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Portlandish Fish

Weymouth and Portland

Charlotte Wilson

Arranging to dive in mid February off of the far reaches of the south coast of England didn't exactly fill me with the utmost joy upon being given my assignment for the UK issue of Tanked Up, especially as I'd been gunning for a Canary Islands feature, but anyway, here I am, inspiring our readers to make the most of what our blustery shores have to offer the British diver.

The main thing to note about organising a trip to Portland is this: It is far, really far. Well for me anyway, happily living in middle earth with a north Oxfordshire postcode, I noted several times that I could have flown to many a European city in less time, and with a travel size red wine in my hand. The additional factor of having to begin my journey at 4.30pm on a Friday afternoon was also dampening my mood, but I packed my car full of snacks and off I set to my seaside town winter retreat...

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