During the had the loudest clap of thunder woke us up! It also poured and poured with rain.
On the night dive last night, I was taking a picture of a very beautiful slug when I felt something tapping my arm. I was a little surprised to see a huge basket star coming towards both me and the slug, chasing the tiny animals that were attracted but my torch light. I moved further away from the basket star attracting the stuff in the water and therefore the basket star away from the slug. The basket star actually went straight over the slug which sat tight and retracted its rhinophores and gills. Once it passed rhinophores and gills came back out and photography began again. It was a really interesting thing to witness.
Breakfast with Darryl and Diane this morning discussing crystal meth and how easy it is to get it in the UK. They assure us that it is easy!
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It also turns out that the Australians invented the lobster!!
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Dive #41
Kirby’s Rock
We went straight out to the outer pinnacle for a tour before heading back into the wall.
This is a really impressive dive site. Not my favourite as well diving is not my favourite type of dive.
An hour of one upmanship was had during the surface interval. Lots of sweeties on the boat now that our Aussie friends are here
Dive #42
Olympic Point
Lovely dive, down to a rubbly area at about 20 metres.
We saw tiger shrimp and harlequin shrimp.
Also, other shrimps and slugs
An eel out hunting with a trevally.
Lunch was BLT and vegetable noodles.
We had an hour’s nap before the next dive.
Meeting at three, so we of course we are ready early. Daryl and Diane don’t dive in the afternoons so it was just us, with Nanny, and Mike and Daneen, with Romnick.
On the boat, reversing away from the beach… Then the boat doesn’t go into forward!
Oh!
We drift along a bit and Nannie and Jake punt us into the shore. Wendal, captain of another boat, comes to the rescue. He picks us up and takes us to the first of the afternoon’s dive sites.
Dive#43
Arthur’s Rock
A bit of current at the top, so it is decided to dive it as a drift.
We didn’t look at too much for the first 10 minutes but then the current started to subside.
Kept in the same direction and after Arthur’s Wall we ascended and were collected by the boat.
Huge turtle
Big fat slugs
Xmas tree worms
Orangutan crab
After an hour of coffee and more biscuits we get back in the water
Dive #44
Heidi’s Point
Sandy slope
I spotted a tiger shrimp!!!!!
It was happy where it was so it didn’t keep trying to run away.
Also saw…
crabs in sea pens
Coconut octopus
Frogfish
Another good day diving.
Richard chose dinner, of Tuna sisig, fried rice and a lumpia each.
A later night tonight. I think I made it all the way to 9.20pm.