Lisa and I hit the shed this week for the first time since we, probably, got hit by COVID. I’m not sure either of us were fully prepared for it, but we managed two sessions and also aim to get back in on the weekend. I also opened up the doors on Tuesday after workContinue reading “Enhanced vision”
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Putting on a show
I bumped into a long term local when I came out of the water after the dive in which I saw the least, out of my three recent dips. They told me of memories of diving here in the 80s and seeing abundant and diverse marine life. Claiming something changed in the 90s, and sinceContinue reading “Putting on a show”
Get up & go
No we were not partaking in what is claimed to be Australia’s top breakfast drink. Yet another packaged and processed way to start the day, which advertising will claim is good for us. Instead a simple cup of tea sufficed to prepare Howsie and I for another Friday session. It’s been a stinker of aContinue reading “Get up & go”
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Not for lack of trying it has been close to two and a half years since Kym and I have managed to catch up. To be honest I was a little shocked when I realised just how long it had been. My memory has failed me, and I have no recollection of what went wrongContinue reading “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
A deep dive
We have longed talked about going for a snorkel off the iconic Busselton Jetty. At 1841m long, in approx. 8m of water, and with no major rivers the general area to pump in fine sediments from the agricultural lands, the clarity of the water is generally better and more reliable than the shoreline waters ofContinue reading “A deep dive”
If anyone can…
It was time for Lisa and I to get away for night for another mini-break. We ummed and ahhed about where to head and what to do, and plumped for a trip to Penguin Island. The last time I went there was with my folks and Elseya back in 2008. Lisa sadly couldn’t join usContinue reading “If anyone can…”
Adrian Gurvitz
While Howsie has for many years played in skater/surf punk bands, he has a wide range of music taste. I am not however sure this would extend to knowing Adrian Gurvitz. An English singer songwriter whose music career began in 1968, and is still recording and touring to this day. Not surprisingly his style hasContinue reading “Adrian Gurvitz”
Testing the waters
The marine environment of the globe has about a dozen amphidromic points. These are generally located in middle of ocean basins, whose shape results in a rotary wave action forming. The circular action results in a centre point where there is effectively a flat spot, similar to the eye of a cyclone. Here there isContinue reading “Testing the waters”
A matter of taste
After today, as we roll into February, the year will start in earnest. The summer school holidays are coming to a close, which means the usual weekly routine of life for many will resume. For me, my ease into the New Year continued to the bitter end. I was not going to waste the lastContinue reading “A matter of taste”
The second play date
A few weeks back one of my camming devices fell afoul of all the climbing I do along the coast. Or more truthfully it fell afoul of my lack of washing off the salt residue, which is nearly always present after having climbed on the ocean’s doorstep. The trigger wire, which is used to pullContinue reading “The second play date”
Sandbagged 