Bula!When it comes to close shark encounters, they don’t come any closer or more intense than this!Ten feet in front of me was the first bull shark I had ever seen, her mouth wide open displaying row upon row of huge triangular teeth. I was mesmerised by the magnificent animal as she seemed to hang in the water right in front of purpose built wall where most of the divers were placed for the dive, and then the moment was over and she was past, swi...

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Hello AllNo diving visit to New Zealand is complete without a visit to the Poor Knights islands. These lie 24km off the north east coast of North Island, they comprise two large volcanically-formed islands and a host of islets, stacks and pinnacles and are part of a marine reserve within which all fishing (as well as landing on the islands) is prohibited. This status means large populations of marine life have had the opportunity to grow – the dense and hug...

Hi All White Island is an active volcano about 30 miles out into the Bay of Plenty coast. We visited it for a couple of dives just for the novelty value and were pleasantly surprised by the variety of fish, moray eels and nudibranchs that were encountered in the cold and clear water. The dives had the added underwater topographical interest of fumaroles – swim-throughs created by volcanic activity. So despite the volcanic bubbles streaming through the rocks...

Hi all! Melbourne is just a flying visit for me and am only staying for 2 nights. When I was in Cairns a few days ago, I found out that Kylie Minougue was playing in Melbourne (her home town), so I tried to get a ticket and very successful I was too. I managed to get a ticket quite close to the stage and was looking forward to an evening dancing in the isle and singing away with all the thousands of other people there.When I arrived at the Rod Laver Arena, the ...