For those of you wondering which certification is better – PADI, NAUI, CMAS, SSI, IANTD, etc. – there are LOTS of them! – there are one or two things to bear in mind: If you… Continue reading…

Hi there The past week has been great for diving and other than Sunday we were in the water every day. The temperature on Friday was 18 degrees on the Clan Stuart wreck. We were… Continue reading…

One of my favourite things to see when I’m lying on the sand during a dive (waiting for Tony’s students to finish skills, for example) is a starfish making its way from one point to… Continue reading…

There is a gorgeous star blaasop living in the Lagoon tank at uShaka Marine World where Tony and I dived last month. We saw him a year ago when we visited, and he’s grown a… Continue reading…

I’m always on the lookout for thoughtful fellow-divers who enjoy sharing their knowledge, experience and opinions on the sport, and I’ve been following Duane Johnson of Precision Diving (based in Chicago in the USA) for… Continue reading…

I find klipfish the most frustrating creatures to identify – they come in a bewildering array of colours and patterns, and I am waiting impatiently for Guido Zsilavecz of SURG‘s book on klipfish to be… Continue reading…