Quote: (Originally Posted by
Doorduijn, Niels)
At the Northsea, you will eventually reach nice wrecks at 45 or even 60 meters but that is far out of the coast.
Ain't that the truth, if it's anything like Germany's North Sea coast.
Stefan's little trip to the sea:
Had 5 days off this summer, and have a non-diving girlfriend, so I headed north.
No diving planned, but at least some scouting and seeing the sea, which I sorely miss.
Arived in a suburb of Cuxhafen, nice little town, beachside hotel, ocean view room.
Sat on balcony and enjoyed a beautiful sunset, small waves rolling in, salt in the air.
A little island about 8 miles off shore, with a cool tower on it, and me wondering about diving there ...
Finally, after more than a year, I was by the sea again, happy.
Great night, too.
I wake up in the morning, step out on the balcony ... and the sea's gone!
Just like that, gone, mud all the way out to the horizon.
A little while later, they drive tourists in horse buggies out to the damn island.
I've heard about the Wattenmeer, but I didn't think it was that bad ...
you couldn't snorkel out to the island without scraping your chin during high tide.
Should be called No Sea, not North Sea.
Next day the rain set in and off we were to the Ostsee, the German end of the Baltic Sea.
Ended up in Timmendorf ... not deep there, around 20 to 30 fsw, but deep enough for small boats and too deep for horse buggies.
They even have a dive shop offering Drägers. Not much, but a start, and the damn water was there in the morning, too.
