m/s TEREDO

Pictured my dive buddy Aikku.

Dive dates: 19-20.11 2011
Water: 18m-39m +4c - +8c
Rig: 2x12, EANx, 7L 02, dry suit

Annual diving trip with instructors of US. A brisk November weekend.

Edmund, Klaus Oldendorff...

While moored for the night, enjoying the onboard sauna and grill, I could see the Milky way.

Our diveboat: http://www.teredo.net/teredoalus.html

Åland: Wrecks, seal whispering, more wrecks

Picture: Dive Åland

Dive dates: 21-23.7 2011
Water: 0m-36m +4c - +12c
Rig: 2x12, EANx, 3L 02, dry suit

Annual trip to Åland. Met friends, dived two new (to me) wrecks and attracted seals using the secret call in the night. Too tired to party but the others sure enjoyed "Made in Thailand" and the other traditional attractions.

I will happily recommed divealand.com to all divers interested in baltic wrecks.

Next year... S/S Hindenburg!

Saarenmaa: Too much wind - too few seals

Wreck layout drawing: Jenni

Dive dates: 14-17.7 2011
Water: 0m-18m +8c - +14c
Rig: steel 15l, UDG, dry suit

Panga Diving resort was our host for the long weekend. Nice guides.

Five good dives, a little too much wind so not too many seals, only one wreck, Stag, a nice russian minesweeper.

Visited a meteor crater but missed "Dingo" playing in the beerfest.

US Rosala dive camp

Dive dates: 4-8.7 2011
Water: 0m-47m +8c - +20c
Rig: 2x12, EANx50, O2, UDG, Tmx 15/20, dry suit

Helsingin Urheilusukeltajat ry. Rosala summer dive camp 2011.

Several good dives, among them Ladoga, Schiller, Helsingfors and UJ117.

The hardest challenge was eating the Rosala Burger. Beware.

Utö: Park Victory

Photo: Kari Hyttinen

Dive dates: July 2011
Water: 36m +14c
Rig: 2x12, EANx50, UDG, dry suit

Sunglassdivers Park Victory dive camp 2011.

7 fantastic dives to Park Victory.

I found some Stafforshire tableware. I left them there to delight the next divers aswell.

http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/S_Park_Victory

First trip to Egypt together with Jenni

Dive dates: 13-19.1.11
Water: 0m-30m +22c
Rig: AL80, EANx, Hakkis's dry suit

Me, Jenni, Hakkis and Dare went diving to Red Sea, just in time before they deciced to oust Mubarak. It was Jennis first proper dive trip (and maybe Dares aswell)

Dare and Jenni completed AOWD during the trip. I got to dive the Salem Express, a wreck I've been meaning to dive for some time. Nice cafeteria!

I think the trip went quite well and our new dive buddies seemed to enjoy themselves.

Not too bad a view

Dive dates: 22-25.4.11
Water: 0m-40m +13c
Rig: 2x12, AL80, EANx, leaking dry suit

During easter 2011 I headed to southern France to get further cave training - IANTD Technical cave diver course.

During four days we did 10-11 dives, depending if you count the second one to Truffe, which was slightly messy, entrance through the restriction in zero viz and confused diver(s).

I learned a lot, only lost one mask and one backup light, and generally enjoyed the trip very much. I'm planning to go back with more time and less diving scheduled.

This time we managed to dive Truffe, Ressel and St. Georges.

Water level was really low due to unusually dry spring.

Thanks for the course and company to Teppo and Elmer.

We stayed with Centre de Plongée Souterraine, operated by a Dutch couple - who among their other qualities (gas blending, talking a lot) were great chefs. Recommend their place:

http://www.lotcavediving.eu/