Simon Campbell

Its very rare I talk about my boys' achievements as it's up to them to carve out their niche in this world, but in this article I make an exception. After all its my blog and I can do what I like!!! Giggleswick, the school Jim attended was fortunate to have, as part of the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), a Royal Marines detachment - one of only 18 in the country...

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Well I have done it, I have ordered a Big Yellow Box of Death. I really didn't want to, as the very look of thing fills me with fear, seemingly being constructed out of bits of garden hose and plumbing tackle more akin to bathroom construction than to 'technical' diving. [Ed note: Read again, I changed my mind]

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After 1800 or so dives I have never been to Scapa Flow. Duncan, one of our club members, arranged a trip for June 2008; how could I resist. For the uninitiated, Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray, South Ronaldsay and Hoy.

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There is nothing quite like 'boldly going where no man has gone before'. Ignoring Start Trek for a moment, people have been doing it for centuries: sailing, climbing, caving, flying and space travel. What gets me off is knowing that you are the first human being to see a new part of the underwater world.

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