Tag: Simons town

• COASTING THROUGH A KELP FOREST

  Kelp Forest – so you realise I’m in cold water, right? Since qualifying, my diving has been mostly warm water dives, wearing as little as possible. Feeling unrestricted and exactly like a mermaid. In the Atlantic however, I need to gear up in a full wetsuit with a hoodie and all. Since my diving is…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  July 9, 2024

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  assisted diving, blog, blogger, Cape town, dive blog, dive log, dive travel, diving, False bay, gasflame, hope spot, impact divers, kelp forest, marine ecosystems, millers point, nudibranch, ocean, save our seas, scuba, scuba adventure, scubadiving, sea, Sea urchins, Simons town, South Africa, travel blog, Urchins

• 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…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  November 5, 2023

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  balance, conservation, Conservation advocacy, Coral Conservation, coral volunteer, diving, False bay, impact divers, kelp forest, kelp forest diving, life, lifelessons, live now, marine conservation, marine ecology, marinelife, save our seas, scuba, scuba adventure, Scuba Atlantic Ocean, scubadiving, sea, selfdevelopment, Simons town, South Africa, travel, travelblog