Aussie Rules Grand Final day today so I drive up to Ulladulla and see if I can get on a dive this weekend. Guess what? No diving there! I try Deep 6 in Jervis Bay, hurrah! Drive there and book in for two dives tomorrow. The dive centre is in Huskisson ...

Take a 6-hour bus journey up to Forster and stay in the divers lodge there. Regan (a Kiwi) and Roy and Carol (two Brits who have been living over here for 20 years) are also there.

Very cold and wet this morning but down to the Deep 6 Diving centre for 0815 and sort my gear out. I get on the boat and all the other divers are either wearing dry suits or semi-drys with these thermal-type liners underneath plus hoods, gloves, etc. Beginning to feel ...

We left Whitehaven Beach late afternoon and anchored up in Luncheon Bay in Hook Island. Had one dive the next morning and non divers had a try dive.

Did two dives today on the SS Yongala with Adrenalin Divers based on Flinders Street, Townsville. The Yongala is billed as Australias best dive and to be honest with you, I'm inclined to agree as it's some of the best diving I've done so far. I've never seen so much marine life ...

Two dives today with Calypso Divers on the Great Barrier Reef at Opal Reef. Buddied with Steve for both dives, the first one was down to 15m and the second to just under 14m. Saw lots of reef fish (as per usual out here :-) and a couple of the other ...