Dive Day #14
Another flat and sunny day (so far at least).
Today’s breakfast is based around hot ham slices and hash browns so I settle for a couple of fried eggs, hot ham and a cream cheese sandwich, another classic combo!
D&D are sitting today out as Dianne got herself a skin bend yesterday (for no apparent reason) and has been on O2 therapy every since.
So today’s boat will consist of Jo, Myself, Brendan and Vicki.
The only dive that I’m hoping to do now is Coconut Point, hopefully we can get there in the next 5 days.
Dive #47 Kirbys Rock
Very few of us on this dive, Eric pointed out some very nice small stuff.
Though I did not see it myself Jo had an incident on the wall where she was first passed by a camera executing an unplanned solo decent which was hotly persued by a diver (presumably the owner of the camera) at very close quarters.
Once recovered, the diver (now with camera in hand) was making what seemed an equally uncontrolled ascent directly through Jo’s fins.
Back on the surface it’s coffee and Oreos as we make our way to the next site.
Dive #48 Olympic
A lovely relaxing bimble over this site, again Eric found some micro nudy action and a fertive duck shrimp at the end.
Back to base for BLT and Chicken Curry where we are informed that Dianne is now spending quality time in the local chamber to deal with her skin bend.
Out again for the afternoon dives.
Dive #49 Koala
Dived this from a different perspective so it’s like an all new dive site.
Eric is straight in with the harlequin shrimp and then the yellow painted frog fish and topping it all of with the smallest of all possible nudi’s though Jo managed a most excellent shot.
Our surface interval is spent making our way back to secret bay though our captain had forgotten the hot water for coffees etc so we dropped in at the dive centre on our way past for supplies.
Dive #50 Secret Bay
A nice relaxing muck dive revealing several micro critters!
Back on land we hear that Dianne is out of the chamber and will spend the night at the hospital pending a review in the morning. Ernie (the driver) will take Darrell to see her this morning and hopefully break her out!