Snorkelling
What:
Snorkelling
Where:
Various waters around South East Qld
When:
Before dark
How much:
Free
Snorkelling is a great equaliser. Any element of calculated cool is immediately stripped away the moment you pull on the bulky goggles and cram the mouthpiece into your gob. It's kind of impossible to look cool, unless you happen to be Sean Connery in Thunderball.
The point of snorkelling though isn't looking cool. The point of snorkelling is looking. Whether it's looking at a groper with an underbit in Moreton or trying to work out whether that thing lazily swaying down there is natural or someone's togs lost on a cheeky latenight dip. Everything takes on a new dimension underwater.
A couple ofyears ago, a good friend of mine and I founded the Okie Dokie Snorkel Dorkel Club and while we don't claim to be experts, we've definitely copped a perve on many a pretty fish. Here are some trusty spots that we'd recommend along the South East Brisbane coastline:
- Stradbroke Island
- Moreton Bay
- Ship wrecks on Moreton Island
- Cook Island (near Fingal)
- South Wall, Gold Coast Seaway
Ambience: Sports
Location: Out of Town
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