Beach holiday…?
By Chris Webb. Before I delve into the ongoings of week 4 I feel it’s appropriate to summarise the first half of Expedition 7… Continue reading
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The sun came up just as we did
By Anna Westland. 4am. I manage to grab my alarm before it goes off – my hut mate gets
cranky enough when I’m up at 7 – and stumble around a bit, looking for
rash vests and bits of my camera….
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Thoughts from shore
By Laurenne Schiller. From this angle, I can observe at least seven distinguishable shades of aquamarine in the ocean below me, and there’s not a cloud in the sky… Continue reading
just like on National Geographic and Finding Nemo!
By Liesbeth Van de Moortel. We saw some amazing things, a sleeping turtle, nocturnal fishes, polycheates and even some copepods were passing the light of your torch. The top act (for me at least) was the… Continue reading
Nature’s little surprises
by Rhonwyn Wilkinson. One of the really exciting things about diving is that you never know what you will see when you drop beneath the surface. Continue reading
Totally amazing first week
Totally amazing first week that has flown by because we have not stoppped learning new things-from diving skills and knowledge … Continue reading
A Solitary Eagle, Osprey, a Leatherback and a Greasy Pig
By Christiana Hayward. By week three of dive camp our science target sites had been chosen and we were on a roll. We had all passed our science tests with the help, care, dogged determination and humour of Nick our field scientist. Continue reading
Boiled egg ping pong with the Goddess of the Deep
by Tracy Ware. Today was the final dive of my Advanced Open Water course, the deep dive. We dove at a fantastic site called 007 within the permanent no-fishing marine reserve. Just to start off the diving day, two dolphins swam alongside the boat, not even 15 meters away. The boat then delivered us to 007, wherein I descended with Goddess-of-the-Deep Dive Instructor and Field Scientist, Samantha to approximately 28 meters. Continue reading
Team 51 – a poetical look at Andava life!
By Steve Richards. They would come to be known as Team 51, Once the next expedition had truly begun…
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What is Andavadoaka about?
by Daniella Sachs. As I sit on the porch writing this, the almost full moon casts it light on the waves crashing gently on the shore in front of the hut. In the background I can hear the vibrant Gasy music playing at the epibar as I search for the words to describe my experience in Andavadoaka… Continue reading