Archive for the 'Diving Abroad' Category

SS Yongala - Queensland Australia

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

SS Yongala is regarded as one of the world’s best wreck diving sites. Whilst everyone has their own personal favourites no one could possible dispute the amazing sight of this awesome wreck with its mass of marine life.
The Yongala is one of only five protected wrecks in Queensland and is said to attract in the […]

Fish Rock Cave - New South Wales, Australia

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

I gazed at the diagram of Fish Rock Cave on the wall of the shop and wondered whether I was really biting off more than I could chew. I had heard a lot about it during the course of my journey around Australia, about the wobbegongs that lie at the bottom of the cave and […]

HMS Swan - South Western Australia

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

I wasn’t very interested in diving this wreck. Divers I came across kept asking me had I done it and what was it like, but to be honest I wasn’t that interested. HMAS Swan like the Syclla in the UK are what I personally refer to as ‘designer wrecks’. They are ships that have been […]

Where there be dragons! - The Leafy Sea Dragons of South Australia

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

The Quest
 Sea dragons, which are unique to Australia, sat at the top of the list of ‘things I wanted to see’ on my trip round this vast country. I had done my homework before going, trawling through reviews and trip reports on web sites and forums. Finally I had drawn up a list of dive sites where […]