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By: Tara Davey
2nd October 2020 – Grey Nurse City
Today we took 2 Wild out to South Solitary for 2 dives. The first dive we dropped some more experienced divers at Manta Arch, and we dropped our students in at cleaner station. At Manta Arch, divers were greeted by loads of Grey nurse sharks, large cods, along with a green sea turtle, bull rays, and…

By: Tara Davey
1st October 2020 – Turtle Thursday
Today we took 2 Wild out to South Solitary for another double dive. On our first dive, we dropped some divers into Cleaner Station for a drift to Buchanan's Wall, whilst others stayed at Buchanan's Wall. They spotted 5-6 Grey Nurse Sharks at Cleaner Gutter, and a few more on North Boulder Wall. They spotted a…

By: Tara Davey
30th September 2020 – Whale Soundtrack to South Sol
Today we headed out to South Solitary with a boat full of divers for a double dive, seeing 4-5 pods of breaching whales put on a show on the trip out. Our first dive was at Manta Arch. It was Grey Nurse Shark city here, with Nurses cruising all about. Between the sharks, we spotted schools…

By: Tara Davey
29th October- Are Black Cod really Black?
Two dives at South Solitary Island today, started with Manta Arch on the first for the advanced divers. Another sighting of the big Queensland Groper was only brief as he raced away into the deep. We also saw a dozen Grey Nurse sharks that were spread out over the area. Finishing at Cleaner Station on that…

By: Lindsay Devery
28th September 2020 – Blue Water At South Solitary Island
Both dives today were at the Northern end of South Solitary island hiding from the southerly wind. Dive one had all divers dropped in on Cleaner Station, one group of divers made they way to the sanctuary marker and spotted two Grey Nurse Sharks, also seen on Dive One were Black cod, Turtles, Moray Eels, and…

By: Lindsay Devery
27th September 2020 – Certified Open Water Divers
South Solitary Island was the pic for today as it gave us some good protection from the southerly. Dive one was at Cleaner station where we seen 1-3 Grey Nurse Sharks, Octopus, Blue Gropers and a few Bat Fish hanging around the mooring. Dive two was at Shark Gutters, this dive had plenty of Wobbegongs, Nudibranchs,…

By: Tara Davey
19th September 2020 – Awesome conditions at South Solitary Island
We had some awesome conditions this morning for our double dive at South Solitary Island!!! Dive one was at Manta Arch and we got up close with a few of the locals as the pic shows!!! Dive two was focused up the northern end of the island checking out all the gutters and part of Boulder…

By: Tara Davey
13th September 2020 – Spectacular Conditions at South Sol
With another busy day of Whale Swimming, Whale Watching, and Scuba Diving planned, 2 Wild Headed out to South Solitary Island for a double dive. For the first dive we dropped one group of Divers in at Manta Arch and one group headed to Cleaner Station. At Manta Arch the divers spotted more than a dozen…

By: Tara Davey
12th September 2020 – A Busy Day Diving and Whale Swimming
The Swell was up when we arrived, but abated during the morning. For our first dive, we dropped a group off at Manta Arch, whilst others dived Cleaner Station. Plenty of Grey Nurse sharks at Manta along with a Queensland Groper, and a few close encounters with Grey Nurse at Cleaner Station. Barney, the loggerhead turtle…