It seems like yesterday that I was proudly waving about a new pair of blue Seac Sub gloves. Something like 120 dives later, and they’re in quite bad shape… Some of the fingers have punched… Continue reading…

I’ve never done a night dive off a boat before, and never gone deeper than about 12 metres on a night dive, and so it was with mixed feelings that I signed up for a… Continue reading…

Roman Rock lighthouse stands near the entrance to the navy harbour in Simon’s Town. In its general (I use the term very loosely) vicinity one finds – amongst other sites – Tivoli Pinnacles, Castor Rock,… Continue reading…

The premise is simple (if contrived): a land-based historian (Jeremy Seal) and an “intrepid diver” (Miranda Krestovnikoff) attempt to resolve mysteries (identity, manner of sinking, date and reason for wrecking, and so on) surrounding various… Continue reading…

I’ve been wearing a fantastic new wetsuit for the last few months: the Mares Trilastic 8-6-5. Like Tony’s Mares Flexa 8-6-5, the Trilastic (which is just from the new range) is 8 millimetres thick on… Continue reading…

Let it be said that I was warm – very warm – despite Grant’s notoriously fast boat driving, wind chill and having just completed a deep dive in 12 degree water while wearing a wetsuit…. Continue reading…

Clare is never one to miss an opportunity for a nap. She sat out one of the dives in Sodwana early one morning (she’s not a morning person and besides we’d had some hectic days… Continue reading…

Well, it looks like an attempt at sun protection, or a badly improvised turban. What it really is, is Dean practising compass navigation at Long Beach for his Open Water course. His left arm has… Continue reading…

Naughty husband Tony got me a new pair of booties from Andre recently – my old ones were getting a bit long in the tooth and were exceptionally well-ventilated. They’re the same ones Tony has… Continue reading…

I’ve mentioned how a stray hair in one’s mask can turn a dive from pleasant to a simulated near-drowning experience… For girls, it’s usually just a matter of putting one’s hair out of the way…. Continue reading…