I recently spotted a marketing slogan for Adelaide that went something like ‘where the sun sets on the sea’. Funny how I never think of it any other way. I find it oddly disturbing anywhere else to experience an ocean sunrise or worse, a sunset that can’t quite make up it’s mine who’s side it’s […]
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Tidal ShadowsTidal creek mangroves cast elongated shadows across the low salty marsh of Garden Island in the last light of the day. These salty rivulets, now full during one of the highest tides of the season, will in a short time begin draining back out to sea.
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There was a big tide this evening and I was eager to see just how much of Garden Island became submerged. From my limited vantage it was really hard to tell. If I were to offer a guess I’d say two thirds of the swampy landmass was underwater. Garden Island continues to intrigue, delight and […]
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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; […]
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