While I didn’t get my hurkle-durkle in on Saturday, it was still a relatively lazy day. This resulted in me getting itchy feet and wanting to get out and do something on Sunday. My preference was a snorkel, but with a forecast of fresh winds and being mostly cloudy it was not looking promising forContinue reading “Colourful names”
Category Archives: Swimming with the fish
Do the conga
There was a slim possibility of bagging three mornings of climbing on the trot, but Rongy had other plans for today so it was not to be. Instead, and seeing the conditions had looked not too bad yesterday afternoon, I decided on a dip. Truth be told I could drive an hour and find someContinue reading “Do the conga”
Waiting for the right moment
I have been very remiss this summer at attempting to get into the ocean for a swim with the fish. The conditions for a second year on the trot have been pretty average. The wrong type, or should I say direction, of winds resulting in the ocean never being given a real chance to properlyContinue reading “Waiting for the right moment”
Four!
We finally managed to get the pest control booked in for Thursday last week, to spray the house and deter spiders from cohabitating with us. We have this done annually, this time being delayed and we had noticed an increase in White-tailed Spiders (Lampona cylindrata). These were the biggest concern, as bites from these canContinue reading “Four!”
Double luck
After a successful dive yesterday I was keen for a second dip before the usually relaxed start to the working year, during January, would come to an abrupt end on Monday. You may be pleased to know that this also signals a likely slowdown in posts, as my time to get out into nature willContinue reading “Double luck”
Heard but not seen
I did wonder if the title of my last post may have made some think that they would get some long overdue underwater images. And I did indeed consider taking my snorkel gear when we climbed at Castle Rock, as I knew the water would be clear. The coarse sand there settles quickly. It isContinue reading “Heard but not seen”
The mis-informant
Someone had hinted the week leading up to Christmas would provide the kind of conditions that would result in great scuba diving conditions, which I felt indicated the nearshore snorkelling conditions may also be much improved. Full of anticipation, I took the plunge on Friday morning and was a little disappointed with the visibility. ItContinue reading “The mis-informant”
The bright side of life
After getting excited, some three weeks back, when I swapped the reference books that are sat next to my computer from orchids to fish, I have since not had to open them up. During this time the wintery weather, which seemed to intersperse the short spring spell we had, continued into what was now officiallyContinue reading “The bright side of life”
Adjustment time
All good things must come to an end. Or a better way to look at it, is that they are being placed on hold until the right time comes round again. After watching the spikes come up from the large green leaves that you would not usually associate with an orchid, for a month orContinue reading “Adjustment time”
May day
A week or so back we were greeted with a lovely red sunrise, but the sailor’s rule of thumb for predicting the weather served as a warning that we were in for a change. There is an element of truth in this, in that weather systems in the mid latitudes will usually move from westContinue reading “May day”
Sandbagged 