01Sep 2024 by Warren Prior No Comments
First Dive Back From a Ruptured Achilles

First Dive Back From a Ruptured Achilles

Diving
After an incredibly long 111 days, my leg finally felt good enough to get back into the water. Was it because I was ready? Or was it because I needed to check my leg before heading to Fiji? A little from column A, and a little from column B, I guess. I opted for Clifton Gardens since I had a few friends who were diving there. And, as an added bonus, one of then was kind enough to lend me a set of split fins, which were in theory easier to kick than my Apeks RK3s. The dive itself was spectacular! It may have been that I'd been out of the water for almost half a year. Or it may have been the show the critters put on. But I…
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02Jun 2023 by Warren Prior No Comments
Underwater Statues at Chowder Bay

Underwater Statues at Chowder Bay

Diving
Clifton Gardens (also known as Chowder Bay) is a polarising dive site located in Sydney Harbour. Talking to divers, they tend to either love it, or hate it. Regardless, all Sydney-based divers have dived it at least one (well, almost all). So why is it so polarising? Well, for a variety of reasons. To get the negatives out of the way first: visibility is generally poor (especially if your buoyancy is poor and you kick up the bottom), there's definite friction between the fishermen and divers, and it can be dirty due to people throwing all sorts of objects off the wharf. Another reason people may not enjoy it is that you don't see much if you move too quickly. On the plus side, if you have good buoyancy and…
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