The journey from Ilfracombe takes about an hour and a quarter in Neptune. The cabin is usually full of conversation, but on a fine day the deck is full of snoozing people. As we get near the island, activity increases - we plan the first dive and set out the marshalling sheet.

If there is no westerly wind or swell we usually dive the West Side first as this has slack water on the ebb and some marvelous sites with huge underwater cliffs and canyons, abundant fish and other creatures.

All the above species are pretty common around Lundy .... and of course there are a few more exotics and megafauna like seals and basking sharks.

Lundy West Side is a big place and divers can go quite a distance so we always have an inflatable and the hard boat on station for pickups.

After the first dive we went to the Anchorage and met up with Lone Shark for lunch and sunbathing during the dive interval.

Second dive around Gannet's Rock - on the flood the East Side is slack and the North East End has more amazing sites and fauna with huge colonies of Jewel Anemones.

The journey home sees a lot of people snoozing and the spectacular North Devon Coast is usually only appreciated by the skipper and the watch.