Clifton Gardens (4th May '07)

Shark net at Clifton Gardens

On such a beautiful Friday it seemed a crying shame to be stuck in the lab and so we finished up early for a quick trip to the beach. It seems that I'm getting a bit obsessed with the whole snorkeling thing especially as I've found a top website which helps to identify all the fish. I've not started keeping a list yet but the general consensus is that it won't be too long before I do. I promise right here, however, that I won't!

Cuttlefish

Nothing wrong with a bit of fish twitching though and so we went to Clifton Gardens first which is in the middle harbour near the zoo. There is a shark net on the beach there and I had read on some scuba website that its the most reliable and easily accessible place in Sydney for seahorses. It didn't disappoint. Although it took a while to spot one (they're pretty small and well camouflaged) we found two in the end. There were also a few big leatherjackets, a couple of remarkable cuttlefish and various other things. Its a good job there aren't really any sharks about as we were able to swim through the shark net at one point. If I could get through with no difficulty, a similarly sized shark certainly could!

Erm....., well you get the general idea!