13/10/2016 (600) The strong wind has ceased and changed its direction so the east coast was diveable again. I went to the Leigh area, checked Goat Island first, but the swell was quite unpleasant. I moved to Matheson Bay. The visibility on the beach did not look great, but the sea was calm so I […]
For a long time I’ve been intrigued by the wild, unearthly colours of sponges. My experience with them was very limited while I was living in Europe. There are (almost) no sponges in fresh water, also they are not so typical for the underwater scenery of Mediterranean Sea. When we moved to New Zealand and I […]
11/10/2016 (599) Due to the wind from the east the open coast was not diveable. I went for a dive to Ti Point wharf to shoot some macro and perhaps to see a pipefish or a seahorse. Water was calm at high tide, yet the visibility was terrible, around 1 metre. Anyway, I checked a […]
It happened to me a couple of times: wearing a sidemount harness I was walking to the beach carrying my single tank on my shoulder. A diver ask me if I was a technical diver. The question caused a smile on my face. No, I was not a technical diver. I was even not going […]
06/09/2016 (598) A dive in a very shallow water, I should rather call it scuba-assisted snorkeling. The maximum depth was only about 3.5 m. Such a depth is very comfortable, there is no need to watch the bottom time, but the surface swell is often an issue, especially for photography or filming. I took a macro […]
To dive with the scuba equipment even in a very shallow water can have its advantages. The ability to breathe underwater gives you the the necessary time to explore cracks in rocks and observe their tiny inhabitants. I was diving in Goat Island marine reserve recently. I crossed the channel and spent most of my […]