The final tally for Derek's dives for July and August

In a tense count, overseen by auditors from Deloitte Touche, the following tally was confirmed as being the grand total of dives completed by Derek during the last two months:

70

the winners of the sweepstake are: Kevin Fleming (69) and Delia ní Chíobháin (71)

I'm sure that Kevin would love to help Delia in her studies and forward the grand total of €24 to her, the same is on its way to the Seal Sanctuary. Thanks to everyone who took part.

Derek & Lisa Worldwide Tour Dates

Wednesday September 7th ---> Derek leaves Dingle for Sligo
Monday September 12th ---> Lisa to Dublin
Tuesday September 13th ---> London
Thursday September 15th ---> Egypt (Marsa Alam)
Thursday September 22nd ---> Sharm-el-Sheikh
Sunday October 2nd ---> London
Thursday Ocotber 6th ---> Kerry/Sligo(Round Ireland Tour)
Saturday October 15th ---> London
Tuesday October 18th ---> San Francisco
Monday October 24th ---> LA
Due to the vagaries on international travel some fecker gets to nick October 25th off us as we fly across the international Date Line on the way to Fiji. Kazzie could use this phenomenon to insure that she remains 25 for another few years!
Wednesday October 26th ---> Fiji
Saturday October 29th ---> Auckland
Sunday October 30th ---> Wellington
New Years 2005 ---> Sydney
No further tour dates as yet confirmed

Myrtle the Turtle in Dingle, Most Beaudacious, Dude!

She's a he. No, she's definitely a she. No! Look at the tail, it's a he. It's a she and her name is “Myrtle”. Are you a turtle expert? Well in fact, I am. Opps, sorry then!


She was caught in an illegal net, ahem, I should say some lobster pot lines – happens every day don't you know? Anyway, she was brought ashore and placed in a tank at the Dinlge Aquarium, so some lads from Universtiy College Cork could put a satelite tag on her. She is now the first Leatherback Turtle in Europe to have been tagged. Forget the media reports, she was about 5 foot long, 4 foot wide and 30 years old, but I've never seen anything as big as her in Toffs nightclub even on a New Years eve night (although I'm quite sure that Kevin has met with creatures of this sort on his travels in Donegal). It was a sight to warm the heart when they released her from Cuas, down the boat slip, back to her natural environment – travelling from the Atlantic from Ireland Carribean and back.