Henry Head 11-03-06

Another day when the seas were too rough - in fact Minmi trench was too rough as well so we hooked into the inside of Henry Head for a look around. It was calm here but outgoing tide. We anchored close to the point, aiming to dive into the current and then let the current bring us back. Lucky we did cause the current was quite strong. This was my first dive with my pony bottle. I found I was lop sided and need 2lb on the opposite side top pocket to offset it. Viz was poor so we did not stray too far apart. Closer to shore in the shallower water the is very little life. In the 10-12m depth there are some nice sponge gardens and plenty of fish. The best parts are close to the sand line and around the rocks that are scattered around. There is plenty of fish life. I was a small mourning cuttle flick it's "tongue" out and catch some prey (what ever it eats). It's tongue looked almost as long as it was. A real treat. We also saw several blue and yellow fish which eluded our cameras. I only got a blurry shot of one (see below). A nice dive never the less at max depth of 13.7m for 63 mins. Dive # 210