On 1 October ScubaPro held a dive day at False Bay Yacht Club in Simon’s Town. This is an extremely congenial venue to dive from – most of the local boat charters (including Blue Flash… Continue reading…
I often take pictures by accident. This is no mystery – the construction of my camera housing and the fact that I sometimes forget to turn it off on exiting the ocean conspire here to… Continue reading…
Perhaps you’ve wondered how you’re going to make it along the coastal road from Simon’s Town after a dive, with a bag full of dive gear. You’re worried that a strong gust of wind might… Continue reading…
In a first for this blog, I’m going to review two books in a single post. They concern (more or less) the same series of events, were written by two men who were close friends… Continue reading…
Diving Adventure – Willard Price It’s hard to convey the deadly earnestness that infuses this book. As with the other Willard Price childrens’ adventures I’ve reviewed, the wild animals and marine creatures that feature here… Continue reading…
Cannibal Adventure – Willard Price Willard Price is an adventure novelist who wrote a series of children’s books about the Hunt brothers, Hal and Roger, and their travels to various exotic destinations collecting animals for… Continue reading…
ScubaPro Seawing Nova fins I recently upgraded my little Mickey Mouse fins (child-sized) for a pair of black ScubaPro Seawing Nova fins. I’ve had my eye on the white ones for a while (they only… Continue reading…
Don’t talk about soup sandwiches, cheesy garlic rolls and other such topics on the boat while someone is throwing up… Be nice! Don’t walk around the boat once you have your weight belt on. If… Continue reading…
You don’t need to be an Olympic swimmer in order to learn to scuba dive. Scuba diving isn’t about covering big distances or swimming really fast. In fact, we take great care not to over-exert… Continue reading…
Not getting anywhere Often divers find that the hi-tech latest fins they bought for a packet are not giving them the pleasure and speed they thought. The slightest current has them finning as fast as… Continue reading…
