{"id":11020,"date":"2022-04-18T23:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/?p=11020"},"modified":"2022-04-20T00:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T23:06:57","slug":"anglesey-easter-weekend-16th-17th-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/?p=11020","title":{"rendered":"Anglesey Easter Weekend &#8211; 16th-17th April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11020\" class=\"elementor elementor-11020\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7067581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7067581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2a978e\" data-id=\"e2a978e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fe96a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7fe96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739b80a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"739b80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anglesey Easter Weekend - 16th-17th April 2022<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2531352 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2531352\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b66609c\" data-id=\"b66609c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48cdc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b48cdc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trip Organiser \u2013 Phil Darlington<\/p><p>Trip report &#8211; Pat Spencer<\/p><p>As Top Cat was in for repair Phil checked and prepped Cheshire Cat on Wednesday evening. The journey to Anglesey on Thursday evening was surprisingly traffic free. We checked the slips and sea conditions at Treaddur Bay, Rhoscolyn , Bull Bay and Cemaes on Friday. Given that the winds were southerly and gusting 4\u2019s Phil decided to launch from Bull Bay on Saturday and Cemaes on Sunday. Both car parks, on both days, were extremely busy with Kayakers and holiday makers.<\/p><p>As we were on Easter spring tides the sites chosen were non tidal. Our first dive was the Brick Works Pinnacle at Porth Wen. We spotted porpoise on the way out. The viz was a rather silty 1.5m and the water temperature a cool 9C. Despite the poor viz we saw Ballan Wrasse, Butterfish, Scorpion fish, Edible and Velvet Swimming crabs, several well camouflaged Spider Crabs, Cat Shark and one octopus, Dahlia and Elegant anemones, Oaten Pipe and an abundance of Sea Orange.\u00a0<\/p><p>On our way out to our second dive site, Trwnbychan Wall we had to stop to rescue one of the Coventry Uni shore divers who hadn\u2019t anticipated the strength of a falling tide. Ken, Loz and Alison dived first but called it due to the current.<\/p><p>We all met up in the evening with non-divers Karen and Jane for a fish and chip supper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1347830\" data-id=\"1347830\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62331f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62331f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220417_124303-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11023\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220417_124303-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220417_124303-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220417_124303-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220417_124303-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220417_124303-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cf3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97cf3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Sunday we were joined by Rosie and Helen at Cemaes. We motored out to find and shot The Abbotsford. The wreck is quite broken with large hull plates, dozens of iron ribs and several hatch coamings. Marine life was sparse. We saw large areas of Baked Bean Sea squirts plus several Sunstars, Bloody Henry and juvenile Gold Sinny.<br \/>As Phil and Alison had leaky suits only Helen and Rosie dived Lamb Island, in the afternoon with Phil coxing. Ironically, given its depth at 10m there was good vis and an abundance of marine life. The recovery was smooth and incident free. <br \/>Cheshire Cat was refuelled and returned to the club house on Easter Monday, washed down and de-kitted ready for the next outing. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5729605 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5729605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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The journey to Anglesey on Thursday evening was surprisingly traffic free. 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