Sydney Sub Aqua Club

<>It’s not Australia Day without a barbeque, and where better to barbeque that Kangaroo Valley. 
It may not involve diving but the canoe trips into the wilderness of Kangaroo Valley have become a staple of the club social calendar, and the spit roast barbies have become legendary.  To add a bit of variety to the trip this year we decided to investigate the Shoalhaven Gorge side of the reservoir, although unbeknown at the time of booking this involves getting to the Kangaroo Valley Canoe Hire p...

Sports Diver Theory Day

<>The first round of the Sports Diver Qualification for Ben A and Rob commenced with the ‘easy’ Ocean Diver exam.  After not doing too well, the day could only get better. The marathon theory training day consisted of 6 subject areas presented using good old fashion PowerPoint by Ben and Owen. We all managed to get through the day thanks to the help from the many biscuits and thought of a beer at the conclusion! Ben C and Owen did a fantastic job of teaching the topics; ...

<>As the drizzle turned to rain it wasn’t looking good for the end of year shore dive at Bare Island. However the rain had pasted and there were patches of blue sky on the horizon by the time I had got a fill from Sydney Dive Academy.  I made my way down to the 12noon meet up at La Perouse, named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, who landed there in January 1788 only days after the first fleet.  With light winds but a moderate swell breaking over the rocks ...

<>The plan was to meet up at Gary W place in Currarong who was allowing us all to stay at his holiday home there over the weekend, which was fantastic. Great little place in a lovely location. For Gary M and I, we chose to take the scenic coastal drive, but unfortunately it took longer than we first thought. Once there grabbed some good old fish and chips from the local and downed some beers with Gary W, Phil, Ben, Rob J. and Jill. Owen and Zoe arrived later that evening ready for the boat dive...

<>After a rendezvous in Tuggerah to pick up Caroline and devouring what can only be described as one of 'the biggest pizza in the world' we made our way up to Nelson Bay. The Friday night was pretty uneventful, just chilled out, had a few beers and listened to grandad Mike telling us stories from the war and from when he was a lad.
 
After listening to the wind and torrential rain hamming off the apartment roof all night, it was inevitable that the planned boat dive the next day to Broughton I...