It was a churning, swirly night dive under Port Noarlunga Jetty. The seas were breaking over the reef creating confusing eddies. Even my compass seemed to have a mind of its own. The white light from our torches turned the undersea world into a milky haze like swimming through swirling fog. Pretty soon it became […]
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If I had to choose two words for the wavy grubfish they would be ‘inquisitive’ and ‘opportunistic’. Move a bit of weed to one side and out will come a wavy grubfish to see if you have dislodged some tiny morsel. Lift a rock to carefully peer underneath and quick as a flash a wavy […]
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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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While my dive buddy was busy wrestling her GoPro back from an eleven armed seastar this little guy was swimming around her content it was hiding in plain sight. It was being as cute as it was being ridiculous. On a typical southern coastline dive you will often come across a pygmy leatherjacket hiding next […]
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This little critter is one of my most favourite animals in the sea and we are so lucky here in South Australia to share our part of the world with such an extraordinary creature. Leafy seadragons are both common and elusive. I dived for years before ever seeing my first leafy. Even knowing how to […]
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