Welcome to Total Bottom Time!
Total Bottom Time is my online personal dive log. A place where I can share my dives with friends, family, other divers, and the world. You can find out a bit more about me and see my full log of dives by clicking on my profile on the right. Feel free to subscribe to my dives via email or RSS.
Below are just some of my latest dives.
Latest Dives
Freedive - Kia Maanu Kia Ora |
May 30, 2026 |
I'm taking a course from Water Safety NZ called Kia Maanu Kia Ora from Dive Wellington.
Kia Maanu Kia Ora
The first session was on 23 June, 2026. It was a pool session that was a good refresher for much of what I did in my PADI Freediving Course.
The second session was on 30 June, 2026. It was a sea session at the Island Bay Snorkel Trail, where we practised more freediving and water safety skills. At the end of it, we did do some freediving but the visibility was awful, although we did see some crayfish. It was barely 2 metres so it was hard to keep track of our buddies and we left the ocean sooner than later.
My progression throughout the session.
| Freedive | Time (seconds) | Depth (metres) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 39 | 3.7 |
| 3 | 36 | 4.0 |
| 4 | 45 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 49 | 3.4 |
| 6 | 42 | 3.6 |
| 7 | 39 | 3.1 |
| 8 | 53 | 3.3 |
Xi-Ji Fault |
May 17, 2026 |
Final dive of the trip and back to Dongji Island for our final surface interval.
Dongji Island
We walked to the top of a hill to see the goats.
Goats
For the final dive, we went to Xi-Ji Fault.
Xi-Ji Fault
The final dive of the trip didn't disappoint. Lots of great wildlife.
Painted Spiny Lobster
Emperor Angelfish
Semicircle Angelfish
Angelfish
Streaked Chromodoris
Maskrays
Pustulose Wart Slug
Bluestriped Snapper
And that was it for the Taiwan trip!
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May 17, 2026 |
Another surface interval, this time at Dongji Island.
Dongji Island
After that, we were off to Dong-Xi-Ji Gallery.
Dong-Xi-Ji Gallery
It really lived up to its name. It was positively a gallery of life.
Humpback Snapper
Starfish
Hong Kong Butterflyfish
Redlip Parrotfish
Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab
Genus Myriopathes
Stone Scorpionfish
Longfin Rockcod
Yellowmask Surgeonfish
Schooling Bannerfish
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