Spirit of Freedom - TRIP Gallery

Thu 7th July 2011 - Mon 11th July 2011

The weather conditions were not suitable for diving in the Coral Sea so we dived a variety of Ribbon Reefs. The weather was a little blowy but the surface conditions were not so bad and under the water was bliss. The water was a fresh 24 degrees with the visibility on most dives over 20 metres. The cod feed was yet again another success with many cod of all sizes turning up for the feed. The water was clear which produced vivid and detailed photos. The sharks were plentiful and seen on most dives, mainly our white tip reef shark with the occasional sighting of the black tip and the much larger grey reef shark.

The macro enthusiasts were more then pleased with the number of subjects to photograph. There was a huge variety of nudibranchs and the lizard fish, sand perch, blennies, gobies, dartfish and coral polyps also made for some outstanding photos. We dove a variety of sites between Ribbon Reef 10 down to Ribbon 3. Steve's Bommie was a favourite site due to the density and variety of fish species seen. It can all most be compared to diving in a huge aquarium teaming with life. The turtles, sea snakes, stone fish and mantis shrimp were also a crowd pleaser but it was very hard to beat diving and snorkelling with the Dwarf Minke Whales, with many up close sightings this trip. The night dive was also a hit with sightings of manta rays, and a plethora of wacky sea creatures.

The trip was a great success with much to see. After a big week of diving it was great to enjoy an aussie BBQ and a few coldies.

Happy Birthday to Ricardo and Roberto. Congratulations to Truls and Insa who enjoyed their honeymoon diving the Ribbon Reefs.

Well done to Jackie for becoming a Nitrox diver and Sam for completing his deep adventure dive.

Cheers,
Chris Haslam (Trip director)

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