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Despite several issues I faced during the week and on the day I managed to dive the Ines yesterday, although I was on the third wave to go down, with my buddy Davey.
The first wave set the shot line on the prop, and did a 120 minute dive ... exactly timed. When they surfaced Davey and I splashed.
On our initial drop to 6m Davey's rebreather was leaking from the loop ... BIG time, so we had to surface and wait for one of the divers in the second wave to surface and sort out the issue that prevented Davey and I submerging.
After 20 mins or so fiddling around all was well and we set off for the second attempt. All went well although I did take it slower than usual as I had a few ear issues around 39m resulting in three separate ascents to 36m before I could resolve the issue, and then followed Davey down.
The wreck which is upside down was visible from 20m, and very clear from 30m, when we were at 40m I spotted a mola mola at the prop/rudder area, it was massive, but before I could switch on my strobes and camera it was already moving away and Davey was already down at 50m moving in on it with his GoPro.
Alas no photos but some of Davey's video here
The top of the hull is covered in soft corals occupied by masses of Anthias.
However nothing else of note today, occasionally I have been told of seahorses in this coral but it would be more of a chance encounter for me on open circuit rather than spending my limited bottom time looking for one.
The visibility was amazing, sometimes the view just overwhelms me and photography takes a back seat.
However I did take a few shots around the prop/rudder area where a large (1m) porcupine puffer fish was hanging around)
Soon our planned 20 min bottom time was over and we had to head back up with the first stop at 33m, first gas change at 21 and then around 20 mins at 6m before we surfaced.
Lots of small vertical swimming "things" on the 6m stop that looked like small shrimp with no legs, and a lot of jellyfish and slap like things in the water column between 21m and the surface, but more concentrated near the surface.
Davey on deco.
Water temperature at 60m was 22C with a comfortable 25C above 21m. I was diving dry.
The first wave set the shot line on the prop, and did a 120 minute dive ... exactly timed. When they surfaced Davey and I splashed.
On our initial drop to 6m Davey's rebreather was leaking from the loop ... BIG time, so we had to surface and wait for one of the divers in the second wave to surface and sort out the issue that prevented Davey and I submerging.
After 20 mins or so fiddling around all was well and we set off for the second attempt. All went well although I did take it slower than usual as I had a few ear issues around 39m resulting in three separate ascents to 36m before I could resolve the issue, and then followed Davey down.
The wreck which is upside down was visible from 20m, and very clear from 30m, when we were at 40m I spotted a mola mola at the prop/rudder area, it was massive, but before I could switch on my strobes and camera it was already moving away and Davey was already down at 50m moving in on it with his GoPro.
Alas no photos but some of Davey's video here
The top of the hull is covered in soft corals occupied by masses of Anthias.
However nothing else of note today, occasionally I have been told of seahorses in this coral but it would be more of a chance encounter for me on open circuit rather than spending my limited bottom time looking for one.
The visibility was amazing, sometimes the view just overwhelms me and photography takes a back seat.
However I did take a few shots around the prop/rudder area where a large (1m) porcupine puffer fish was hanging around)
Soon our planned 20 min bottom time was over and we had to head back up with the first stop at 33m, first gas change at 21 and then around 20 mins at 6m before we surfaced.
Lots of small vertical swimming "things" on the 6m stop that looked like small shrimp with no legs, and a lot of jellyfish and slap like things in the water column between 21m and the surface, but more concentrated near the surface.
Davey on deco.
Water temperature at 60m was 22C with a comfortable 25C above 21m. I was diving dry.
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