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Published: March 15th 2006
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Rain, Wind, Impending Darkness, Lots of Sharks. You gotta love diving!Another early breakfast, and another great two morning dives this time on a site called "Pixie Pinnacle".
Then after lunch we dove "Sharky's Nipple" - not the official name for that dive site, but one acquired apparantly after the boats hostess Sharky dived into the water with a top which quickly lifted itself up. Well thats the story anyway... The dives were all fantastic, but as the day carried on we were diving in increasingly rought conditions. Visibility was not great, but the amount of aquatic flora and fauna more than compensated for this. The swim back from Sharky's nipple was a bit of a mission to say the least. Torrential rain and large waves made seeing the boat almost impossible, and Kim, Lizette and I were forced to keep our regulators in our mouths for the surface swim - Snorkels were just filling up immediately. Mindyou - I feel we were lucky. Maddo and Jo were followed back to the boat by an over friendly whaler shark, and I think that they were more releaved than most to be back on the boat!
That evening we merged dive 4 into 5 and had a dusk dive - jumping
A Shark
Photo by Scot in in the dusk, and leaving in the pitch black. Entry was again a leap of faith - wind, rain and waves made it important to descend immediately upon entry. Almost as soon as we were down I saw my first shark - big enough to be impressive but small enough for me to maintain a constant heartrate. However when a much larger shark emerged from the shadows and swam past us I began to question if i really like night diving. The adrenaline factor and the sense of adventure is great, and a lot of fish come to check out your light. However the majority of large predators in the oceans use dusk as their perfect opportunity to hunt - and when you jump in with a torch you of course immediately atand out. There has to be a logic breakdown here somewhere, but Ill probably go on another one next chance I get!
Dive Log 57 - Pixie Pinnacle, Ribbon Reef #10, 29.1m, 07:10, 54min, 200->60 Bar, 7.5Kg
58 - Pixie Pinnacle, Ribbon Reef #10, 27.9m, 09:40, 59min, 200->50 Bar, 7.5Kg
59 - Sharky's Nipple, Ribbon Reef #7, 17.4m, 13:40, 54min, 200->60 Bar, 7.5Kg
60 -
A Turtle
Photo by Scot Clam Gardens, Ribbon Reef #5, 13.2m, 18:15, 59min, 200->70 Bar, 7.5Kg
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Andrew
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Sharks
I remember when we dived in Florida we were told not to piddle in the water as it attracts the beasts. Make sure you piddle BEFORE you get in. OH and wiggle your toes as it helps prevent DVT.