Yesterday I went snorkelling for the first time it almost a month. Because I had to be in the south part of Victoria anyway, I went to the Ogden Point Breakwater. I had been there enough times over the past 37 years to know that it is one of the very best places at the… Continue reading 168 Ogden Octopus Encounter
Category: Dive
Every post in this category should read much like a logbook entry for a particular snorkelling of freediving session at a particular site.
167 Henderson Point
This first video shows some light bulb tunicates (Clavelina huntsmani) that I found while snorkelling in Saanich Inlet on Vancouver Island. According to the RBCM and other sources, these animals are more closely related to humans than are any other invertebrates. This second video shows my first use of a reel to help manage the… Continue reading 167 Henderson Point
166 Afternoon Snorkelling at Coles Bay
Yesterday afternoon we went snorkelling at Coles Bay to take advantage of the afternoon sun. Plenty of other people had the idea to spend time at the beach on the last day of the Labour Day weekend so we used the shore access at the north end of the bay. The high tide was just… Continue reading 166 Afternoon Snorkelling at Coles Bay
77 Coles Bay and Visibility
Last week Joanna and I went snorkelling in Coles Bay. We were there alone at night, having been inspired by swimming there with a large group the night before to look at the seasonal bioluminescence. The last time I had been there was in December of 2020 so, just based on the normal seasonal variations… Continue reading 77 Coles Bay and Visibility
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