Diving in South Australia would not be the same if every dive was not frequented by old wives! An odd name for these attractive fish but as I am told their name comes from the way they behave when caught by fishers and the way they carry on when landed. I am happy to see […]
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Of all our gorgeous Southern Australian marine critters there are few as beautiful as our Southern Blue Devil. Timid, elegant, graceful and a dazzlingly iridescent blue, their grumpy expression seems at odds with their vibrant colour. They are a fish that always make me smile when encountered on a dive. Normally a shy and reclusive […]
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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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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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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 […]
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