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This had been my first wreck dive proper and it had been a formative experience. I was turned on there and then to a branch of diving - wreck diving – one that would last me throughout my whole diving career without ever ebbing. The thrill of exploring a relic of a time gone by, preserved underwater and hidden from general view was sensuous.

The second wave of divers splashed into the water and the three of us sat and chatted the next hour away - oblivious to the cold until the other divers returned and we could make the short dash back across Loch Alsh to Kyle. There, I stripped off my wet suit on the pier and got into some warm clothes before a welcome lunch at one of the local cafes. We strolled along to the front of Kyle’s main hotel beside the ferry ramp, which has stunning views out across to Skye. There, a wartime mine and trolley system has been preserved and displayed - a fitting reminder of Kyle’s importance to the Royal Navy as a mine laying base for the Western Approaches during World War II.