Spirit of Freedom - TRIP Gallery

Mon 20th June 2011 - Thu 23rd June 2011

With the water cooling down the visibility has been increasing, with most dives reaching above 20m. The cod feed was one of our better ones with 4 huge cod, 1 medium sized and a baby cod all turning up for the show. We conducted the feed in about 8m of water, so with clear visibility plus loads of natural light it wasn't difficult to get some great photos. We haven't seen the baby cod before, which is excellent to see they are reproducing.

A few mantis shrimp and nudibranchs were spotted, a favourite among many. We have also been getting loads of great shots of cleaner shrimp cleaning the cod and coral trout. Managed to get a couple of shots of the fish with their mouths well elongated with the cleaner fish inside.

We had some awesome encounters again with the Minke's at a site called Two Towers and Rod's Rock. At least 6 minke whales were seen from the surface and while diving. Some of the divers got some great close up photos. Many of the divers were excited to see a few olive sea snakes. They are quite inquisitive and come right up to the divers, which can be a bit scary for some. The divers were thrilled with the visibility, the diversity of marine life and abundance of healthy coral. Great bunch of people to enjoy an epic journey of diving with.

Congratulations to Gabriele Obersteiner and Wibke Schneider for completing their advanced diver course.
Everyone had a great trip. Seemed the minke's and sea snakes were a hit. Our divers were thrilled with the diving and of course the food. Oh and not having to put on and take off their fins. Good times.

Cheers,

Chris Haslam (Trip Director)

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