No Impact Girl: 10 reasons to love Lord Howe Island.

Pinetrees Lodge is the type of place that keeps on giving and one of the touching gestures was to gift each Ocean Swim Week room with a copy of The Lord Howe Cookbook by Dani and Luke with recipes by Alasdair. It's a superb publication (2015) with a foreward by Dick Smith, stunning photography, a witty and laugh-out-loud informative narrative, the excellent recipes and makes a great souvenir.

Lord Howe Island Marine Park (LHIMP) is internationally significant, with the world's southern-most true coral reef and the only fringing coral reef lagoon in NSW. The convergence of the warm and cool ocean currents create an extraordinary mix of colourful tropical and temperate marine life. LHIMP (state and commonwealth waters) is the largest marine protected area off the NSW.

Lord Howe is also a desirable fishing destination thanks to a ban on commercial fishery, with the surrounding waters being home to over 500 species of fish and 90 forms of coral. Advertisement.

Sometimes, the views at Lord Howe Island grab you when you least expect it. Like an aquamarine eyed supermodel emerging from the ocean, you may be walking out of a shop or cafe and suddenly, you look at the water. It's a hypnotic aquamarine teal shade that hits you and commands your attention squarely and never lets go. I'm convinced the 25 km per hour traffic zone has something to do with.

That's Ocean Swim Week, and Lord Howe Island. It wraps around you, recalibrates you and sends you back out into the world calmer, more connected and happier, body and soul. Mission accomplished.

On a calm day there is no better spot on the island to jump in for a swim,. Ball’s Pyramid juts violently out of the ocean to the east of Lord Howe Island and is all that remains of a giant volcano that once stood in the area about seven million years ago. A siren to divers, the 562 metre basalt spire is the world’s tallest sea stack and home to the endangered Lord Howe Island stick.

Offering free WiFi, 2 outdoor gazebos and private access to Ned's Beach, Lorhiti Apartments are located on Lord Howe Island. Accommodation features a balcony offering garden views and a fully equipped kitchen. Each apartment has an open-plan living area with a dining setting, a sofa, a flat-screen TV and an iPod docking station. All include a.

Enjoy snorkelling in the iridescent blue playground that surrounds the island, where scores of seabirds nest. The world’s southernmost coral reef protects a crystal-clear lagoon perfect for swimming and other water sports.Plot your escape to Lord Howe to coincide with one of four Swim Weeks or the annual Summer Festival. The Lord Howe Island Marine Park is one of the best diving spots in the.

Lord Howe Island is surrounded by the open ocean and the waters are frequented by a variety of sharks. The most common, the Galapagos shark, usually ignores people, but you should not swim where fish are being fed, caught, or cleaned. Sharks are usually absent from the shallow waters of the lagoon during the day, but they do frequent the lagoon from dusk to dawn. The marine park is home to a.

If you're sick of the black line in the pool or the opaque water at suburban beaches, then please join one of the Lord Howe Island Ocean Swim Weeks. Each day, you'll swim 1.5 to two kilometres around the Lord Howe Island coastline and experience the beauty of a World Heritage marine environment. Some days you will swim over vibrant coral on the.

The ocean passage from Southport, Queensland, Australia to Middleton Reef, Elizabeth Reef, Lord Howe Island, Balls Pyramid and finally onto Picton, New Zealand is a true adventurers expedition. We depart Southport and head 300nm east to the notorious Middleton Reef, one of the southernmost platform reefs in the world. This 6nm long reef rises up from the 3,000 metre deep Tasman Sea floor and.