Should I be a PADI Rescue Diver

Should I be a PADI Rescue Diver

Should you become a Rescue Diver? Over the weekend when I was at the harbour, the seas picked up considerably when we finished the dive and there were huge waves crashing over the breakwater. The conditions changed dramatically compared to when we first went into the water. It made me realise the benefits of the rescue diver program and how it make divers more confident and prepared and I would recommend the course to everyone to further improve their diving skills.

Valentine’s Day Scuba Diving at Bare Island

Valentine’s Day Scuba Diving at Bare Island

For this year’s valentine’s day, we decided to do a double date dive at Bare Island with Lauren and Colin. So we rocked up at Sydney Dive Academy at the usual valentine date meeting time of 8am to hire our equipment and headed off to La Perouse. Having not dived there...
Planning Nepal Island Peak Climbing and Everest Base Camp Trek

Planning Nepal Island Peak Climbing and Everest Base Camp Trek

So I’ve been thinking of what my one big trip for this year would be and it looks like I’ll be returning to Nepal again. I did the Annapurna Circuit in March/April 2010 and it was such an amazing trip that I’ve decided to re-visit the country and do something bigger...
Hiking Mount Solitary

Hiking Mount Solitary

We decided to spend the October long weekend doing the Mount Solitary traverse, following the instructions from bushwalkingnsw.com. We did a car drop at tablelands road in Wentworth Falls, grabbed a quick coffee and by around 9:30am, we were on our way down the golden...