After a week out of the water, we were all keen to get back in, and South Solitary Island did not disappoint. With blue, warm water, we were surrounded with marine life. During dive one at Shark Gutters, divers got up close with the leopard sharks, Eagle Rays, huge Spanish Dancer, and Green and Hawksbill … 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
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
With both boats again fully loaded, we battled against some strong northerly winds to make the trip out to North and South Solitary Islands. Surface conditions only made us appreciate being underwater more! Divers at South Solitary had a good experience at Buchanan’s Wall, divers lucky enough to see a leopard shark, turtles, and a … Continued
A busy start to the long weekend had us launchin out to the Solitarys in both MegaWild and SoWild. Megawild loaded with eager divers made it’s way to South Solitary Island. Both dives were around the top end of the island. Divers got up close with some Blotched Fantail Rays, Lionfish, Wobbegongs and Turtles. Meanwhile … Continued
Today’s Dive had Mega running out to South Solitary Island for a double dive. With strong current and a northerly wind, we hopped in at Buchanan’s Wall for dive one. A cold upwelling kept most divers in the warmer, shallow water. The Marine life at Buchanan’s featured Turtles, Wobbegongs for the larger things, while octopus, … Continued
Today’s dive trip saw both Mega and So Wild heading out to South Solitary. Mega loaded with student divers and snorklers, and the certified divers on So-Wild. Dive one saw Mega hanging out at The Gantry, making the most of the shallower waters for snorkelers. The Gantry was filled with the usual suspects, Blue Groper, … Continued
Mega Wild was again laden with divers as it headed out to South Solitary Island. Exceptionally calm surface conditions made the trip out to South Solitary super quick and comfortable. With these glasslike conditions, Mega dropped divers in at Manta Arch, seeing around 20 Grey Nurse Sharks in the arch. The open-water students dove in … Continued
