Dive vessel Rainbow Runner is usually at the dock adjacent to Heritage Wharf, up in Dockyard, 30 minutes before the departure time. Divers are invited to scramble aboard thus proving their proficiency in the ability to walk (Usually a requirement, though amputees and...
Shallow water helmet diving, as a tourist activity, was first started by my father, Bronson Hartley in 1947. He took five school teachers, one at a time, as he only had two helmets, and charged them five dollars each. Every Sea Walker or Sea Trek is a franchised copy...
Bad weather depends on what you consider desirable and undesirable. Visitors often like sun and dislike rain, both conditions are irrelevant to an enjoyable dive. Though we do need daylight, only strong winds and the accompanying large waves make this program...
ET was an interesting blend of one part curiosity and three parts stupidity. It was great having him for people to touch and see but I had to keep an eye on him constantly. His inquisitive stupidity ended up cracking two camera LCDs, two of my watches, as well as...
Sponges are filter feeders. They sift plankton (very small plants and animals that drift in the ocean) out of the water. They do this by means of a wriggling whip that in moving in a snake-like fashion creates a current. The current causes water to flow in and out of...
In 2009 made quite regular appearences, at least once a week. He is quit an amazing fellow. First of all he does not shoot out quills. Secondly there is no poisin in the spines. They are only dangerous to eat. In Japan it is considered a delicacy, a gastronomic...
