24/11/2016 (605) This was not a very good dive. The sea surface was exceptionally calm (especially for Goat Island), yet the visibility was below the average. Also underwater I could feel quite a strong water movement, that made photography rather difficult. However, I met a large friendly blue cod … the first time after one […]
18/11/2016 (604) After a week of rain water was quite murky as expected. However, it got much better further off shore and I realised the swell was a much bigger problem for photography. I was not keen to swim much so even did not cross the channel to Goat Island. I spent most of my […]
5/11/2016 (603) I went for a morning dive, the weather was not very promising, quite heavy showers on my way from Auckland. Also the wind was strong and the long swell at Goat Island was destroying visibility. Once on the beach I could see a group of scuba diving students already swimming to the island. […]
We haven’t been to Marlborough Sounds for ages. I found this video recently, it reminded me of the wild beauty of the area. I remember camping deep in the sounds, only two tents in the whole campground. Total darkness at night, stars so close we had a feeling they were trying to touch us. And baking […]
27/10/2016 (602) I did a surface swim to the most eastern point of Goat Island, checked the direction back to the beach with a compass and descended. I’ve spent about half an hour around the rocks in that area, then crossed the channel and got to the beach along the rocky platforms under the marine […]
Meadows of kelp and seaweeds in clear and calm water … that’s a dream that becomes true sometimes. I would prefer to add ‘warm water’ to it as well, however, we all know that’s not how it works. Warm water means no kelp, no undersea jungle. This picture is from Matheson Bay on an exceptionally […]