mount Qua Qua
Higher up - the distant Oceans
Summit at 720m (2,370 ft)
Next morning, I took the AT down to 37.2m to explore the wreck of the Bianca C which caught fire and sank with loss of 2 lives : On October 12th 1961 the Bianca C left Italy on her final voyage. Ten days later, whilst anchored off St Georges, the capital of Grenada, she caught fire. The fire followed an explosion in her boiler room with the flames spreading rapidly throughout the rear of the ship. Of those on board, 672 of 673 people were saved by the prompt action of both the crew and of numerous local small boats launched from St. George's harbour in Grenada. Unfortunately there was insufficient marine fire fighting equipment available to stem the blaze or indeed to facilitate rescue of the body of the only person lost on board. Of those rescued, twelve badly burnt crew were taken to the local hospital for treatment and sadly one further crew member subsequently died of his burn wounds.
Profile of the Dive
And then a quiet afternoon on the beach watching the sun go down
Not really a diving record for an AT (or even my own AT - it's gone far deeper and further) but thought I'd share it with you all.
Best regards
Mark
