After three sessions on cloudy days, I finally got some bright early-afternoon sunlight while snorkelling with a couple of friends at the Ogden Point Breakwater yesterday. There was enough of a north wind to make getting changed by the picnic tables feel a bit cool but the sheltered water on the south side of the… Continue reading 195 Ogden Point Breakwater
Category: Dive
Every post in this category should much like a logbook entry for a particular snorkelling of freediving session at a particular site.
194 Moses Point
Yesterday morning five of us went snorkelling at Moses Point in North Saanich, seeking shelter from the forecast southeast wind and a time of minimal current in Satellite Channel. Everything went smoothly with very calm water and only the tiniest hint of current. The vertical visibility varied from 5 to 7 metres and the water… Continue reading 194 Moses Point
193 Ardmore
In an earlier blog post I listed alternate names for this snorkelling site in North Saanich, BC. Yesterday afternoon I went there with five other people. After entering the water we swam southward (to the left) to Dyer Rocks. The the sky was overcast, the underwater visibility was only about 3 metres and the tide… Continue reading 193 Ardmore
188 Orlebar Point
At the end of July I went back to Gabriola Island for some snorkelling but this time I went to Orlebar Point, also known as Berry Point. This site, at the northern tip of the island, lived up to my expectations. The video includes a shore panorama, a surface panorama, sea stars, sponges, sea cucumbers,… Continue reading 188 Orlebar Point
187 Moses Point
Back in July I had a nice sunny morning of snorkelling at Moses Point in North Saanich, BC. It was quite a contrast to my latest visit to that site. Current was negligible and the tide height was only 0.8 metres. The vertical visibility was about 4 metres and the water temperature was 15 C… Continue reading 187 Moses Point