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We moved past the lobster pool and soon were standing at the side of the rocky shelf. From here there was a straight drop down some four or five feet to the deep water of a gully. The visibility looked quite good - I could see some large rocks under the surface sticking outwards.

Fully kitted, a diver is very heavy. I was going to have to make sure that I picked an entry point where I could leap far enough outwards to clear these rocks. Looking around, I spotted a large rock further along to seaward, which just protruded from the water, right at the bottom of the shelf. This would be my exit point and would allow me to clamber from there out of the water – and from there, back up onto the shelf where I was standing.

My dive buddy and myself were ready. He moved up to the edge of the shelf and had a good look down. Clutching his mask to his face with one hand, his torch in the other, he strode and half-leapt well out from the edge, clearing the submerged rocks and splashing down heavily into the water. The sea seemed to part to swallow him up before closing over him with a large white splash. A second or two later his head popped up again and rolling onto his back he kicked his fins and moved away from my entry point - keeping an eye on me.