Port Noarlunga has lots of small abalone and normally they are seen as flat shellfish firmly attached to rocks as if welded to them. Come out and night and those innocent pretend rocks turn into predatory marauding green eyed monsters fit to give children nightmares. Good thing we are larger the a couple centimeters or […]
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Dear Dumpling
Port Noarlunga delivers again, well sort of! I’d just repaired the strobe firing system on my housing and serviced all the port o-rings so I was pretty eager to get back in the water again. It was late and the air was cold clear and still. Perfect for a night dive. For those who have […]
Read MoreWatching the Waves Go By
How often have you sat on a beach gazing out into the ocean. Perhaps counting the waves in sets, perhaps looking for a breaking fin beyond the break, perhaps watching surfers shred it all to pieces. Now try turning it all upside down and imagine gazing on those waves from a completely different world. Better […]
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The way this teddybear star (Anthenea australiae) has latched onto that bed of mussels has a kind of possession quality. It’s as if she’s saying ‘Hands off,… My mussels!’ No sooner had I uttered that phrase and I was whisked away into a Sydney dentists office and to his the characters in his marine aquarium. […]
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Saturday we took to the water again. Somewhere local this time, Port Noarlunga Reef. I’ve sung the praises of this dive site, so close to most Adelaide divers, on many occasions. Many people regard Port Noarlunga as a training location and as such we are very fortunate to have such a protected and accessible site. […]
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