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The Clarence wreck – at last

The church bells start ringing next to my head. It’s dark and as I grope for the alarm, my ears detect nothing but the gentle breathing of my two roommates. No torrential rain, no roaring wind … looks like we’re going to visit the Clarence at last.

I hear the boat and its first load leaving for the launch pier at St Leonards as I stagger to the kitchen to find the coffee plunger. After three days of inactivity, I need a caffeine boost to get going. Everyone else in the house starts stirring and quietly we get ready.

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The Great White Shark – a diving adventure part 3

This is the third post in my series of diving with Great White Sharks on a Rodney Fox Shark Expedition down at the Neptune Islands. If you haven’t already read the previous two posts, I suggest you start here.

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    A blog about scuba diving, particularly anything related to shipwrecks and sharks but as the underwater world has the ability to constantly surprise, we’re sure to find other things to write about. And since you can’t be underwater all the time, we might cover some land stuff as well.

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    Top 10 scuba diving tips

    Scuba diving is one of those sports where there’s always something to learn. My mates have taught me some very valuable scuba diving lessons over the years and here’s the top ten. 

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    Solomon - humphead moari wrasse

    Working with a shy, retiring wrasse called Solomon

    Have you ever met someone who was difficult to get to know but when you finally crack the code, you find out there’s also an amazing personality behind the face? The shy, retiring type who only comes out of their shell when they’re completely comfortable?

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