GREAT BARRIER REEF 2012 - PART 5 - NORTH HORN WALL

And time flies…

 

It’s a new year, and over two months since my Great Barrier Reef trip. I figure I should pull my finger out and finish this story... I started writing this post with the intention of summarising the rest of the trip, but got stuck on this one, special dive…

 

GREAT BARRIER REEF 2012 – PART 5 – NORTH HORN WALL

North Horn Wall – Deep Dive

Why I Do What I Do (Part 2)

In Why I Do What I Do (Part 1) , I talked about how I started and the three things that influence my diving.  I continue that discussion here...

SOLO DIVING

I live close to one of the planet’s best diving regions, Bicheno.  On Tasmania’s east coast, the colours and diversity of the marine life are spectacular and Bicheno is the jewel in the crown.  Despite this, I struggled to find someone to dive with.  Most divers work during the week and dive on weekends.  I like to spend my weekends with my family, who are at school during the week, so I found myself diving on my own.

Why I Do What I Do (Part 1)

When I started diving, I expected more.  Others have spoken of their first breath underwater as life changing.  It didn’t do that for me. 

I grew up on the water.  I sailed dinghies as a kid and later moved into offshore yacht racing.  I’m a decent swimmer and did lots of snorkelling, so the underwater world was known to me.  As a young adult, I started competing in triathlons.