South Solitary’s conditions were extremely pleasant for todays dive! Mega Wild cruised out with a full boat to enjoy the summer diving we had in front of us. With warm water around 23 C and visibility out to about 20 m, it was easy to scan the bottom of the ocean floor and gutters below … Continued
Merry Christmas Eve from the team at Jetty Dive! Today we shot out to South Solitary for a double dive in true Christmas Spirit! Conditions were nice and flat on the surface, and upon arrival, the visibility looked better than yesterday! Because of the current running on the top end of the island, we got … Continued
Rain or shine, if sea conditions permit- you can bet we will be out at South Solitary! Mega Wild had a nearly full boat of divers who were obviously keen to start their summer holidays in the water! First up, we got in at Shark Gutters while the conditions permitted! It was lovely to see … Continued
With the recent southerly blow giving us some great vis, we thought we would get away from the office and have a mid week break! Dive one saw divers jump in at Shark Gutters and the second dive was a good swim with the current from Buchanan’s Wall to The Gantry. We had loads to … Continued
Well, South Sol really showed off today! We were gently reminded of why we love diving here so much. Its diversity in marine life is truly incredible. It’s not often that we see such variety of marine animals, both tropical and subtropical, in one day! We ended the weekend with a bang, just before the … Continued
We got out again today and took advantage of the beautiful conditions we have had lately. Our first dive was at Buchanans Wall, and our second was a drift from Shark Gutters to the Gantry! We covered some distance on the island today, and it was totally worth it with the amount of marine life … Continued
We thought if we were going to get wet from the rain, we might as well be wet in the ocean! So we steamed out to South Solitary for a double dive. Optimistic that we would have good conditions, we were pleased when we arrived and found blue water that was nearly 23 degrees! Dive … Continued
The marine studies class from CHEC recently completed their PADI Open Water Diver Course with us. Today was the day we got them back out for a “fun dive”, where they got to use everything they learned in the course. Mega Wild packed up and shot out to South Solitary Island for a double dive! … Continued
We had a steady southerly again today, which meant the top end was the choice.For dive one, we all got in at Shark Gutters and were welcomed by a few Grey Nurse Sharks. We also had a Queensland Grouper, Black Cod, Bullrays, Banded Coral Shrimp, Nudibranchs and Turtles Dive two was a Drift from Shark … Continued
