https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore Guides for divers, snorkelers and ocean lovers — kelp-forest diving, snorkel safety, underwater photography and citizen science. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/accessible-ocean-days https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/accessible-ocean-days Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How disabled people, older visitors and carers can plan genuinely accessible kelp-coast days: beach mats, adaptive diving, low-tide planning and the right questions. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/beachcombing-wrack-finds https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/beachcombing-wrack-finds Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A field guide to the wrack line — identifying kelp holdfasts, blades and pneumatocysts, finding egg cases and drift treasures, and knowing what you may keep. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/bioluminescent-kayak-nights https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/bioluminescent-kayak-nights Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dinoflagellate light turns kelp bays into liquid stars on warm summer nights. Where and when to paddle for bioluminescence, and how to do it right. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/birdwatching-kelp-coasts https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/birdwatching-kelp-coasts Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT You don't need fins to love a kelp forest. Here's how to read the seabirds that work its surface — murres, puffins, cormorants and gulls, all season long. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/boat-dive-etiquette-kelp https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/boat-dive-etiquette-kelp Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The unwritten rules of boat diving kelp forests: anchoring and moorings, canopy navigation, entries and exits, flags, restoration sites and shared-water manners. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/cold-water-snorkel-gear https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/cold-water-snorkel-gear Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cold-water snorkelling rewards the prepared. How to choose wetsuit thickness, hoods, gloves, boots, masks, snorkels and fins for water below 18 °C. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/cold-water-swimming-guide https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/cold-water-swimming-guide Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A safe, gradual path into cold-water ocean swimming on kelp coastlines: cold-shock science, acclimatisation, gear, cove selection and a season-long plan. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/diving-in-low-visibility https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/diving-in-low-visibility Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Green water mutes the view but sharpens your skills. How to navigate, manage gas, and enjoy kelp diving when visibility drops below five metres. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/drysuit-first-dive-guide https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/drysuit-first-dive-guide Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical guide to your first drysuit dives: how buoyancy really differs from a wetsuit, the inversion trap, squeeze, cuff dumps and the training to do before kelp diving. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/estimating-visibility-from-shore https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/estimating-visibility-from-shore Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Before you kit up, read the water. Learn how swell history, wind, rain and water colour predict dive visibility — and how to check a site in five minutes. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/family-kelp-coast-weekend https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/family-kelp-coast-weekend Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to plan a kid-friendly weekend on a cold, kelp-fringed coastline: tide pooling, wrack-line treasure hunts, safe paddles and ocean learning. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/first-boat-dive-what-to-expect https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/first-boat-dive-what-to-expect Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT First time diving from a boat? Here is the whole day — boarding, briefing, entries, exits and the unwritten rules — so nothing on deck surprises you. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/first-liveaboard-trip https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/first-liveaboard-trip Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A liveaboard dive trip is the best way to see remote kelp coasts — if you pick the right boat. Here's how to plan, pack, and not be that passenger. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/first-winter-dive-weekend https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/first-winter-dive-weekend Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Winter is the secret season: empty car parks and the clearest water of the year. How to plan a first cold-weather dive weekend that ends warm, safe and smug. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/freedive-equalization-basics https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/explore/freedive-equalization-basics Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Learn how to equalize your ears for freediving and snorkelling: Valsalva vs Frenzel, common mistakes, daily drills and when to call a dive short.