A black-tipped blade broke through the smooth water ahead. The gently rising fin soon became orca – like a submarine breaching the surface. Unlike the submarine, the orca’s body surged forwards and down again as it slipped once more beneath the calm water. When the ocean is almost millpond-flat, any disturbance on the water is […]
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The drive between Mallow and Portmagee might be long, but it never fails to delight. On this day, a disappointment had a silver lining and reminded me to always bring a camera, even when I think I won’t use it. We had finished our first dive of the day off Portmagee, but the conditions were […]
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I finally got back out on the water in Adelaide after a long hiatus. I’m looking forward with both anticipation and dread to my first dive in the gulf since the algal bloom extended its toxic grip. While out beyond West Beach, I encountered a small pod of dolphins. One showed off by breaching with […]
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As I break the surface at the end of another amazing dive beneath the waters of Bray Head I’m comforted by the sight of the approaching boat with a competent coxswain at the helm. Getting back into the boat is a real team effort. The first diver removes their gear piece by piece, handing each […]
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It had been far too long since I last soaked up the briny magic off the coast of Kerry. No matter how many years I’ve been diving, I still feel a flicker of nerves before that first descent, especially this time — testing out a new camera setup that had flooded once before. Once down, […]
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