Scuba anyone?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

@Giles:

"what a complete twat"….

Wow, that's crazy. I figured you were going to say you had a closee call with a shark or something. I am terrified of deep water so I don't think I would be able to do that. Maybe but I am not keen to try anytime soon.

Those sweatpants are pretty great Alex, thanks

[louisbosco]

@Giles:

Key takeaway, when I am trying to explain to Paula that the shark we have just seen is a guitar shark, do not play mad air guitar…...

you should stop playing the fool.. 

[Giles]

@louisbosco:

you should stop playing the fool.. 

Won't happen…..

[Matt]

My father in law dives and has started taking his stupid ass girlfriend.  The island dive instructor took a hundred to pass her because there was no way she could do it on her own.  Sooo… keep your eyes on CNN for that one.

[Giles]

I needed an additional D ring on my BCD - Josh sorted it for me…..

[goosehd]

@Giles Is that a load bearing D-ring or just an attachment point for miscellaneous gear?  Do you need to x-stitch it for reinforcement?

[Giles]

@goosehd It's not load-bearing.  I have a load of stuff hanging off the lower ring, some of which (like my torch) are on extenders, which means when I am swimming horizontally they hang quite a long way down (which is an issue when I am close to the bottom or going through small openings.  So my idea is I attach the extender to the new upper ring and thread the extending cable through the lower ring.  I'll take a photo of the rig when it is set up….

[goosehd]

The reason I asked is that you always see a bar tack or some sort of X-stitch for reinforcement on nylon webbing?  Always wondered why and if it's due to stretch and potentially weakening in the webbing itself.

I also wonder given the environment that you'll be using it would be cause for potential problems if load bearing.  Might be fine for attachments…

One of those why do they do it kind of questions...

[Giles]

I'll stick a couple of IH rivets through it if I get worried 

[Giles]

@goosehd It works…..

[Giles]

I don’t carry a camera, I like to concentrate on surviving in an alien environment. But I’m pretty good at spotting shit, and Hemi my friend is brilliant at capturing what we find….

Nudibranch

Ribbon eel (Moray eel family)

Leaf Fish

[goosehd]

Those fish? are beautiful!!

[Giles]

@goosehd I've updated the post 2 & 3 are fish.  1 is a Nudibranch which means naked lung.  The family is massive and it is a delight to find new ones (to us)….

https://www.google.com/search?q=nudibranch+bali&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB940GB940&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiM25SilMn6AhVBRUEAHU8PBjAQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&cshid=1664975393645290&biw=1527&bih=782&dpr=2.2

[Giles]

Ghost Pipefish….

Porcelain Crab (for reference, the carapace is no more than 1cm across)…

[Jett129]

Those are pretty freakin amazing!

[Giles]

Another Porcelain crab….

Another Nudibranch

[goosehd]

Love these pictures…so Giles, you ever had crabs....   Hope you're enjoying the trip!

[Giles]

Yes actually.  University in the late 70's….....

[goosehd]

  30 years ago…I had just started dating Laura, lived in Ottawa Canada and had friends who just returned from Baltimore, Maryland.  They had brought back some blue crabs for a big feast and invited me.  I phoned Laura to invite her to come along and asked her "have you ever had crabs"....still laugh about that one today. 

...note: probably not a good question to ask someone who you've just started dating....

[Giles]

Ha….

About 25 years ago when I was in corporate life, I went to some sort of business seminar.  I sat down next to some random guy.  As I settled down, he leant over a whispered in my ear, "Got rid of those crabs yet Giies?".......

Turns out he was my roommate for my first year at Uni, we had not kept in touch, but he sure did remember my travails....