The colours on the sunken hull of the Seawolf off of Port Noarlunga are are just stunning. But at 15-20 meters down without bringing your own light you might be disappointed in the almost monochrome blue green landscape. In the light of my strobes or a super bright torch you’ll see reds, and purples, and […]
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An Unexpected Visitor
Is there such a thing as being lucky? I’ve heard from seasoned boaties that every now and then a sea turtle, normally a tropical creature, finds its way down to the southern coastline of Australia. I’ve listened to these stories over all my diving years with a grain of salt and a handful of scepticism; […]
Read MoreOrange Biscuit
Here’s another biscuit star from Sunday’s dive at Rapid Bay. This little guy was as obvious as a red giant in a dark sky. Its bright orange stood out from the edge of my vision only to become so much more vivid in the white light of my strobe. Not much colour variation here, just […]
Read MoreTaking the Biscuit
The number of and variety of seastars we saw at Rapid Bay on Sunday was just wonderful. The biscuit stars alone were both numerous and incredibly varied in their colours and patterns. This little biscuit star perched atop an old pylon stump could not have found a better place to get its portrait taken while […]
Read MoreJess and the Cowfish
After a week of cold, overcast skies and rain the sun finally came out and made our trip to Rapid Bay Jetty to dive with Jess and Andy all the more delightful. The visibility was pretty good in that milky non-committal way that we all know and love about Rapid Bay. Here rough weather will […]
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