Sharks are everywhere!

Ok so this morning we had a bit of a rainy start but the diving was none the less fantastic! First this morning was off to Reggies, once again the visibility had cleared up to around 20-25 meters! It was also a bit of a shark day today as we saw 2 Grey Reef Sharks and 6 Whitetip Reef Sharks. A Large Loggerhead Turtle was found sleeping under a ledge as well as 2 Longnose Hawkfish located near the drop point. Now as for the second dive which was out to Galleria, the shark sightings continued! The begining of the dive was a little quiet but at the end we had the Hammerhead Sharks once again! Unfortunately not as much as a few days ago but seeing 8 together was still magical. Lets hope they going to be staying with us for some time! :)

Schooling Hammerhead Sharks on Galleria!

Just a catch up on the diving here at Diversity Scuba. On the 19th we had an incredible Hammerhead Shark dive down at Galleria! Dropping down into the middle of about 30 Hammerhead Sharks has got to be one of the best ways to start a dive! Not only were they seen in the begining of the dive but came back past us another two times, basically saw them throughout the dive! However it was not only the Sharks out there, we encountered a Giant Manta who gave us a quick visit and a big Loggerhead Turtle resting on the bottom. As for the smaller guys, 2 Sea Moths were seen on the bottom. Cant ask for much more than that! :)

Humpback Whales on Scuba again!

Humpback Whales on Scuba this morning! Off we went to Salon this morning and what a dive that was! Started the dive off with a couple of the smaller creatures, 2 Cleaner Pipefish and 2 Samoan Pipefish when all of a sudden 2 Humpback Whales pulled in to say hello. They seemed very relaxed and we got to swim along side them for quite some time as they were just playing around. At least three times one of them went into the "sailing" position which was absolutely mind blowing to watch! After witnessing that awesome encounter we carried on to have a great dive none the less. Kuhl Stingrays were scattered all over the reef, found a Spotted Guitar Shark, one Crocodile Fish, big variety of Nudibranch's and a school of Giant Reef Squid at the end. Also after the Humpback encounter we had a little Remora following one of the divers for the rest of the dive up until we reached the surface. What a fantastic morning! :)

Eagle Ray on Galleria today!

During the course of the day we visited Galleria twice and both of them were amazing! Starting off with the first one this morning. At the moment there is not to much current but just enough to give you that perfect drift dive as well as a slight temperature increase which always helps. We encountered a fairly large potato grouper on the drop point who was extremely curious and actually followed us for about 10mins! A few of the divers got a closer inspection from the potato grouper, coming right up close and seemed to be peering into you eyes, amazing! Then a short visit from a Spotted Eagle Ray as well as a Giant Manta who cruised slowly pasted us! Along the bottom of the reef we managed to find one of the Sea Moths which is always a special find. Now for the second dive. Just off the back wall of the drop we found a resting Loggerhead Turtle who seemed very relaxed to have us there. We also then found the same Sea Moth and just before we arrived at the cave found another Loggerhead Turtle swimming slowly out into the deep, always a beautiful sight. Just before we started to leave the reef we stumbled across a huge Bowmouth Guitar Shark! Unfortunately he didnt seem in the mood to hang around however still awesome to see! :)

Manta's are back!!!

Well today was a bit of a chilly diving day but on the plus side the Manta's are BACK!!! First dive of the morning was out to Galleria and what a great dive that was! Dropping down into that beautiful blue water we found a Blotched Fantail Ray and a Greater Hammerhead Shark! A little further down the way we encountered 2 Giant Manta's and to finish of the dive another massive Greater Hammerhead Shark! Fantastic start! The other two dives went out to the South this morning, first dive Kingfisher. Unfortunately the visibility was not the same out there, slightly greener. However we still managed to find a Giant Frog Fish, a couple of Crocodile fish, a Golden Moray Eel and the usual Sea Apple. Still a nice chilled dive. During the surface interval we had a Sail Fish swimming around our boat as well a small Green Turtle on the surface. Next dive was off to Manta Reef. Today the reef was full of life! A good couple of size Potato Grouplers, 5 leaf fish, 2 big Green Turtles and at the end 2 Reef Manta's chilling on the Cleaning Station! Good to have the Manta Rays back again! :)

Humpback Whale and Black Marlin seen on scuba!

As most of you will know we had quite an amazing day yesterday, today however was almost as good! This morning we decided to head out to the North again only this time to Reggies. Visibility is still holding out at a good 15 to 20 meters, although the water temperature was 19 degrees! Started the dive off with a couple of the smaller guys, this being 2 Longnose Hawkfish and 2 white Leaf Fish. Then a visit from 2 Whitetip Reef Sharks as well as finding a big Loggerhead Turtle resting under a ledge. As we were nearing the end of the dive we had a huge Humpback Whale swim up close past us! He or She came over the last Cleaning Station nice and close up, such an amazing experience! Due to the slightly choppy conditions we headed over to Galleria for our second dive. The visibility on this site was better as well as having a slightly bluer colour. Current however was a little stronger. The life down there today was something special, had schooling fish all over the place as well as a few Potato Groupers and loads of Lobsters! Unfortunately no big visitors on the reef, however that was not the case at the Safety Stop. Started off with first watching a single Devil Ray cruise around and then out of the blue a Black Marlin pulled through to get a closer look at us! Another amazing way to finish a diving day! ;)

Humpback Whale on Scuba!

Some more exciting news to share. Not only did we have those to amazing dives but also there was an Open Water Course that started today. Her first ever dive was down to Clown Fish Reef where she was visited by a Humpback Whale! For those of you who don't know Clown Fish Reef, its a shallow beginners reef. Therefore when they saw the Whale they were only in 10 meters of water. Apparently the sand was being kicked up as the Whale cruised by due to the shallow depth. How lucky can you be!? :)

Ragged Tooth Shark on Scuba!

Today was definitely in the top 5 diving days of the year so far! Started the morning off with a dive to Oasis. Good news is that the water is now a lovely blue again! We had 3 Reef Manta encounters, 2 huge Greater Hammerhead Sharks, 1 Grey Reef Shark, 1 Whitetip Reef Shark and also the beautiful Weedy Scorpionfish! The only downside on the dive was the water temperature, which was a chilly 20 degrees! Once again we had the Humpback Whales putting on a show for us, reverse breaching about 15 meters from the boat. Right so onto our next dive, we headed out to Galleria. Visibility on this dive was slightly less however this did not stop us seeing some amazing creatures down there. We saw a total of 3 Smalleye Stingrays, 1 absolutely huge Ragged Tooth Shark, 2 Sea Moths, a juvenile Ribbon Eel and schooling Bigeye jacks accompanied by some big Barracuda! Could not have asked for a better day! :)