Night Diving – Awe and Exhilaration

Night Diving – Awe and Exhilaration Have you ever gone out at Night and felt the excitement in the air? That’s what Night Diving is like except much more exhilarating! Entering the water by torch light is a thrill to say the least. It is a great way to explore and experience the excitement and […]

Deep Diver, what’s in the PADI Specialty Course?

The ocean holds many mysteries to explore. With the PADI Deep Diver Course certification you will be able to explore even more underwater, be it reefs or some of the deeper shipwrecks.

Mikhail Lermontov Trip

On February 16, 1986, Mikhail Lermontov was cruising in New Zealand for the CTC cruise company. On that day she left Picton for the Marlborough Sounds, carrying mostly elderly Australian passengers, under the charge of The Picton pilot, Captain Don Jamieson. His presence, and his knowledge of the area, should have assured the safety of […]

Wetsuit or Drysuit

Here is a first world dilemma. If you were going on the Waikato Drift Dive trip, would you take your wet suit or your dry suit? On one hand the Taupo temperature is predicted to be sunny and 13 degrees, it’s the end of winter and the river is colder than the sea. My dry […]