Dan's Nasty Name: Dolly (after the famous
Dolly Parton, for obvious reasons!)
This dive
site has spectacular soft coral due to strong currents. The currents
make this a demanding site as there is little shelter from them. Descent
on the south side of rock A is to 12 metres down a sheer wall face,
where in the cracks and crevices you can find lobsters hiding. Keep your
eyes peeled for all the Moray Eels that we quite often see on our
descent point, a nice way to start off the dive. Heading clockwise round
rock A the first reef section is abundant with reef life, the sheer
diversity of it is breathtaking. There are Nudibranchs aplenty and 5
different types if anemone fish will bravely try and usher you away from
their territory whilst you look for the sleeping Tawny nurse shark in
the crevices. Moving on we find a sandy floor and hop skip and jump
around islands of reef section.
Coming in
towards the island we come up against a sheer wall and follow this round
to the deepest part of the dive at 18 metres as we head through the
centre of the islands. Current here can be medium to strong due to the
channelling of the water, but with sheer walls on both sides covered
with coral every colour of the rainbow its worth a bit of leg work to
get through there. Depending
on time and conditions the dive will either continue on to rock B where
you find more of the same or come round and carry out the safety stop on
top of the first reef section that we saw.
Marine life
White Eyed Moray eel
Blue Spotted Sting Ray
Tawny Nurse Shark
Boxer shrimp
Stone fish
Scorpion fish
Lion fish
Snub Nosed Dart
Barracuda
Cray fish
Coral Sea snake
Turtle
Silver Bat fish
Trevally
Giant clam
SORRY BUT WE
CANNOT EVER GUARANTEE SEEING ALL THE FISH LISTED