Another nice day on the water today with only a slight swell from yesterday’s afternoon breeze. Conditions were good enough to drop in at Manta Arch and then exit at the Gantry after swimming through the Gap. Nice blue water with a bit of milky colour allowed the divers to enjoy seeing a few Grey…
After a pleasant trip out to South Solitary Island, dive one had all divers drop in at Buchanan’s wall. Turtles, Wobbegong Sharks, Slipper Lobsters, and a couple of Eagle Rays were spotted. After morning tea 2 Wild made its way up to the Northern End of the Island. It was decided dive two would be…
After a quick trip out to South Solitary it was decided dive one would be at the Gantry. Our divers got to mix with Turtles, Lionfish, Bull rays, One of the students saw a small lonesome Hammerhead. After a pleasant surface interval, we moved up to the top end of the Island for dive two.…
Blue water and 20 degree water temp made for great diving at Buchanan’s Wall this morning. Our divers got to mix with Turtles, Black Cod, Lionfish, Bullrays, Mantis Shrimp and lots of schooling fish. Seeking shelter from the freshening northerly wind, we made our way to Split Solitary Island for dive two. So much to…
A great morning to be out on the water at the Solitary Islands today. After a nice ride to South Solitary, the divers chose Cleaner Station and Shark Gutters area for the first dive and then down to South Boulder for the second dive. Grey Nurse Sharks and Black Cod were the big fish features…
After having great visibility and conditions last week, and missing out on diving the weekend with poor conditions, we were glad to get in the water today. The trip out was a little bumpy with a stiff SW wind, but we sheltered from it at Shark Gutters and Cleaner Station. Visibility was down a bit but…
We braved a little wind today to get out to South Solitary Island but it was worth it with a clear 20m visibility and plenty to see!! Dive one had the certified divers swim from Manta Arch through the gap to The Gantry where they cruised with 3-4 Grey Nurse Sharks, Black Cod, Eagle Rays…
We had another good day today at South Solitary Island with blue, clear water and plenty of marine life about. Dive one was at Cleaner Station with a few Grey Nurse Sharks around the mooring, lots of different Nudibranchs in Cleaner Station Cave and some juvenile Black Cod around Cleaner Station Rock. Dive two was…
We were blessed with some spectacular conditions today with no current at all and 30 – 40m Visibility!!! Manta Arch was the choice for dive one and we ended the dive around at Cleaner Station, the arch had about 15 Grey Nurse Sharks there and you could see them from the surface, the swim to…
Today’s diving started early to help with our whale swim. Dive one was at Shark Gutters it certainly lived up to its name with lots of Grey Nurse Sharks around, schooling fish, Black Cod, and Turtles. The second dive was from Shark Gutters to the Gantry, heaps of fish around the wall, big Wobbegong Sharks…
Plenty of action at Manta Arch today! Our divers spotting at least one dozen Grey Nurse Sharks, Black Cod, schooling Trevally, Tarwhine, Lionfish and an Octopus. Dive two was spent exploring the northern end of the island. More Grey Nurse Sharks, lots of Nudibranches and a frisky Dusky Whaler Shark were spotted by our divers.…
The slight current at South Solitary Island today has brought in some welcomed blue water. Plenty of Grey Nurse Sharks around Shark Gutters and the Cleaner Station area! The Boulder Wall was also buzzing with life! Black Cod, Loggerhead Turtles, Octopus, Spanish Dancers, a Banjo Ray and lots of Nudibranches were spotted by our divers.…
After a quick trip out, certified divers dropped in at Manta Arch and ended up at the Gantry with a Gap swim. Plenty of Grey Nurse Sharks in the Arch, schooling Tarwhine, Wobbegong Sharks, lots of Turtles were also seen through the Gap. Student divers started at the Gantry. After the surface interval it was…
After a wet trip out today, we dived Buchanan’s Wall on Dive 1 to shelter from the choppy sea and avoid the current. A nice easy dive down the wall but a bit chilly cmpared to the warmer top end of the island. On Dive 2, we dropped in at Sharks Gutters and found 8…
Today had a Scuba Dive trip in the morning and Whale Swim in the afternoon. Manta Arch and Cleaner Station were the first dive with 8 Grey Nurse Sharks at Cleaner Station along with schools and schools of fish around. Not a lot of Sharks at Manta Arch and Cleaner Station proved to be warmer…
Today’s Diving started early to help with the Whale Swim trip in the afternoon and turned out to be a great day! To the surprise of the divers, not one but two seals appeared at South Solitary Island on this morning’s dive. Grey Nurse Sharks at Manta Arch and also 6 at Cleaner Station, Eagle…
After a quick trip out to South Solitary it was decided dive one would be at Buchanan’s Wall. At the bottom of the wall a couple of sleeping Turtles were spotted resting on the bottom. Our student divers also saw a lonely Grey Nurse Shark cruising by. After the surface interval 2 Wild headed up…
After a bumpy ride out to South Solitary, all divers got in at Shark Gutters. Conditions under water were great! Lots of schooling fish including Tarwhine, Bream, Goat fish and Bulleyes. Our divers also swam with half a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks and a couple of Turtles. It was decided due to the wind getting…
Todays dives once again took our interstate groups out to South Solitary Island for two most enjoyable dives. Dive 1 had Grey Nurse cruising all over the divers on some really close encounters and Dive 2 used a slight current to run a drift dive from Shark Gutters to the Gantry. Turtles, turtles and more…
Today was a busy diving day with 4 dives at South Solitary Island. Dive 1 for the day was amongst the sharks at Manta Arch, followed by A dive across the northern end of the island. Heaps of Grey Nurse Sharks at Manta along with more at Sharks Gutters. Dive 3 and 4 were again…
