Mould Bay freediving on Quadra Island
Mould Bay is a bay on cold-water divers paradise, Quadra Island. The bay is on the end of Valdez Rd (off Hyacynth Road).
Currents are minor, and the wall goes down to about 10 – 12 meters until you come …
Mould Bay is a bay on cold-water divers paradise, Quadra Island. The bay is on the end of Valdez Rd (off Hyacynth Road).
Currents are minor, and the wall goes down to about 10 – 12 meters until you come …
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Bled lake is a fresh water lake.
Max dept: 31m
Visibility: 5m on surface, 2m at 20m
Tempereture in summer: surface 24 C, 13 C on 20m
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