We celebrated World Ocean Day out at South Solitary today, and the ocean did not disappoint. It was our first whale-watching trip of the season, and we were lucky enough to spot several whales heading north, along with a pod of dolphins riding the bow. Dive OneEveryone headed in at Shark Gutters. As we descended, … Continued
Finally catching a break in the weather after a few washed-out weeks, we were eager to get back out to South Solitary Island for today’s double dive. While the conditions were still a bit sloppy on top of the water, underneath was a different story. Absolute masses of schooling fish made for some epic diving. … Continued
The weather is not looking so good next week, so today was the last chance until this southerly system passes.Dive one today was at Cleaner Station, we had a few Painted Crayfish, Wobbegongs, Bullrays, 1 Leopard Shark near North Boulder, and plenty of Nudibranchs in Cleaner Gutter. Dive two was a bit different; we did … Continued
Finally we are back out diving after some not so great conditions last week.Dive one today was at Shark gutters while dive two was down Boulder Wall, the visibility had dropped a little but the abundance of life underwater was still amazing. We were lucky enough to get a lone Grey Nurse Shark in Cleaner … Continued
We managed to get out one last time today before the weather turns a bit windy 🙁 Dive one today had the experienced divers in at Manta Arch, while the students and remaining divers got in at Cleaner Station. There were a few Grey Nurse sharks at Manta, along with some Eagle Rays, Schooling Fish, … Continued
A fabulous group headed out with SoWild to South Solitary for the first dive, entering at Shark Gutters. There were still plenty of leopard sharks hanging around. For the second dive, we enjoyed a nice, relaxing, slow drift from Shark Gutters around to the Gantry, with conditions steadily improving throughout the day. Along the way, … Continued
We headed out on MegaWild and were pleasantly surprised by the 15–20 m visibility. The water is still nice and warm at 24–25°C. For our first dive, we descended down to Buchanans Wall and were immediately greeted by leopard sharks, wobbegongs, and turtles. On the second dive, we entered at the Gantry, and everyone made … Continued
Today’s dive trip saw both boats heading out to South Solitary Island. Sowild dropping the divers in at Manta Arch for a swim back around to Cleaner Station. Divers were lucky enough to see half a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks and a rarely seen Sandbar Shark.Meanwhile, Megawild was dropping divers in at Shark Gutters, where … Continued
Both boats were fully booked today as we headed out to South Solitary—what a fantastic day on the water! So Wild kicked things off with their first dive at Manta Arch, where they were treated to an incredible sight: two eagle rays playing at the surface. Beneath the water, the action continued with three grey … Continued
