Spirit of Freedom - TRIP Gallery

Mon 15th August 2011 - Thu 18th August 2011

The weather was great for this time of the year, with 25m+ visibility for the majority of the dives, plenty of sunshine and moderate seas. We dived a variety of sites, which included bays, pinnacles and walls teaming with life.

Was great to see up close the mutualistic interactions between randall's shrimpgoby and the alpheid shrimp. Paolo managed to find a Papuan scorpion fish hiding amongst the coral. Jenni and myself managed to get a great shot of a couple of cleaner wrasse cleaning inside the mouth and gills of a flowery cod. There were plenty of great macro shots taken too, which included nudibranchs, lizardfish, shrimps and coral.

The cod feed was another success with a few large cod turning up for the occasion. Not only did the cod turn up but also so did a few grey and black tip reef sharks that kept at a safe distance before swimming into the blue. We managed to sight a few eagle rays, a marble ray and a few blue-spotted lagoon rays throughout the trip.

There were plenty of schooling fish including barracuda, diagonal banded sweetlips and trevally. Many were marvelled at the beauty of the file flame shell found on Pixie Pinnacle. Many also commented on the safety stop at Pixie's saying there was a plethora of interesting marine life including nudibranchs, lionfish, anthias, chromis, surgeon fish, damsels, clownfish, and the list goes on. Great way to enjoy a safety stop.
We finished the trip off with 2 dives at Snake Pit. Wow! What an ending to an epic trip. Great visibility with an endless abundance of interesting marine life including, eagle rays, nudibranchs, sea snakes, turtles, eels, barracuda and much more. After a great trip, we relaxed and enjoyed a traditional aussie BBQ and a few coldies.

Cheers for coming.
Chris Haslam (Trip Director)

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