2020 Mokohinau Islands EMR snorkelling trip { 29 images } Created 17 Jun 2020
On June the 10th I had the opportunity to go out with EMR to the Mokohinau islands (Moks) on Eco Warrior, the Moks is a cool place filled with holes caves and arches just waiting to be explored.
We had calm blue sky sunny weather, and some clear water snorkeling.
The trip was full of laughter and fun, a nice break from working in the office on images.
Somewhat apprehensive with getting into the June waters, not too cold at 17 degrees in my 5mm Wettie wetsuit, which was OK, wasn’t too cold, It's amazing how good these Wettie wetsuits are for keeping warm, almost no cold water leaks were felt. Worst was getting out of the water and the second snorkel of the day was a little chilly. Altho that didn’t stop the younger folk, stripping off wetsuits and jumping and splashing in the water after the last snorkel.
The underwater scenery was magnificent, well except the kina barrens which continue to be ever-present, with bare rocky bottoms that should be covered in kelp.
In amongst the images is one image of myself underwater, a very rare picture, not too many of those images kicking around, the pic was taken by Lorna Doogan, she works for EMR and is becoming a really good underwater photographer. EMR runs a great program of snorkeling events around New Zealand, check it out and see what they do. https://www.emr.org.nz/
We had calm blue sky sunny weather, and some clear water snorkeling.
The trip was full of laughter and fun, a nice break from working in the office on images.
Somewhat apprehensive with getting into the June waters, not too cold at 17 degrees in my 5mm Wettie wetsuit, which was OK, wasn’t too cold, It's amazing how good these Wettie wetsuits are for keeping warm, almost no cold water leaks were felt. Worst was getting out of the water and the second snorkel of the day was a little chilly. Altho that didn’t stop the younger folk, stripping off wetsuits and jumping and splashing in the water after the last snorkel.
The underwater scenery was magnificent, well except the kina barrens which continue to be ever-present, with bare rocky bottoms that should be covered in kelp.
In amongst the images is one image of myself underwater, a very rare picture, not too many of those images kicking around, the pic was taken by Lorna Doogan, she works for EMR and is becoming a really good underwater photographer. EMR runs a great program of snorkeling events around New Zealand, check it out and see what they do. https://www.emr.org.nz/