Sydney Sub Aqua Club

Well, the day started early for some with 3 out of the 4 SSAC divers kitted up and on the boat by 0645. For others, the day was more relaxed as having realised a social engagement clash with diving, Diver X decided not to come along... no names mentioned.  For Ben, the bail-out alarm clock failed and so he tried to get as many speeding fines as possible to get on the boat (which he managed by 2 minutes, well done Ben).

<>A lumpy ride was had out to the Meggol and with some surface current we ma...

<>A few of use in the club decided to pop up and visit Paul 'n Lynn in Lemon Tree Passage to see their new gaff and have a day out on their boat, White Hawk.  The weekend started for me slugging it out with the rush hour traffic, I should have known better than to hit the Pacific Highway at 5pm on a Friday! However, when Saturday morning dawned bright and sunny, it was all worth it.  We loaded up the dive gear and motored down Nelson Bay (as there was barely a breath of wind) we made good time ...

Mudgee Wine Tasting Weekend

<>Travelling over the Blue Mountains in the worst rain NSW has seen for a long ...

<>With Australia Day falling on a Tuesday it was the perfect excuse for a four day weekend and a trip further afield, so where better than Eden, deep in the NSW South Coast.  The cunning plan of leaving early Saturday morning and going via Canberra worked a treat and bypassed the Friday night traffic leaving Sydney.  We were staying at the Merimbula Divers Lodge  and had one of their bunkroom apartments to ourselves.  Situated above the dive shop and complete with handy dive gear store room it ...

After a stunning drive through the Hawkesbury, a pleasant start to Saturday evening hosted by Michelle & Ross unfolded, with Jill, Mike, Ben, Stu, Bec, myself and Rob in the spa looking like Al Capone. The Hawkesbury Residence achieved a new spa record consisting of eight of us touching toes and, created something resembling a waterfall down the garden. 

<>The kitchen came into action around 8am filled with the smell of bacon sandwiches, mugs of tea, filter coffee on tap and a few bleary eyes. ...

By our SSAC reporter, Jill:

<>The evening started early, in the rooftop bar at the Aurora Hotel, where we eventually took over a table - after an impromptu party type game of musical stools - and did our best to boost the profits of the bar in true SSAC style. For many people it was a chance to meet the fabled Lynn and Paul, people we only...