A very very Merry Christmas to all our Global Dive buddies from all of us here at Global Dive. Stay safe – and wet – over summer. We will be around for most of the Christmas break except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Don’t hesitate to give us a call if [...]
Once again I’d like to thank you all wholeheartedly for the efforts put in to make International Cleanup Day a success. All in all, over 50 people showed up to help collect over 20 kgs of rubbish! The majority of which (barring the large bit of carpet/turf) was recyclable. So thank you, thank you, THANK [...]
Grace and Caroline joined Andrew on board Pacific Hideaway for a PADI Digital Underwater Specialty Course at the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve in September. Andrew says : “completing your PADI Digital Photography Specialty is a real big step in improving your underwater photography. Both Grace and Caroline take some wonderful pictures and as we [...]
Just last weekend, Anna and Tara took some time out and went diving up in the Poor Knights Islands with Dive! Tutukaka. Sometimes we forget to take time out for ourselves however, sure we can all agree that summer is on its way so the time is now! Andrew was down south diving the Mikhail [...]
Trip Report by Simon Hutton I spent last weekend on the live aboard to the Poor Knights aboard Pacific Hideaway with a great bunch of keen divers. Having only completed my Open Water Course on July 12 and having not been for a dive in the briny due to the weather that weekend, I was [...]
As we turned and anchored backed up to the little reef that you drop over into Matts Crack, I looked out over the side and suddenly forgot the need for gloves, scarf, beanie, and I’m instantly itching to get wet… it’s blue water! Yes the June weather is cool, well very cool, but the water [...]
I have been diving since 2004 – and that Christmas I bought myself a Sony Cybershot DSC-P150 camera to take on a New Years dive trip to Great Barrier Island. That camera came on one of the first dives of 2005 with me. I was really really happy with my first photographs. I think I [...]
We know that you know that we love to take underwater photographs. We want you to know that we want to feature yours too. We will be setting up some featured photographers profiles and also galleries of photographs, so send them in!! We will also feature some of the images on our Facebook page.
The trip report is coming!! We promise!!! But in the mean time, here is a taste of some amazing photography from our Anna Clague.
Easter Weekend at the Poor Knights diving with Yukon Charters and Noel, Pauly and Jo. Diving: Pete, Mike, Skip, Andrew, Anna, John, Jane, Jonathan, Deirdre, Greg, Phil, Marty and me. I watched a lone diver in crystal clear water carrying what seemed to be a Kalashnikov machine gun. He looked up towards the surface and [...]