On the beach at Sodwana Bay, in far northern KwaZulu Natal on the east coast of South Africa
Loaded up with dive gear
On the shores of Lake Sibaya, with me looking rather weatherbeaten. Diving is NOT a glamourous sport!
Sunset over Lake Sibaya
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 09:40 AM
OK, so it's not my volvo, partly cos it's still sporting the latest mod listed in the sig, but mainly cos it just wouldn't manage it!
On the beach at Sodwana Bay, in far northern KwaZulu Natal on the east coast of South Africa
Loaded up with dive gear
On the shores of Lake Sibaya, with me looking rather weatherbeaten. Diving is NOT a glamourous sport!
Sunset over Lake Sibaya
On the beach at Sodwana Bay, in far northern KwaZulu Natal on the east coast of South Africa
Loaded up with dive gear
On the shores of Lake Sibaya, with me looking rather weatherbeaten. Diving is NOT a glamourous sport!
Sunset over Lake Sibaya
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 09:44 AM
Does the one on the right come with the car?
Looks like fun at the beach.
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 10:37 AM
QUOTE('95R @ Jan 8 2006, 11:44 AM)
Does the one on the right come with the car?
Looks like fun at the beach.
Looks like fun at the beach.
She came down to the beach in the car - does that count?
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 11:04 AM
Big sharks there 
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 01:20 PM
Wow, I never thought I'd see a beach.... in Africa. I like to admire the scenery, but you won't find me swimming anywhere that is inhabited by other unknown slimy creatures 
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 03:51 PM
Yeah - we saw a 2.5 metre Leopard shark on one of the dives. Have seen 3 meter Raggies in the past (One swam within 1 meter of me), as well as silvertip reef sharks and one Zambezi. Sharks are generally totally unconcerned with divers. There's much more dangerous stuff down there (aggressive fish, poisonous fish, poisonous coral, the inhospitable environment...)
Some stuff I've seen:
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00125 Dolphins
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00122 Rays
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00132 Turtles
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/aliwal05/DSC00526 Nudibranchs (Sea slugs)
Our beaches are the best! The sea water temperature there is about 26 degrees C, air temperatures around the 30 mark... Bright sunshine, soft sand.
Some stuff I've seen:
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00125 Dolphins
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00122 Rays
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00132 Turtles
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/aliwal05/DSC00526 Nudibranchs (Sea slugs)
Our beaches are the best! The sea water temperature there is about 26 degrees C, air temperatures around the 30 mark... Bright sunshine, soft sand.
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 08:29 PM
QUOTE(Sinbad @ Jan 8 2006, 10:51 AM)
Yeah - we saw a 2.5 metre Leopard shark on one of the dives. Have seen 3 meter Raggies in the past (One swam within 1 meter of me), as well as silvertip reef sharks and one Zambezi. Sharks are generally totally unconcerned with divers. There's much more dangerous stuff down there (aggressive fish, poisonous fish, poisonous coral, the inhospitable environment...)
Some stuff I've seen:
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00125 Dolphins
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00122 Rays
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00132 Turtles
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/aliwal05/DSC00526 Nudibranchs (Sea slugs)
Our beaches are the best! The sea water temperature there is about 26 degrees C, air temperatures around the 30 mark... Bright sunshine, soft sand.
Some stuff I've seen:
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00125 Dolphins
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00122 Rays
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/Aliwal122004/DSC00132 Turtles
http://www.keybaud.org/gal/aliwal05/DSC00526 Nudibranchs (Sea slugs)
Our beaches are the best! The sea water temperature there is about 26 degrees C, air temperatures around the 30 mark... Bright sunshine, soft sand.
looks awesome man, I'm dying to make a trip out there!
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 09:10 AM
Looking good! I'll be heading down that way later on this month
How'd the kia handle the beach?
How'd the kia handle the beach?
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 09:18 AM
QUOTE(Kibim @ Jan 9 2006, 11:10 AM)
Looking good! I'll be heading down that way later on this month
How'd the kia handle the beach?
How'd the kia handle the beach?
Like a dream
I dropped the tyres to 1.6 bar (beach authorities recommend 1 bar). Didn't even need low range...
(lol same pressure in my tyres as my t4 puts out when Ritchie goes nuts on it)
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 09:47 AM
Ah I'm jealous! I need a holiday 
Looks like you made a good purchase
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 11:09 AM
QUOTE(Sinbad @ Jan 8 2006, 04:40 AM)
Sunset over Lake Sibaya
WOW.
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 12:50 PM
QUOTE(vclvc @ Jan 9 2006, 01:09 PM)
WOW.
Yup, SA is a beautiful place!
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 12:56 PM
why do I love in the middle of Canada....
Great pics, look amazing there
Great pics, look amazing there
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 12:59 PM
Sure looks like it.
Really cool that VS has members all over and we all get to share this kinda stuff...and Sinbad's Kia as well
Last I looked, the water around NY is the same color as stiff expresso. There's an expression a lot of surfers here use: "don't swallow the water!!!!"
...sad
Really cool that VS has members all over and we all get to share this kinda stuff...and Sinbad's Kia as well
Last I looked, the water around NY is the same color as stiff expresso. There's an expression a lot of surfers here use: "don't swallow the water!!!!"
...sad
Edited by vclvc, 09 January 2006 - 01:01 PM.
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 01:05 PM
QUOTE(vclvc @ Jan 9 2006, 02:59 PM)
Sinbad's Kia as well
Don't hate on the korean
I still have a volvo, even if it's a bit sick right now. An XC90 or 70 would definitely have been my first choice, but a 2nd hand 90 is literally DOUBLE what I paid for the kia...
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 01:11 PM
QUOTE(Sinbad @ Jan 9 2006, 08:05 AM)
Don't hate on the korean I still have a volvo, even if it's a bit sick right now. An XC90 or 70 would definitely have been my first choice, but a 2nd hand 90 is literally DOUBLE what I paid for the kia...
I still have a volvo, even if it's a bit sick right now. An XC90 or 70 would definitely have been my first choice, but a 2nd hand 90 is literally DOUBLE what I paid for the kia... I wasn't knocking the Kia, Sinbad. I just got so into the sunset pic that I almost forgot what the post was about. No hate here, man.
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 01:15 PM
QUOTE(vclvc @ Jan 9 2006, 03:11 PM)
I wasn't knocking the Kia, Sinbad. I just got so into the sunset pic that I almost forgot what the post was about. No hate here, man.
hehe cool
I wasn't taking it seriously anyway Sunset was awesome... Drinks on the lake shore. We've done a barbeque there before, in a pit dug into the sand, but we were running too late that day. Takes about an hour of offroading to get there from "civilisation"
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Posted 09 January 2006 - 01:19 PM
QUOTE(Sinbad @ Jan 9 2006, 08:15 AM)
... Takes about an hour of offroading to get there from "civilisation"
awesome!
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 08:26 PM
just one quick question relating to your underwater pics. what was in pic # 24? thanks. i looked at most of the shots in that link and i can't wait to get back down to some clear water to do some snorkeling or scuba (if i can get certified and control my paranoid behavior breathing through the mouth piece - hey, we all have issues right?)
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Posted 12 January 2006 - 07:16 AM
QUOTE(narxs70 @ Jan 11 2006, 10:26 PM)
just one quick question relating to your underwater pics. what was in pic # 24? thanks. i looked at most of the shots in that link and i can't wait to get back down to some clear water to do some snorkeling or scuba (if i can get certified and control my paranoid behavior breathing through the mouth piece - hey, we all have issues right?)
Haha we've all bitten through mouthpieces in the past
Pic 24 of which gallery?
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