Today’s dives were filled with marine life, seeing over a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks in Manta Arch! The second dive used the current to drift from Cleaner Station to South Boulder Wall, also seeing more Grey Nurse Sharks, Loggerhead Turtles, Green Sea Turtles, Wobbegongs, Juvenile Clown Trigger Fish, Lionfish, Black Cod, Blue Grouper, Nudibranchs and…
DetailsToday’s sea conditions had settled nicely after yesterdays big swell, allowing us to get back out diving at South Solitary Island this morning. Buchanan’s Wall was the hang out for all of the local Turtles. We even had a large Loggerhead swim around the boat during the surface interval. Dive two was spent exploring the…
DetailsExcited by the fact that Summer has started, we made our way to South Solitary Island for two great dives today. Buchanan’s Wall was busy with all of the usual suspects including Green Turtles, Wobbegong Sharks, Black Cod, Lion Fish and a Crested Horn Shark. Taking advantage of the current, we started our 2nd dive…
DetailsIt was a lovely sunny day at South Solitary. We started at Manta Arch where our divers encountered over a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks in the back gutter. We also saw a very sick Grey Nurse with its dorsal all sliced up, and we suspect its from foul play. The second dive was again a…
DetailsSouth Solitary Island was just amazing today! Manta Arch and Cleaner station were the first dives sites, then followed by a drift from Cleaner Station to the Gantry. Over a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks were seen closely tucked in the back gutter, Turtles, Spanish Dancers, Cuttlefish, Nudibranchs everywhere, Bullrays, Blue Groupers, Black Cod, Lionfish, Moray…
DetailsIdeal conditions for diving South Solitary Island this morning! Our divers explored the northern end of the island spotting Grey Nurse Sharks, Turtles, Black Cod, Lionfish, lots of Nudibranches, schooling Tarwhine, and our resident Clown Triggerfish!
Vis 10-12m, temp 20c.
South West Solitary Island was the ideal site for this mornings snorkel and dive. The Snorkelers were inundated with schooling Sweep, Tarwhine and Mado while the divers hung out with Wobbegongs, Blue grouper and a Grey Nurse Shark!
Vis 10-15m, temp 20c.
We were lucky to get today’s dives in before the wind and swell picked up. Upon arrival, South Solitary Island held the nice blue water for our first dive at The Gantry seeing so many Turtles, including a Green, Hawksbill and Loggerhead. For the second dive we took advantage of the current and drifted from…
DetailsOnce we punched through the NE chop to get to South Solitary Island Buchanan’s Wall was the first choice, our divers saw a very sleepy Green Sea turtle, Blue Gropers, Nudibranchs and Blue Tangs. Dive two was a drift around to The Gantry, everyone loved this dive and raved about the marine life on Boulder…
DetailsBuchanan’s Wall was the first choice today for diving and it did not disappoint!! Our divers found lots of Wobbygongs, Nudibranchs, a Turtle eating a huge Jellyfish and a rare Blueringed Octopus. Dive two was a awesome drift dive as the current was raging around from Shark Gutters to The Gantry, lots to see including…
DetailsAnother great day on the water at South Solitary Island with Dive 1 at Manta Arch area, where we found over 15 Grey Nurse Sharks sheltered in the gutter. All the divers had a great dive with the sharks cruising close by two at a time! Dive two saw the two small groups drifting from…
DetailsA couple of great dives at South Solitary Island today with the divers getting a good look at heaps of Grey Nurse sharks around the shallows of Manta Arch area. Also on that dive we saw a Nudibranch which we have not seen in this area before (Photo by Deb shown here), right where we…
DetailsSouth Solitary Island lit up underwater today! The water was blue and so was the day. Cleaner Station and Shark Gutter were the first sites to be explored, then followed by a drift around to The Gantry. Grey Nurse Sharks were in abundance at the northern end, Turtles everywhere, Nudibranchs, Blue Grouper, Black Cod, Semicircle…
DetailsToday we saw the surface conditions settle down to be quite nice at South Solitary Island today. Despite a bit of rain and cloud cover the visibility was great, pushing to 25 metres and would have been 30 metres plus with a bit of Sun! Grey Nurse Sharks were at Manta Arch and Shark Gutters…
DetailsDespite a fresh south west breeze making surface conditions a little bumpy, the conditions underwater were spectacular today! Lots of black Cod, schools of Tarwhine and Sweep, Turtles, Nudibranches and our beloved Juvenile Clown Triggerfish. This photo was taken today by Stephen Vaughan who was completing the Digital Underwater Photography Dive of his Advanced Open Water…
DetailsUnder water at South Solitary Island was the place to be today. The water was blue and a balmy 21c. Grey Nurse Sharks, Black Cod, Octopus, Turtles, schooling Tarwhine, Sweetlip, Moray Eels and plenty of Nudibranches were just some of the highlights!
Vis 20m.
Because of the strong southerly winds yesterday we were slightly unsure what the visibility was going to be like today as we headed out to South Solitary Island. We arrived at the island and it was beautiful, blue and reasonably calm, our divers saw plenty on both dives today including Grey Nurse sharks, Cow nose…
DetailsAfter yesterdays cool southerly breeze, South Solitary Island was blue and warm. Cleaner station, Shark Gutters and South Boulder Wall were the days dive sites, seeing Grey Nurse Sharks, our resident juvenile Clown Trigger Fish, Blue Groupers, Black Cod, Bull Rays, Lionfish, Nudibranchs, Barnie the Loggerhead Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle, Green Sea Turtle, Moray Abbotts Eel,…
DetailsIt was yet another great day at the lighthouse. Buchanans Wall was the first stop, then followed by a drift from Shark Gutters to the Gantry, seeing over half a dozen Turtles, Slipper Crays, Moray Eels, Nudibranchs, Bullrays, Grey Nurse Sharks, Wobbygongs and schooling fish everywhere.
Visibility varying from 5-20m Temperature 20c
Water conditions were just perfect today at South Solitary. Cleaner Station was the first stop, then followed by a casual drift from Shark to the Gantry, seeing Grey Nurse Sharks, Bull Rays, Eagle Rays, Clown Trigger Fish, Green Sea Turtles, Hawksbill Turtle, Loggerhead Turtle, Crayfish, Spanish Dancers, Black Cod, Blue Groupers, masses of schooling fish and…
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