Spirit of Freedom - Guest Gallery

- Mon 14th June 2010 - Thu 17th June 2010

Not too many posts in the guest gallery, so here's my contribution from the Cod Hole trip 14-17/6/2010.

Simply cannot fault the boat, crew, diving or the food.

SoF (the boat) has true character, with room to move, relax and even to find a quiet place to sit.

The crew. What can be said? Genuinely friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, efficient - just fantastic!
Briefings by Cade were informative, with plenty of tips on what to keep an eye out for. If you get the chance, take a dive with one of the instructors - they will dive to your interests and point out lots of critters/ plants that you might not otherwise spot. Dayna, Anna, Tomo, Clem & Phil (in no particular order) were great in and out of the water. Kirsten kept things running smoothly inside and the 1st & 2nd mates (whose names I can't recall - early alziemers, I think) seemed to make light work of mooring the boat in conditions that were less than ideal. Skipper Cameron was another who is very knowledgeable about the reef and its surrounds and even passed on some photo tips, ta.

The diving is varied - walls, pinnacles, coral gardens, with plenty to see at any site. One of the highlights of the trip was the sighting of a dwarf minke while we were in the water. Too many other in water highlights to mention, but I will anyway - cod, trout, nudis, pipe fish, flame file shells, GT's, sharks, clams, fish (just fish aplenty), octopus, cuttlefish, wrasse, anemone fish, shrimp, barracuda ................ heaps of corals, did I mention the minke?

Food. Just read the guest book! Thanks Andrew, again.

Kevin Thorne (Words) & Sue Barber (Pics)
Cairns, Australia