this month's calendar is of rocky bay, porirua in new zealand. it was a beautiful crisp day + we went for a dive in this bay to mark the start of winter. yes it was cold!! with a water temperature of 13degree celsius, i wore a 2 piece 7mm suit with a hood, gloves + booties, having not been diving in a while i was a little apprehensive about getting back into such extreme waters. we had to kit up + walk down to the bay across the slippery rocks + mud. given the extra weight i had on, i slipped several times + laid helplessly on my back, struggling to get back up. my guide was awfully gracious offering his hand + help. despite losing my fin at one point + having ridiculously numb fingers + toes, it was great being back in. you lose all sense of time down there. the dive itself was an interesting one, with rocks + seaweed to navigate around, i spotted an octopus too!
45minutes later we emerged + made our way back up to the car. the sun was a nice warmer, but i too cold to do the second dive, so have left that for another day. also my body is still recovering from the workout getting across those rocks!
