With the good conditions holding out SoWild loaded up with some very excited divers and headed out to South Solitary for today’s diving First up, our divers dropped in at Shark Gutters. On descent, our divers were engulfed by massive clouds of various schooling fish; other highlights of the dive included Leopard Sharks, juvenile Black … Continued
First dive today we headed to South Solitary to dive Shark Gutters. We saw 4–5 leopard sharks cruising around the shallows and a massive splotched fantail ray. For the second dive, we headed to South West Solitary to dive the Crazy Maze, where we found some wobbegong sharks, turtles, and lots of schooling fish. Congratulations … Continued
With a boat full of student divers, we made a trip to one of our less dived islands, South West Solitary, or its more common name, Groper, named after the countless Blue Groper that hang in the marine sanctuary. The first dive was a nice, cruisy dive at Coral Gardens. Covered in massive amounts of … Continued
The weather god’s are in our favour and we have had beautiful conditions this week! After what we saw in the water yesterday, it would be silly not to muster up a few punters to make the trip out this morning. Typically, our trip to South Solitary Island takes around 20-25 minutes. Well, today, it … Continued
Wowee, what a gorgeous day to be out at South Solitary! We didn’t let the gloomy morning discourage us, as the sun came out shining and the water was the best we have had this year! 25+ metres of visibility and 25°C in the water made for a fabulous double dive for SoWild and its … Continued
Mega Wild ventured out for another day of great diving. Who said there was a better way to kickstart your week than a double dive on a Monday?! We had a great crew of divers who joined a great crew of staff! Gloomy skies didn’t dampen the mood, as the conditions have been fabulous this … Continued
We were able to wrap up the end of our weekend with another great dive at the Solitaries. Mega Wild headed up to South Solitary while SoWild shot up to North Solitary. Both dive boats had lovely conditions: blue water and warm temperatures! Mega Wild saw divers drop in at Shark Gutters for a kick … Continued
Today’s divers were treated to exceptional conditions at South Solitary Island, with warm water temperatures and crystal-clear visibility setting the scene for a seriously memorable day below the surface. What truly stole the show, though, was the sheer abundance of Leopard Sharks cruising the island. Divers reported at least 20 individual leopards encountered between the … Continued
