24th April 2024- Turtley Time and Fun Dives

After nearly a week out of the water, today we jumped on SoWild and headed out to South Solitary before its forecasted to be windy the next few days. We had a cruisy ride out, with minimal swell and low winds.

The top end of the island looked like good condtions, so everyone descended at Shark Gutters to explore the gutters. We had a great time, with loads of marine life to see! The large amounts of schooling fish really stole the show, while they were building thick walls we had to swim through! Two White Spotted Eagle rays were gliding past the Shark Gutters mooring line, which was definetely a highlight.

After a surface interval, we moved down to South Boulder and let the current push us down to The Gantry. With just the right amount of current, we barely needed to do anything but sit back and watch the show! After making our way into The Gap, we were greeted with 4 or 5 Green Sea Turtles. One of them was extremely curious/friendly and stayed with us for the whole dive. Other notable life seen were Octopus, Nudibranchs, Abbots Eels, and Coral Banded Shrimp.

Conditions Report

Visibility: 7-10m

Temperature: 23 °C