Splashes and Sparkles

It’s all splashes and sparkles and plenty of civic bling at Henley Square now that the construction work is complete. On a hot summer evening children play in the open-air water feature while an aerial light-show plays above. People mingle after dinner in one of the restaurants discussing their meal, their day or choosing which […]

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SpongeBob

SpongeBob Most South Australian’s experience with crabs involves eating them or catching them and usually if they are local they are our blue swimmer species. As divers we do see blue swimmer crabs in Saint Vincent’s Gulf but most crabs we see around jetties and reefs are way more interesting. We have spider crabs and […]

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Magic Mirror

Magic Mirror on the ocean floor, who is the cutest one of all? Whether admiring its cuteness, looking for a mate or just checking that nothing is out of place before a big date, this Magic Mirror seems most welcome. It’s usually not nice to see junk thrown into the ocean. Plastic bags, damaged fishing […]

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The Long Tow Home

From a cold Austrian winter to balmy Australian evenings the difference between these two worlds could not be more different despite only an ‘al’ in name. The place is Port Parham, a ramshackle collection of holiday shacks on the Gulf of Saint Vincent in South Australia and the the holiday destination of my childhood. When […]

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