After doing our 45m Deco Procedures dive at Plunge
we headed back out in Yes Dear Too. With the prevailing wind from
the North we tucked in under North Head. ProDive was at Old Mans
Hut so we anchored in 22m a couple of hundred metres east of them.
Wayne was trying out Jen's Halcyon cinch wing and backplate.
This area is similar to Old Mans Hat - large boulders
and rock formations, gaps, gullies and holes between the rocks waiting
to be explored. Near the anchoe a lovely sponge garden on a large
rock. This area had plenty of these. We headed North from
the anchor into the shallower water. We found several wobbiegongs
including a juvenile wedged upwards into rocks. Two long snouted
boarfish greeted us and while one swam away the other stayed in one
place, switching back and forth like a model as I took its photo.
As I was taking photos of this fish Wayne had moved around a large rock.
When I looked around he was no where to be seen. Basic training
kicked in - I looked around for about a minute and headed safely to the
surface. And there he was 30m away. Back down we went after
taking a bearing for the boat. We missed the anchor and surface
50m east of the boat, necessitating a surface swim back.
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