My old 7 megapixel shock and waterproof camera has served me well but its already been away to get repaired once and hasn’t been 100% reliable since. After missing those two porpoise the other week I thought if I’m going to document this behemoth of an adventure properly I had better make sure the kit is up to scratch.
Technology is like kids, they grow up so fast. I’ve just bought a newer version of the same camera for less than I paid 4 years ago….and guess what…its way better. It charges via USB with no need for an adaptor and its got twice the resolution at 14 megapixels. 14,000,000 wee dots. That’s 14 Million!
Arguably more important though is the handheld marine VHF radio that got delivered yesterday. For years I’ve begged / borrowed….but never stolen one of these. Now I have a nice floating unit with a strobe light and 6W maximum power output.
A radio that floats as well as Sydney the Seahorse, well I never!
Mind you the antenna is not the biggest and in the world of VHF radios size does matter.
At least this way I’ll be able to enjoy the company of Her Majesty’s Coastguard, while we still have enough of them to share…..er…was that…political? Sorry.
Any day now I should receive a Personal Locator Beacon, that’s a wee device that that notifies the satellites of where I am if it all goes pear shaped. Still, if I’m sinking, I might finally get that good picture of the porpoise I was after……
….Safety Fifth!
