420 Dive Log Australasia OCTOBER 2026

Snorkelling Queen presents: A Southern Special

by Melissa Senatoa

Mark Howe

S outh of Batemans Bay, a series of silk-water, sculptured bays stretch out: perfect for snorkelling amidst palpably pure water.

Seal at Montague Island. Melissa Sanatoa.

For a giggle-inducing natural high, it’s hard to match being encircled by Montague Island’s playful seals. Large, sleek and inimitably mirthful, these underwater acrobats behave akin to mischievous puppies.

Eyes twinkling, whiskery grins splayed across their faces, dozens of frolicking fur seals somersault, flip, spear through the glacial blue depths, suddenly stop––then blow bubbles in your face!

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Dive Log Australasia #420 October ’26

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