Beechy Head and South Bedford Island (Wreck of the Swordfish)
Wow its a little cold out there! Although the thermometer read -4 Celsius the team was assembled and ready to commence with the days adventure. Jessie had prepared "The Pinnacle" for the day’s adventure ahead, and I was very optimistic with what lied ahead. Getting to the first dive site took a little longer than usual, as the cold seems to slow everything down one way or another. We arrived none worse for wear to our first dive site, The Wreck of the Swordfish. It was an Iron Hulled sailing ship that sank in 1877 after striking the Southern reef off South Bedford Island. It was a great day for current: between 11am and 3pm there was nothing over 1.5 knots and none of us had any problem finding parts of the wreckage in the kelp forest. This dive site was covered with a great variety of life from wolf eels to sponges and anemones. Pair the abundant sea life with the history behind the wreckage, and you have a first class dive site.
Although we had three dives planned, the wind had begun to pick up, however we did manage to squeeze in our second dive at Beechy Head, which was a stellar dive. The wall is covered in life and painted in an array of colour that cannot be described, as you must experience it first hand. Anemones, sponges, and rockfish adorned both the wall and surrounding water, making for dive that filled all senses. As we surfaced from the dive the snow had begun to fall. Back on board we all sat in the heated cabin and talked about everything we had seen on the two dives and how epic the day had been.
Wow its a little cold out there! Although the thermometer read -4 Celsius the team was assembled and ready to commence with the days adventure. Jessie had prepared "The Pinnacle" for the day’s adventure ahead, and I was very optimistic with what lied ahead. Getting to the first dive site took a little longer than usual, as the cold seems to slow everything down one way or another. We arrived none worse for wear to our first dive site, The Wreck of the Swordfish. It was an Iron Hulled sailing ship that sank in 1877 after striking the Southern reef off South Bedford Island. It was a great day for current: between 11am and 3pm there was nothing over 1.5 knots and none of us had any problem finding parts of the wreckage in the kelp forest. This dive site was covered with a great variety of life from wolf eels to sponges and anemones. Pair the abundant sea life with the history behind the wreckage, and you have a first class dive site.
Although we had three dives planned, the wind had begun to pick up, however we did manage to squeeze in our second dive at Beechy Head, which was a stellar dive. The wall is covered in life and painted in an array of colour that cannot be described, as you must experience it first hand. Anemones, sponges, and rockfish adorned both the wall and surrounding water, making for dive that filled all senses. As we surfaced from the dive the snow had begun to fall. Back on board we all sat in the heated cabin and talked about everything we had seen on the two dives and how epic the day had been.
Scott
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