Trip Update: Aliwal Shoal

By Richard Anderson | June 18, 2014 | Comments Off on Trip Update: Aliwal Shoal

Yesterday we had the privilege of diving one of the top 10 dive sites in the world, Aliwal Shoal. The dive site is located about two hours south of Durban in the small town of Umkomaas. Aliwal Shoal was named after an 1849 wreck and features both hard and soft corals, plus an abundance of reef fish and Grey…

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Trip Update: Tala Game Reserve

By Richard Anderson | June 16, 2014 | Comments Off on Trip Update: Tala Game Reserve

After 4 flights and 30 hours of travel, I finally made it to Durban, South Africa last Friday. Durban is a beautiful, laid-back city with a Mediterranean climate featuring warm, sunny days and cool, clear nights. After a rest day on Saturday, Christine and I decided to take a Durban city tour and the Tala Game…

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Trip Update: Heading to the Sardine Run in South Africa

By sdtadmin | June 11, 2014 | Comments Off on Trip Update: Heading to the Sardine Run in South Africa

I’m currently down in Los Angeles, heading down to Durban for the sardine run off the eastern coast of South Africa. The sardine run in South Africa happens when billions of sardines school up for a spawning event, and then hundreds of thousands of predators converge to eat the fish. Predators include Dolphins, whales, sharks,…

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