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How and where one person explores the ocean waters near around the south and southeast shores of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

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164 Picnic at Ardmore

Joanna and I spent more than two hours at the Ardmore / Yarrow Point snorkelling site yesterday. Although it was only her second time snorkelling in cold water, she had already progressed from getting accustomed to the equipment to enjoying the sightseeing. She said that, even though the fins help with flutter kicking, she used… Continue reading 164 Picnic at Ardmore

Published 2022-08-25
Categorised as Dive Tagged Saanich Inlet, Salish Sea, snorkeling, snorkelling

163 Morning Snorkelling at Ardmore

Summer snorkelling equipment on driftwood log

One morning last week my wife and I went into the water near one of the shore access points along Saanich Inlet on Vancouver Island. It was not her first time snorkelling or her first time swimming in the Salish Sea but it was her first time snorkelling in the Salish Sea. That enabled me… Continue reading 163 Morning Snorkelling at Ardmore

Published 2022-08-22
Categorised as Dive Tagged Saanich Inlet, Salish Sea, snorkeling, snorkelling

162 Amherst Kayak Launch

The shore access location I used for snorkelling this morning was at the end of Amherst Avenue in Sidney. On Google Maps it is labeled as a kayak launch. I am the only person I have ever seen there with any sort of paddle craft but I have been there fewer than 10 times for… Continue reading 162 Amherst Kayak Launch

Published 2022-08-09
Categorised as Dive Tagged Salish Sea, Sidney BC, snorkeling, snorkelling

161 Yarrow Point / Dyer Rocks / Ardmore

Yesterday I went snorkelling at the site that most people refer to as Ardmore because the beach access path is off of Ardmore Drive in North Saanich. When I first found it, I called it Yarrow Point because that is the name with which the Navionics chart labels the tip of the small peninsula at… Continue reading 161 Yarrow Point / Dyer Rocks / Ardmore

Published 2022-08-08
Categorised as Dive Tagged Saanich Inlet, Salish Sea, snorkeling, snorkelling

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