Tag: sea
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TUNNEL DIVING WITH THE BIG BOYS
The dive boat was packed, we were six divers and two Instructors. It was only when the dive briefing started that I realised I was on a dive with the Big Boys. I was the only girl on the boat and only started diving 16 months ago. The other divers appeared distinguished, well-travelled, experienced divers,…
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ISLAND STYLE CAVE DIVE
Diving Lobster Cave with Scuba World Diving Mauritius A dive planned outside the reef creates a heightened sense of expectation in me as my dives there are fewer due to weather limitations. They are also more challenging with a possible moving surface, currents or surges, as well as possible deeper dives. It is however the…
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A PERFECT DIVE 20/20 VISION
A perfect dive, a feeling after most dives, right? But hey, this time I had 20/20 vision! I bet you’ve not had a dive with so many highlights, some starting on land already. While packing our gear bags I thought I would irritate my dive buddy, an instructor at the Dive Centre, who has been…
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DIVING A SUBMERGED SCULPTURE GARDEN
Trou Moutou is a dive site in the Mahebourg Lagoon, Mauritius. It is popular for its protected shallow 9m depth and open sandy seabed areas ideal for doing Open Water Diver practical tests. It also has a couple of Hawksbill Sea Turtles living there, but mostly it stands out for its Submerged Sculpture Garden that…
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POST CYCLONE DIVING
BELAL AND CANDICE Two cyclones in ten days, but then again, I knew my departure was in the island’s cyclone season. I found myself cyclone watching, first Belal and then Candice. Mauritius was in the path of both. 15 and 16 January 2024 Belal caused flash floods in Port Louis, turning streets into rivers. Widespread…
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UNDER THE SEA and beyond
Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast, South Africa I grew up on the Langebaan Lagoon with its turquoise water, bird islands and Saldanha Bay. This Lagoon on the west coast of South Africa protects migratory birds and nesting areas of endangered seabirds. It also acts as a protected nursery area for many fish species, not even mentioning…
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KEEPERS OF THE SEA
While I’m still landlocked I have been inspired by two phrases that my reading and time on social media has brought to my attention. There are many committed individuals and organisations who are working passionately and often without financial gain, to fight one battle at a time in the War to save the Sea. It…
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ROMANTIC CORALS MAKING BABIES
When the moon is full and everything is just so right! Last week, with the full moon at the end of October, the coral reefs, in the Grand Port of Mahebourg and Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius, had their annual mass spawning! Everything must have been perfect for them to feel romantic! The light, water temperature and…
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NEUTRAL BUOYANCY
A question of balance. New divers often struggle finding that sweet spot where they can just hover, neutrally buoyant. You either rise uncontrolled, struggling to descend or you sink and risk damage to some sensitive marine organisms. When I thought I was going to do coral transplantation shortly after qualifying as a SSI Open Water…
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AN EMERGENCY DESCENT
In Scuba Diving you learn of the dangers of ascending / surfacing too fast. You learn about slow controlled ascents and emergency ascents. But I’m not talking about surfacing! I did that when I came back home after my long dive stay in Mauritius. I want to tell you about going down, descending to the…
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