Spirit of Freedom - TRIP Gallery

Mon 17th October 2011 - Thu 20th October 2011

The Cod Hole trip started out with 14 passengers boarding Spirit of Freedom in the sunshine. The first afternoon dives were at Saxon Reef and allowed the group to get themselves comfortable diving before we steamed overnight to Ribbon Reefs 9 and 10. The second day of diving really gelled the group together and a great atmosphere developed between the crew and the customers. Wonder Wall and Gardens excited the divers with great swim throughs, reef sharks and turtles before we headed to Pixie Pinnacle where we were enchanted by the schools of anthias, fusiliers, yellow tailed barracuda and trevally circling the pinnacle. Lionfish were abundant amongst the beautiful coral formation of Pixie Pinnacle and Challenger Bay and the night dive thrilled one lucky group with a massive green turtle. The third day started with a strong wind blowing and overcast skies but nothing could dampen the spirits of our divers as Pixie Wall delivered more reef sharks and schools of fusiliers flashing past with their brightly coloured bodies. A more challenging dive at Lighthouse Bommie with a strong current was executed perfectly by our small group of enthusiastic divers and presented us with turtles, grey reef sharks, schools of snapper, pipefish and some beautiful nudibranchs. The last two dives of the trip were at the Cod Hole with an excellent Cod Feed in crystal clear water that had our big dominant Potato Cod amazing everyone as it swallowed pilchards right in front of their masks!

The final evening was a lovely end to a great trip; with the wind howling outside and the rain lashing down on Spirit, everyone was inside talking and chatting about stories and experiences, thoroughly enjoying each others company and ending the trip on a high note.

Special mention must go to Chris and Lindsi who completed their Open Water course just to come and dive the Great Barrier Reef and dive the GBR they did, diving every single dive, including the night dive, over the 3 days! I can safely say that we may have discovered 2 more Bubble Junkies! Thanks Lindsi for looking after me on the night dive, it will be one I remember for a long time =). Also a mention to Carol and Ruth, Team Extreme, who were happy to put down their books and jump in for some excellent snorkelling with Renee.

I would like to thank all of our passengers for making the trip such an entertaining 3 days of diving, fun and laughter.

Nick Leigh

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