Mornington Pier

Mornington Pier

Nice lazy sunday dive with Lynne, at Mornington Pier. The fish life is returning and although the vis was  low it was still a pleasant dive of 55 minutes with 9.1 metres and a sea temp of 17c.

Old Wives return to Pier in good numbers!

 

Flinders Pier

Flinders Pier

A really nice easy dive today at Flinders pier.

Pier entry shore exit, always easy at flinders. dive in an hour before low tide , 2 days reasonably calm seas, not a deep dive but very good and relaxing. Also a very good test for your buoyancy.

Time 1.15
Depth 3.2 meters

Thanks Mary-anne, Craig and Simon

The sea dragon!

Good Vis, No Surge!

Devils Drop Off

Devils Drop Off

Fantastic dive today on the port phillip wall at devils drop off, with Lynne, Mary-Anne and Andrea. some of the best  dive conditions today, great vis, no surge, seas flat as a tack!

Dive:
Time 44 minutes
Depth 30 metres

New Mornington Pier

Mornington Pier

A new dive at the renovated pier, entry and exits are now easy with low landings and new scuba friendly ladders.  Sealife is starting to come back but will take a while , but still a nice dive, with lots of different areas from the cave like conditions at the start of the pier to the nice section under the pier , the front section with the rock wall offers lots of nooks to explore.

Dive:
Buddies remy and simon

Blairgowrie Pier.

Blairgowrie Pier

A dive at Blairgowrie, but changes with the pier extensions have seen sand dredged being built up under the outer wall, to almost level with the bottom of the sea wall.

But still an enjoyable dive and a spotted stingray for something different.

Dive buddy: Simon Kay
time 1.20

Sand now under the seawall, so now a shallow dive.

Flinders Pier

Flinders Pier

A very nice dive under Flinders pier today with Simon Kay. Lots of animals out to play, a shark to be rescued (well done simon! ). but good vis. Dive was 2 hours after high tide with mild seas for the 24 hours prior.

Dive time 75 minutes.
temp 12c

Cottage by the sea

Cottage by the sea

Another dive at the cottage by the sea, a good dive with lots of interesting sea life.

some camera issues meant a lack of photos today, But reminds  you the importance of fitting the wide angle in cleaner water ie not on the bottom whee the silt is worst!

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.

Flinders pier

Flinders pier with mary anne.

A great day of vis at one of vic best piers.  Dive 322

The bluff, victor harbour south australia

The bluff at victor harbour south australia.

Saturday dive with craig morton and simon kay, at the bluff, 

Very nice dive with good depth, easy access and  plenty of sealife including leafie seadragons.

The leafie seadragon!

Rapid bay

Rapid bay jetty

A weekend away in south australia

Friday  and sunday (4 dives) with craig and simonat rapid bay jetty

Very good jetty for diving but no sign of leafie sea dragons and on the last dive on sunday with incomiing tide very little sea life at all with lower