Marico Oog is a natural spring, the source of the Marico River. It is located on a farm in the North West Province of South Africa, and we visited it on our way home from… Continue reading…
Marico Oog is a natural spring located on the Grootfontein farm in the North West Province, belonging to Willie Muller and his family. We took a detour from Zeerust to the farm in order to… Continue reading…
Hi divers The trip to Mozambique seemed to arrive very quickly and ended just as fast. Somehow a week goes by a lot faster when on vacation. We had really good weather and some really… Continue reading…
Positioned at the end of the Twelve Apostles mountain range (and thusly named), 13th Apostle reef is a distinct mass of granite boulders surrounded by a sandy bottom. Waves have long been observed to break… Continue reading…
The first time I spotted a brooding cushion star, on an eye-wateringly cold dive on the SS Maori, I was reminded of nothing so much as a cupcake or similar edible baked good. These sea… Continue reading…
According to Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay, the mosaic pleurobranch is “uncommon”. We’ve only seen one, and this shortly after discovering that such a creature existed. It’s possible that I’ve swum over… Continue reading…
More often than not, the horned blenny (Parablennius cornutus) will be seen in the attitude above – hiding (annoyingly) in a crevice or, as in this case, a vent on top of the superstructure of… Continue reading…
Hi divers Despite the recent warmth, with all the freezing cold days scattered between the rainy days winter has slowly sneaked in and the Bay has started to clean up nicely. Last weekend almost every… Continue reading…
On Sunday 11 March, since the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour was going to prohibit access to basically the entire peninsula, we decided to take an expedition out to the eastern side of… Continue reading…
Hi divers The last few weeks have been eventful for the marine world in Cape Town. For some thoughts about chumming, which has been very much in the news lately, you can click here and here,… Continue reading…
