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| It's a good job the Diva Mobile is HUGE!! |
We weren’t shabby in getting sorted out and
waivers were signed and our gear was set up by 4pm. It took slightly longer to
unpack the car but we were soon settled.
Whilst Jen and Bec sorted their cameras out
I had a glass of wine and nibbled on our snacks ;)
We then wandered up to the town and had an
‘interesting’ dinner at Geppys – we wouldn’t recommend it!! Then three excited Divas went to bed!
Day Two: Friday 13th February
We woke with fingers crossed that the
conditions were going to match the rumours we had heard. The trip out to Fish
Rock Cave wasn’t too bumby – but a ‘little’ wet for some, but the water felt
warm so we didn’t mind.
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| Happy Divas! |
We moored up and could see that the water
was very blue and clear with some Bat fish welcoming us.
Bec was the first Diva to jump in and you
could hear her squeals of delight at the vis, quickly followed by Jen and
myself – surprised we didn’t scare the marine life away!!
Dive One
We descended down the line to about 13m
then headed towards the Blind Gutter, we popped our heads over the top and the
sight of so many Grey Nurse Sharks swimming below us surrounded by a huge
school of Bullseyes was breathtaking. At points I could count 13 in one go with
the sizes ranging from 2.0 – 3.5m. We gazed at the sharks for about 15 mins
with Bec and Jen taking LOTS of photos. A small school of Kingfish swam by
chasing some baitfish and Dive Diva Smurf even got in on the act and could be found
watching the sharks and her other fishy friends!
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| Grey Nurse Shark and Bullseyes |
After a while we headed back around the
rock to a shallower point of the reef and saw an Eagle Ray cruising by, a
couple of Wobbegongs chillaxing, a friendly Grouper and many many more fish
just out for a mid morning swim.
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| Eagle Ray! |
We dived for 53 mins, with a max depth of
28m and the water temp was 23c.
Between dives we had some snacks and hot
soup, and the highlight was some Batfish feeding!
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| Hand feeding the Bat Fish |
Dive Two
This was going to be Becs first dive into
the cave – and she was VERY excited!
We desended to 12m and headed towards the
deep end of the cave which is a little deeper at 24m, then regrouped and headed
in.
There were a few large lobsters around the
entrance – shame we couldn’t take one home for dinner! There were a few
Wobbegongs at the bottom of the tunnel as we ascended up. Just above us was a
couple of Black Cod hiding up by the roof, the first unfriendly locals we saw!
Tehehe
Making our way towards the shallow exit we
started to see the light entering into the cave and that beautiful shot that is
synonymous with Fish Rock Cave. The view that greeted us was certainly awesome
and exceeded all expectations. Pausing for a brief ascent into the bubble cave we
made our way out of the cave towards the light.
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| Shallow entrance |
There was a large school of Drummers swimming in the up draft current at the top
of the little drop off, but we headed over the top and right into a Turtle on
an afternoon swim, he was so relaxed and chilled, these are certainly one of my
favourite creatures to watch as they seem so relaxed but who wouldn’t living underwater!
We spent the rest of the dive slowly
meandering back round the reef towards the boat, stopping briefly for Dive Diva
Smurf to make some new friends (and scare off some of the locasl!)
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| Smurfs are friends not food :D |
We even found a teeny tiny crab hanging out
in an anemone.
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| Can you spot the teeny tiny crab? |
We dived for 1:06min with a max depth of
24.5m.
We had two awesome dives today and cannot
wait to see what wonders Fish Rock will show us tomorrow. Now its time for a
nice cold drink, nibbles and head out for dinner (going to try the Mexican
tonight!)
Diving Divas Australia! J
Pictures by Jennifer and Rebecca
Words by Emma ;)
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