Blairgowrie Pier

Blairgowrie Pier

Two new dry suits to check out today!  Simon has finally bought a dry suit and I a backup one. A great clam day for playing under the pier.Both suits performed well and although we didn't see the massing of spider crabs we did see a few around!

Dive:
Buddy Simon Kay
Time 60 minutes
Temp12c

Hawaii Manta Diving

Hawaii Manta Diving

Two Dives in Kona Hawaii, at the famous Manta feeding spot, originally found due to a resorts flood lights attracting the Mantray's in to feed. 

First dive was a basic orientation dive and in day light, really not that much of interest in this area, I suspect from being over dived with the Manta ray viewing.

The night time dive was a great sight with 8 Manta ray's in feeding and so close they literally bumped the strobes off the camera.

For a lot of the passes they were so big and close the fisheye lens would fit them in. some very close up shots of gills and underbellies though!

(will update with the video once back to real internet connections)

Beyond Blairgowrie pier

out from Blairgowrie Pier

A dive with JJ out from blairgowrie pier , looking for the spider crabs migrating, didn't find them but a nice day for a dive.   a few rays, and other fish life.

Portsea Hole

Portsea Hole

Nice boat dive with Remi and Lynne at portsea hole. a site just 500 metres off the Portsea pier. 

Blairgowrie

Blairgowrie Pier

A nice lazy Sunday morning dive at one of the better piers in Victoria.

Although life was a little bit quite compared to other days, there were some spider crabs around,

Dive buddy: Craig Morton.
Time 70 minutes

Blairgowrie night dive

Blairgowrie mid week night dive

Nice mid week night dive at Blairgowrie pier with Simon Kay. 

 Vis was ok but not great, and strong current at end of dive as tide turned to ebb, but still a very enjoyable way to spend a Wednesday night!

dive:
time:115

Diamond Bay Dive

Diamond Bay Dive

First time diving this back beach location.

Great dive but only do on a very calm day (northerly winds for a few days).
Stairs look steep but take it easy and no issues.
Enter from sandy part of Beach, follow either side out and in.

Lots to see on this dive, including 10 Port Jackson sharks (totally harmless)

10 Port Jacksons!

 Diamond Bay map

Dive Buddy Andrea McIntyre
Dive 327

Mornington and Flinders Piers.

Morning ton and Flinders Pier

A classic day of pier hopping , lunch and celebratory drink at the pub afterward.. What I love about Diving!  thanks JJ, Ad, Brit for a great day!

 Mornington Pier, Construction works are still impacting this site, but on a stormy day it was generally calm, and following the pier to the end,where you have depth you can safely go around the seaward side and explore the rocks, for rays, cuttlefish and sea horses.  pity my camera work wasn't better a lot of blurred photos.

Wall Dive Portsea

Wall Dive from Portsea - Boat

Nice wall dive with Lynne and Mary Anne. 

Mt Eliza

Mount Eliza,

Earimil Drive at end of this drive is a turning circle which leads down steps to the beach.

Beach dive 

With Simon Kay,

Nice dive, stairs are steep and long but good condition , maybe better site to dive at high tide on calm day. Reef is to the left at the small point and out toward the navigation buoy.
Beach entry is nice with depth quickly achieved, so no long walk across shallows.
Appears to be a nice quite beach area.
Parking at the top is limited so better done as a small group.
The Dive itself was at low tide on the urn , making somewhat surge a issue and limiting photographs and fossicking in the ledges much more difficult. Definitely a do again at high tide.