点评:Very well run dive operation for the bucket-list experience of diving in the presence of Atlantic Grey Seals, especially good for divers that don't have buddies available to dive with, and for full kit rental. (Dive clubs and schools offfer group trips to Lundy, but usually only once or twice a year which means that you have to schedule time off for a specific date, whereas Easy Divers offer several trips per week in the season.) Safety is treated seriously, but this is an experience that is open to anyone with Open Water Diving qualification, and if you don't have this but have the time, you can even get the qualification.
You collect your rental kit from one location in Ilfracombe harbour, which is unsigned, so you need to pay close attention to your welcome emails to know where to go. Departure is then from the other side of the harbour.
On arrival off the coast of Lundy, we were grouped according to experience, so the more experienced divers were not held back by the novices. However, the main areas where the seals come to interact are shallow, at about 2-4m deep, so the primary diving skill needed is good buoyancy control. The seals were so curious. Every interaction is on their terms, but on our dive they came to nibble fins, pat limbs, and gaze into eyes, making this into one of life's highlights.
Easy Divers kit out people renting in two wetsuits each, which works well in keeping out the cold, but does require a lot of weight to counteract the buoyancy of the extra shorty wetsuit. Fortunately, the charter boat has a lift to bring divers back out of the water, which is much easier than using a ladder when so heavily weighted. You can use as much of your own gear as you want, but you do need a lot of insulation for a dive where you may be an hour underwater with not much movement to generate heat, at a water temperature of 16-17 degrees.
Highly recommended.
翻译:这家潜水公司运营得非常好,能让您体验到与大西洋灰海豹共潜的难忘经历,尤其适合没有潜伴的潜水员,而且提供全套潜水装备租赁服务。(潜水俱乐部和学校通常每年只组织一两次前往伦迪岛的团体潜水,这意味着您需要专门安排时间参加,而Easy Divers在旺季期间每周都会提供多次潜水行程。)他们非常重视安全,但这项体验对任何持有开放水域潜水员资格证书的人都开放;如果您没有资格证书但有时间,也可以考取。
您需要在伊尔弗勒科姆港的一个地点领取租赁装备,该地点没有指示牌,因此您需要仔细阅读欢迎邮件,才能找到正确的领取地点。下水则在港口的另一侧。
抵达伦迪岛海岸后,我们会根据潜水经验分组,这样经验丰富的潜水员就不会因为新手而耽误行程。然而,海豹主要聚集的水域较浅,水深约2-4米,因此潜水员最需要掌握的技能是良好的浮力控制。海豹们非常好奇。每一次互动都由它们自己决定,但在我们潜水的那次,它们会轻咬我们的脚蹼、拍打我们的四肢,还会凝视我们的眼睛,这让我们的潜水体验成为了人生中的一大亮点。
Easy Divers 为每位租借潜水服的潜水员提供两套潜水服,这样可以很好地抵御寒冷,但需要大量的配重来抵消短款潜水服的浮力。幸运的是,包船配备了升降机,可以将潜水员送回水面,这比负重较重时使用梯子要方便得多。您可以携带尽可能多的个人装备,但考虑到潜水时您可能要在水下待上一个小时,而且几乎没有运动来产生热量,水温又只有16-17摄氏度,因此您需要准备充足的保暖衣物。
强烈推荐。