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By: Andrew Benson
25th May 2019 – Fantastic conditions at South Solitary Island
Wildfin and 2Wild headed out to South Solitary Island this morning spotting some breaching Humpbacks on the way. We had divers get in at both Shark Gutters and Manta Arch for our first dive, spotting plenty of Grey Nurse sharks, along with a cheeky Hawksbill turtle, Bull rays and plenty of nudibranchs in Cleaner Station Cave.…

By: Lindsay Devery
24th May 2019 – Advanced Students mix with Grey Nurse Sharks
We had very little wind and swell today which made for splendid conditions at South Solitary Island. Dive one was at Manta Arch where we had a few Grey Nurse Sharks under the Arch, Travelly, Sweetlips, and Pomfreds closer to the island. Dive two was a drift from Cleaner Station around to The Gantry so much…

By: Lindsay Devery
19th May 2019 – South Solitary Island
We had a slight southerly puff which made the northern end of South Solitary Island the pick for both dives this morning. While the Certified divers mixed in with the Grey Nurse Sharks at Manta Arch the Open Water students descended on Cleaner Station to find plenty of Black Cod, Sweep, Bullrays in the cave and…

By: Mike Davey
18th May 2019 – Fantastic Conditions at South Solitary
A warm start to the weekend above and below the water today we made straight for Manta Arch, diving down for a swim over to Cleaner Station. With About seven to ten Grey Nurse Sharks under the Arch, Mantis Shrimp, and Octopus the warm clear water made it a very enjoyable dive. Dive two was a…

By: Mike Davey
17th May 2019 – Sunny South Solitary
With blue skies and much more favourable conditions 2 Wild shot out to South Solitary Island. The warm, clear water still seems to be hanging around when we jumped in at Cleaner Station for a drift down to South Boulder. Divers finding countless schooling fish. Black Cod and a lone Grey Nurse Shark along the way,…

By: Lindsay Devery
16th May 2019 – Grey Nurse Sharks for Jetty High Marine Class
Although surface conditions were far from nice, under the water was awesome and our divers from the Jetty High School Marine class loved it. Dive one was at Cleaner Station where we had a lots of Black Cod, Octopus, Nudibranchs in Cleaner Cave, and 3 Grey Nurse Sharks out in the deeper water. Dive two was…

By: Mike Davey
14th May 2019 – Sharks and Turtles
With the swell dropping and sea conditions good enough to snorkel, 2 Wild ventured out with a group of divers and snorkellers for a couple of great dives at South Solitary today. First dive was with a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks at Manta Arch, visibility of 15 metres was a little milky at depth, but still…

By: Mike Davey
9th May 2019
With a break in the weather 2 Wild shot out to South Solitary. A small drop in the water temp has brought the Grey Nurse Sharks to the top end of the island with divers sighting at least four sharks around Cleaner Station, Leafy Scorpionfish and Lionfish, a Shovelnose Shark made an appearance at Shark Gutters…

By: Mike Davey
4th of March 2019
With a break in the weather we made our way out to South Solitary Island. With a cracking current at the top end we found shelter and made our first dive at Buchanan's Wall. A great first dive with a few Turtles, a leafy scorpionfish, cuttlefish and some monster Wobbegongs alongside the island! Second Dive we…