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Dusting off

My last post of a dive was over six weeks back; an unusual abstinence for watery activities for this time of year. Up until March the image library for each successive year would normally be filled with more underwater than above water imagery. I did have a sneaky snorkel a week after the last oneContinue reading “Dusting off”

Snooze you lose

After the long thirty-two hour trip back from the homelands, this morning was day two of waking up in Western Australia time. It felt much harder to rouse and get going today than it did yesterday. As a person who is normally up early and ready to go as soon as I wake up, itContinue reading “Snooze you lose”

Cochleae cordis

Nine months can fly past to the point that if you sneezed you might just miss it. During my last trip to the homelands at the tail end of, a very flowery, British spring time I sneezed a lot due to a bad bout of hay fever. This time I hoped that would not beContinue reading “Cochleae cordis”

Mostly sensible

Last time I visited England, Dave and I only managed an afternoon hike. During which he mentioned he had considered taking me for a walk round Windgather Rocks. The short 12m rock face is claimed to be one of the friendliest and most popular climbing crags in the Peak District. It has been a favouriteContinue reading “Mostly sensible”

The test

Timing is everything and today I didn’t quite get it right. Driving out on the eve of a full moon, three quarters of an hour or so before first light. Someone had snuck ahead of me, as we drove out of Peppy Beach through the at times kangaroo infested road. Not surprisingly it was darkContinue reading “The test”

Hop along

You gotta love public holidays, especially when they result in a long weekend. Rolling out later than I normally head to work, the sky was a mixed bag of not knowing what it wanted to do. Howsie and I were however prepared to take the gamble, but didn’t feel it was necessary to have anContinue reading “Hop along”

Same same but different

Barrelling waves greeted us on arrival, at what is locally known as Honeycombs Beach. Promoted on tourist sites for various features, including being a ‘fantastic surfing spot’. The surfing sites however don’t ham the place up as much, simply saying it has ‘quite reliable surf’ adding it is an ‘often challenging surf’ spot. Looking atContinue reading “Same same but different”

A time to feast

Keeping things sensible while still trying to shake things up, I can see all the lesser frequented and smaller crags along our coastline will get a visit over the next few months. Today, Howsie and I headed out today to Lost Buttress. A place I am particularly fond of, not just because of the climbingContinue reading “A time to feast”

One day at a time

All good things must come to an end, and the shutdown at work finished last week meaning tomorrow it’ll be back to the grind. Before that happens there was time today for another dive, this time with Geoff and his usual partner in crime Benny. They tend to head out to fish or hunt crays,Continue reading “One day at a time”

Inedible waste

The Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is by no means an uncommon bird. Once a wetland bird, it has learned to live in our urban jungles by scavenging food from our rubbish tips and bins. Thriving on what we throw away. This changed foraging approach, purely driven by our wasteful lifestyle, has earned it aContinue reading “Inedible waste”