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<channel><title><![CDATA[Inspired To Dive - Photo Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Photo Blog]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:42:39 +1300</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Cave diving into the fiery heart of planet Earth]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/cave-diving-into-the-fiery-heart-of-planet-earth]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/cave-diving-into-the-fiery-heart-of-planet-earth#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:00:49 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[cave diving]]></category><category><![CDATA[fresh water]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/cave-diving-into-the-fiery-heart-of-planet-earth</guid><description><![CDATA[       Cave diving into the fiery heart of planet Earth  My latest obsession - tannic domes! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20200119-img-8418_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20200119-img-8418_orig.jpg" alt="A cave diver passes through a tannic dome from Cenote Chiken Ha in Mexico" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Cave diving into the fiery heart of planet Earth</h2>  <div class="paragraph">My latest obsession - tannic domes!</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hatzutz Actun]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/hatzutz-actun]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/hatzutz-actun#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:13:54 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[cave diving]]></category><category><![CDATA[fresh water]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/hatzutz-actun</guid><description><![CDATA[       Hatzutz Actun  If you're looking for a cave with a lot of colour and some fun restrictions, Hatzutz Actun is your cave! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20200111-img-8097_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20200111-img-8097_orig.jpg" alt="Mexican cave system Hatzutz Actun near Tulum" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Hatzutz Actun</h2>  <div class="paragraph">If you're looking for a cave with a lot of colour and some fun restrictions, <a href="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/blog/cenote-hatzutz-aktun" target="_blank">Hatzutz Actun</a> is your cave!</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The giant mantas of Islas Revillagigedo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/the-giant-mantas-of-islas-revillagigedo]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/the-giant-mantas-of-islas-revillagigedo#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 05:00:59 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[fish]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/the-giant-mantas-of-islas-revillagigedo</guid><description><![CDATA[       &#8203;The giant mantas of Islas Revillagigedo  When you go to the Archipelago of Revillagigedo you want to see manta rays. A&nbsp;marine biology student recorded 330 different mantas in the archipelago in 3 years. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190308-img-2770_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190308-img-2770_orig.jpg" alt="Giant Manta (Manta birostris) in the Archipelago of Revillagigedo " style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">&#8203;<a href="https://30123317-268315287923908829.preview.editmysite.com/editor/main.php#">The giant mantas of Islas Revillagigedo</a></h2>  <div class="paragraph">When you go to the Archipelago of Revillagigedo you want to see manta rays. A&nbsp;marine biology student recorded 330 different mantas in the archipelago in 3 years.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boiler]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/the-boiler]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/the-boiler#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 17:42:04 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[fish]]></category><category><![CDATA[technical diving]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/the-boiler</guid><description><![CDATA[       The Boiler  It's the manta rays that make The Boiler, San Benedicto, Mexico, one of the world's most famous dive sites. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190308-img-2682_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190308-img-2682_orig.jpg" alt="JP Bresser photographs a manta ray at The Boiler, San Benedicto, Mexico" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">The Boiler</h2>  <div class="paragraph">It's the manta rays that make The Boiler, San Benedicto, Mexico, one of the world's most famous dive sites.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humpback whale at Roca Partida]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/humpback-whale-at-roca-partida]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/humpback-whale-at-roca-partida#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 08:54:31 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[snorkelling]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/humpback-whale-at-roca-partida</guid><description><![CDATA[       Humpback whale at Roca Partida  One of our surprise visitors at the remote rock of Roca Partida was a baby humpback whale with its mother. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190306-img-2075_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190306-img-2075_orig.jpg" alt="Baby humpback whale at Roca Partida, Mexico" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><a href="https://30123317-268315287923908829.preview.editmysite.com/editor/main.php#">Humpback whale at Roca Partida</a></h2>  <div class="paragraph">One of our surprise visitors at the remote rock of Roca Partida was a baby humpback whale with its mother.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roca Partida]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/roca-partida]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/roca-partida#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 08:47:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/roca-partida</guid><description><![CDATA[       Roca Partida  Roca Partida is the smallest island in the Revillagigedo Archipelago. It's 100 metres long and 8 metres wide; a piece of volcanic rock that has eroded over millennia. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190306-img-2025_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190306-img-2025_orig.jpg" alt="Roca Partida is the smallest island in the Revillagigedo Island group" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Roca Partida</h2>  <div class="paragraph">Roca Partida is the smallest island in the Revillagigedo Archipelago. It's 100 metres long and 8 metres wide; a piece of volcanic rock that has eroded over millennia.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islas Revillagigedo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/islas-revillagigedo]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/islas-revillagigedo#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:14:57 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[fish]]></category><category><![CDATA[sharks]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/islas-revillagigedo</guid><description><![CDATA[       Islas Revillagigedo  Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands are a group of four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190304-img-1499_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190304-img-1499_orig.jpg" alt="Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) with Bigeye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus)" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">Islas Revillagigedo</span></h2>  <div class="paragraph">Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands are a group of four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shark action]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/shark-action]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/shark-action#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:29:19 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[behaviour]]></category><category><![CDATA[fish]]></category><category><![CDATA[sharks]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/shark-action</guid><description><![CDATA[       Shark action  As you arrive at San Benedicto in the Revillagigedo Islands, Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) come in to circle the boat. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190304-img-1746_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190304-img-1746_orig.jpg" alt="Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) off the back of our boat" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Shark action</h2>  <div class="paragraph">As you arrive at San Benedicto in the Revillagigedo Islands, Silky sharks (<em>Carcharhinus falciformis</em>) come in to circle the boat.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silky shark]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/silky-shark]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/silky-shark#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 21:43:52 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[fish]]></category><category><![CDATA[sharks]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/silky-shark</guid><description><![CDATA[       Silky shark  The Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) is one of the most common sharks at the Revillagigedo Islands. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190304-img-1708_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190304-img-1708_orig.jpg" alt="Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Silky shark</h2>  <div class="paragraph">The Silky shark (<em>Carcharhinus falciformis</em>) is one of the most common sharks at the Revillagigedo Islands.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving with Demoiselles]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/diving-with-demoiselles]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/diving-with-demoiselles#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 04:26:29 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[fish]]></category><category><![CDATA[wide angle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiredtodive.com/photo-blog/diving-with-demoiselles</guid><description><![CDATA[       Diving with Demoiselles  Few people but New Zealand scuba divers will understand my fascination with a slightly boring silver fish with two white spots. Those who've been completely immersed in a school of Demoiselles, surrounded in all directions, fish so close you could cradle them in your hands, will get it. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190330-img-5046_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.inspiredtodive.com/uploads/3/0/1/2/30123317/20190330-img-5046_orig.jpg" alt="Nature encounters like this are a special feature of diving the underwater world" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Diving with Demoiselles</h2>  <div class="paragraph">Few people but New Zealand scuba divers will understand my fascination with a slightly boring silver fish with two white spots. Those who've been completely immersed in a school of Demoiselles, surrounded in all directions, fish so close you could cradle them in your hands, will get it.</div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>