Like everyone else in Aotearoa, my thoughts have been with those affected by February’s flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle. The official advice is to donate money not goods, so if you have change to spare here is the Red Cross donation link. * Last weekend I attended a community snorkel with
I went to Kāpiti island back in 2005 after working in Northland NZ for a year, so it was lovely to see these pictures! It was that 18 months in glorious NZ that really got me into the sea - snorkelling around Northland was just amazing. Now back in the UK (I still wonder why we came back...) I need more mm of wetsuit to explore our Devon and Cornwall coastline, and there's less life in our waters (we need more marine reserves) but I still love sea swimming and snorkelling, and increasingly river and lake swimming due to my proximity to Dartmoor. (see my Lou's Outdoors substack if you're interested!)
Small adventures are just the best! Good on you for getting out there. And thanks for sharing!
What a fantastic thing to do. I'm not very good at snorkelling but love floating over 'the world beneath' and just gazing through clear goggles at everything. I recognised 2 of the seaweeds from my own coast here in Tasmania but I understand the blue cod is native to NZ. So much to learn and so much to protect... Wonderful post!
I went to Kāpiti island back in 2005 after working in Northland NZ for a year, so it was lovely to see these pictures! It was that 18 months in glorious NZ that really got me into the sea - snorkelling around Northland was just amazing. Now back in the UK (I still wonder why we came back...) I need more mm of wetsuit to explore our Devon and Cornwall coastline, and there's less life in our waters (we need more marine reserves) but I still love sea swimming and snorkelling, and increasingly river and lake swimming due to my proximity to Dartmoor. (see my Lou's Outdoors substack if you're interested!)
Small adventures are just the best! Good on you for getting out there. And thanks for sharing!
What a fantastic thing to do. I'm not very good at snorkelling but love floating over 'the world beneath' and just gazing through clear goggles at everything. I recognised 2 of the seaweeds from my own coast here in Tasmania but I understand the blue cod is native to NZ. So much to learn and so much to protect... Wonderful post!