Hi divers Summer winds are fading and winter winds are slowly starting to arrive. The visibility of the Atlantic sites drops off and the water in False bay gets cleaner and cleaner as if pumped… Continue reading…

Date: 26 February 2013 Late in February we took an afternoon boat ride down to the broadnose sevengill cowsharks near Miller’s Point. I had students, so Mark skippered for us. The inimitable Kate had arrived… Continue reading…

We return to Chapter 32 (“Cetology“) of Moby Dick by Herman Mellville. Here, he muses briefly on the humpbacked whale: This whale is often seen on the northern American coast. He has been frequently captured… Continue reading…

Hi divers Despite summer doing its best to hold on, the winter diving has started and in general the viz in False Bay has improved. The sun takes its time getting up in the morning… Continue reading…

Nowhere has the fraught and complex relationship between surfers and sharks played out with as much drama as at Réunion Island, a department of France situated in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar. A surfers’ paradise,… Continue reading…

I found these tea light holders at a branch of Bolia.com in Copenhagen, while we were there in December. They are the source of much joy.

Hi divers We are back from a few days of houseboating on the Knysna lagoon. At high tide the water was clean and 17 -18 degrees. The lagoon is a vibrant and healthy ecosystem and… Continue reading…

Something about orcas is apt this autumn, as a couple of weeks ago a pod of about nine killer whales was spotted in False Bay. They are (I hope) probably going to hang around for… Continue reading…

Here’s some more from Chapter 32 (“Cetology“) of Moby Dick by Herman Mellville. This time it’s about the right whale, at least one species of which is a frequent visitor to our waters: In one… Continue reading…

Hi divers The seasons’ change has had us diving in mixed conditions, clean one day and dirty the next. Last weekend we dived Hout Bay on Saturday (the Maori and Die Josie) and had mediocre… Continue reading…