Castaways Sub-Aqua Club
	A Branch (Branch No 2071) of The British Sub-Aqua Club

Congar city

Oban

8-14 September 1996

(or ... Rebreathers the best thing since sliced bread)

The eight brave and adventurous souls arrived during the Saturday.

After arriving in Oban, finding they had changed the road layout and having to go on the ‘tour de Oban’ to locate the road out to Oban Divers.

The mini bus arrived last and after much searching was finally able to locate Puffin Divers, required for Nitrox, despite Charlie having a cold.

After people deposited kit at the camp site we set off in search of food, well after a quick pint. We finally ended up in an ‘interesting’ local eating house, enjoying an evening of ‘traditional Scottish entertainment’, strangled cats, men in skirts and the like.

A civil start time for the first days diving, and a civil weeks diving. Several of the dives were best described as roller coaster rides

The following are some photos kindly donated by Suzanne.

The 'Hispania'.

The congers were very friendly, especially to those who had fish inserted in to various points of their stabs.

Another view of the conger dive :

"Team effort along another cliff looking for the ‘tame’ congers. First we found a shy big black ‘un which only came 6 - 8ft out of his hole. A bit further on we were joined by at first one, then a second, free swimming 5ft eels who wanted food - from Charlie’s pocket, or any bit of Slay really. Friendly but over curious and great fun!"

Feeding time at the zoo.