5th February 2021 –

With the blue water setting in, 2Wild steamed out to South Solitary for some solid diving!!
First up our divers dropped in on Buchanan’s Wall, a Blubber Jellyfish was seen near the surface while descending, then Turtles, Blue Grouper, Nudibranchs, Dwarf Lionfish, a small Sawtooth Pipefish and a juvenile Yellow Boxfish were seen during the dive.
During the surface interval a small Hammerhead Shark decided to join us on the surface and cruised past only a few metres from the boat. After the surface interval our dive groups split up with one group taking advantage of the uphill current, drifting from the Gantry to South Boulder; the second group dropped in at South Boulder and covered almost the entire top end: South Boulder → North Boulder → Cleaner Station → Shark Gutters → the Third Gutter and then back to South Boulder. Between both groups many Turtles (including Scratch), Marbled Rays, Reindeer Wrasse, Orangutan Crabs,  Nudibranchs, Wobbegongs and Painted Crays were seen.
Water Temperature: 23-25°
Visibility: 20m