Animal Feature – Grey Nurse Sharks at Shark Cave
The first instinct when most people see a Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) is “I want to be as far away from that as possible”. Unfortunately that fear combined with it’s fierce appearance lead to overfishing, the shark was prized and targeted as a trophy catch. The Jaws with rows of teeth were often sold or…
January 28, 2021
Animal Feature – Whale Shark heads to Perth for the Summer!
While Perth, Western Australia is known for crystal blue waters, spectacular crystal palaces of caves at Rottnest Island and plenty of life at local shore dives, no one quite expected a January visit from a Whale Shark. Normally Perth locals would have to drive 14 hours north or hop on a plane to Ningaloo reef…
January 28, 2021
Rottnest Booking Tips : planning to scuba dive Rottnest Island and more Bucket List experiences
Rottnest Island’s iconic lighthouse looking over a stunning beach – captured by Salty Dragon Get the most out of your Rottnest booking, island day trip, overnighter or eco tour. We have you covered with some Island extras and local tips you might not know about. Where do you start? Tourism Australia has a fantastic Guide…
January 1, 2021
SCUBA Skills – What’s up with your Buoyancy?
Not all of us can expect to master a perfect lotus position hover straight away like this guy in the YouTube video below. But we can make some minor adjustments that completely transform our diving experience from a struggle, to relaxed and controlled. Scuba Buoyancy control does not need to be a loosing battle. …
December 26, 2020
Who is Bucket List Diver?
Bucket List Diver all began in 2016 when an idea turned into a plan and a plan turned into reality!!! How did it all begin? Kate and Antoni met while travelling in Central America, where they both fell in love with diving. Living in the Caribbean, teaching Scuba Diving and gaining plenty of experience. They…
November 10, 2020
Where to scuba dive in Exmouth?
Bucket List Diver just came back of a week of great diving at Exmouth in the Ningaloo Reef. We had a lot of fun and really enjoyed to take a break out of Perth Scuba Diving to enjoy the warm water of Ningaloo Reef. We wanted to give you some inspiration to plan your holidays…
August 17, 2020
Everything you need to know about Diving with Nurse Sharks at Rottnest Island
If Scuba diving with Great Nurse Sharks is on your Bucket List then look no further then diving with us at Shark Cave, west end of Rottnest Island How do I get there? Rottnest Island is accessible by boat from Fremantle. Our boat MoonshineII takes you directly to the dive site and we make a…
August 3, 2020
PADI International Women’s Dive Day
What a great day for 2020 PADI International Women’s Dive Day Thank you everyone for joining us for this years big event. Having learnt from the past, we decided this year it would be best to stay indoors and plan for a fun indoor pool games morning followed by a BBQ lunch. What did we…
July 22, 2020
Back to Rottnest Island after a long break
With the easing on restrictions and Rottnest Island re-open we were able to head back to Rottnest Island last Saturday. A sunny winter day, we headed out with our 6 divers for a double dive at the south side of the island. Dive #1 we saw a monster giant cuttlefish. This thing was no joke,…
June 23, 2020