Tung Ping Chau, Crescent Island (Wu Pai) and Round Island I love the smell of petrichor in the morning, it smells like wet diving. We had an early start, meeting up at Sam Mun Tsai just before 8am. It was dry at 0700, but began to rain the more vans turned up. Gear and 36 tanks loaded, we headed for the floating pontoons and some high level faffing. I can only assume having lost equipment recently, the chief protagonist had added additional string and clips to avoid a repeat.

After several key people were unable to dive, what started as the SCDC's annual reef check for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department became a dry (wet?) run for the club's upcoming trip to Christmas Island. On September 17, six divers braved scorching sun and "very unhealthy" air pollution for two dives near Tolo Harbor and the Mainland boundary. Mr Tsui sped us from Sam Mun Tsai's fish farms to the marine park at Tung Ping Chau. Above the waterline, Tung Pin