Dan's Adventure

Maori statue, Kaikoura, New Zealand.

Kaikoura on the east coast of New Zealand’s south island is one of the best places in the world to see dolphins and whales. Both visit the coast line year round which has led to Kaikoura becoming a popular place to go on whale and dolphin watching trips as well as swimming with the dolphins. At 6am it was pretty damn cold and still pitch black, but the three of us knew that it would be worth it. We set sail as the sun began to rise and we were …

I spent a day in Melaka before I left Malaysia to break up the journey between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Melaka is a world heritage listed town due to its importance as a port and because of the well preserved colonial buildings. Melaka has influences from India, China and Europe due to the origins of the people that once lived there. It is certainly a very nice town to wander around.

In Kuala Lumpur and Singapore I picked up a couple of new toys. A Panasonic TZ7 camera and a marine housing for it. Since then I’ve had a lot of fun playing with them underwater. On each dive I have taken maybe a hundred pictures and only a handful turn out well. Getting a nice picture underwater requires you to keep several things in mind. You need to get close to your subject without scaring it away, you need to remain steady in order to focus without touching the coral, …

The beat of a drum was approaching me, getting ever closer. Then from around a corner appeared a Chinese dragon dancing its way along the street. Whilst in Singapore I came across dragons a number of times, the Chinese new year celebrations were still in full swing.

I have posted many photos on this blog, but very few that feature me. This photo was taken by Chris King when we were diving Hin Daeng near Koh Lanta.

Railay may be over crowded, but it offers views of undeniably beautiful sunsets from the main beach.

I found this advert in the Mae Head area of Koh Tao. I wonder if anyone has ever actually bought these?