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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There is nothing like being out on the sea with an unblemished sky above and the mysteries of the ocean below. I love it. Sometimes she’s calm and gentle, inviting, caressing. Sometimes she’s indifferent throwing her weight around to remind me not to get complacent. Sometimes she’s a real challenge, scary, pushing my limits, keeping […]
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The end of a perfect day. The wind has calmed and the seas have smoothed at least for a while. In a few minutes the sun will be gone and the azure blues of twilight will replace the golden glow of sunset. Until then a fiery spotlight holds us in a silhouette as we gaze […]
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It’s while after sunset now. The iPhones with their attention spans long since turned from sunset to social no longer observe the western sky. Through twilight, the sky transitions through layers of orange and yellow and green before a deep blue heralds the first evening stars. This is a special time when seabirds skim the […]
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