Category Archives: Swimming with the fish

Not put off by my last venture off Peppy I went back in yesterday.  While the ocean looked deceptively calm, there was still a underlying swell, resulting in the water being swished back and forth.  All that turbulence brings with it a stirring of the pot and as such any loose weed, and of courseContinue reading “A garden salad”

On Saturday, after a hot morning climbing at Welly Dam with wonderful tree top views across a valley it was time to cool off.  So we decided to head to the beach.  It had been a mid-thirty to forty degree week and the sea had been flat as a pancake, so I was hoping toContinue reading “The eye of a storm”

This morning while Lisa took the dogs for a walk a message came back to indicate the water was most definitely snorkelable.  I was however feeling a little weary from a great climbing session the day before and my body was undecided.  When she got back she told me that she had even seen aContinue reading “Pleasure and pain”

My optimistic outlook on the start of a good snorkelling season has been a tad dashed.  Since my first dip I’ve been out three more times.  The water is a good temperature but there seems to be a distinct lack of life out there.  A few wrasse, goat fish and sweeps pop their heads outContinue reading “The Dark Side”

Today is the first day of a week and half festive break from work and the timing was good.  The temperatures have been steadily increasing towards the weekend and usually that means the sea calms down.  So this morning I was walking down to the beach at a very reasonable time of 8am’ish.  There wasContinue reading “Turning blue”

Yesterday I found myself back at Castle Rock, and while I was there to climb I also took a quick dip.  There were more people fishing this time so I was a bit limited in where I could snorkel plus the water was not as beautifully clear as the previous week, but… I came acrossContinue reading “Just one more time”

The sun was shining again last weekend so I did risk another snorkel and while it’s wasn’t all that clear just putting my head under water and checking out what I might find was refreshing.  I came across a few more gems that are worth sharing, such as this image of the creature that livesContinue reading “Fickle weather…”

Last weekend the tail end of a cyclone was due to make its way down the west coast with the threat of wind and rain.  So before it was due to hit us I went out for a dip, in what looked like reasonably clear and calm waters.  Our neighbour was fishing and said thatContinue reading “When cloudy was the weather”

Last weekend we were not heading out anywhere so I had the chance to get into the water on both days.  Saturday I wanted to check out a new spot along Peppy Beach so headed out early morning, only to be greeted by a bit of a swell and water that felt cold.  It wasContinue reading “Bottom feeders”

Last weekend as we came back to shore on the boat we crossed over what looked to be a good reef not too far from the beach.  So the next morning I decided to head out there to see what I could see.  This is the view I get before I brave the waters, youContinue reading “A time of many”