An interesting part of every deep dive is that shallow last third where physics and biology enforce coming up to a shallow depth to avoid decompression issues. Here the freedom of exploring the depths is taken from us and safely of the shallows presents new and interesting things to explore and see. Here among the […]
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This tiny little village on this tiny little planet is Portmagee and is located in the very south western corner of the Ireland. We stumbled upon on Portmagee seven years ago when touring Ireland with friends. We enjoyed its beauty and remoteness, but never imaged coming back to this very same place considering all the […]
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Ripple, Ripple in the Wall Unlike some stone cast into a still pond, these ripples in the cafe window were frozen in time from the moment of their creation. Perhaps they wanted to subdue the view of the street. Perhaps they wanted privacy for their clientele. Perhaps they were just being arty. Regardless, this was […]
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For almost ten years my wife has been patiently waiting to have ‘Grace Notes’, the creative part of her PhD thesis, published. Without compromise there was only one publisher acceptable to her: Salmon Poetry, based in Ennistymon, in the west of Ireland. When she first cast her line we were living in Australia. It was […]
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This view above Lamb Island tells almost everything you need to know about the conditions, …almost everything. Wall to wall blue sky, check. No swell or current, check. The iconic Skellig Islands clear on the horizon, check. Incredible coastal rock formations above water, check. Fun dive crew on cool RIB, check. A hint of the […]
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