Good Morning Almighty, on the keyboard again. You are a real legend.
TG... a good evening to you I think, hows that snow going over their fella ?
Rightio, lets start shall we.
Firstly, conditions all up the Eastern Coast of Australia have been 30 knot winds for the last 2 weeks, and that is quite consistent with this time of the Year. Ouch.
Secondly "stingers" as they have been called must be conguring up some weird images of what are we talking about hey??
Jellyfish is what is being referred to. These nasty creatures that invade our beaches during the best months of the year. After living here my whole life in Tropical North Queensland, and Diving for at least half of it I have come to the following conclusions. The box jellyfish ( large ) like warm calm water and invade our beaches, diving is done 35 miles off the coast in deep water and I am yet to see one when diving, but have seen many in Inlets and Estuaries. The second Iranganji's. are see through, as big as your little finger nail and dangerous to persons with little body weight. I have bad habits, one of them being I only dive in shorts and a rashy. Having little regard for either of these creatures in deep water.
Thirdly..... HOT UP HERE, thats why we have airconditioning. I would even go as far to say that even during our hottest months that I have yet to see someone invent a boat airconditioning system that didnt emulate the South Pole.
Cairns .... Minke's in July verses Sharks in September. All boats are outstanding just comes down to personalising to your expectations.
Yongalla, we have been dealing with the 3 operations for over 10 years, Pro- Dive 3 day/ 2 night....the boat leaves a bit to be desired but given the weather exposure to the wreck, at least guarantee's you will get there. ( Currently if you were planning a day trip with either Adrenaline or Yongalla Dive, you would have been waiting 6 days without a dive ).
Note: Watch regional flight pricing between small towns because it can certainly burn through the cash. Check out the flight pricing Internally from entry point into Australia, to say Hamilton Island for access to Whitsundays or Townsville/ or Townsville to Cairns to get an idea.
Finally, the Whitsunday Islands. Situated of Airlie Beach they are a group of approx 74 Islands close to the coast. Sailing is the priority over a couple of days. Of the 20 or so boats I have done over the years, and the many dives I consider Kianna to be the best for experienced divers because it not only does the fringeing coral around the islands but also travels the extra distance to the G.B.R. Down side, not nearly enough dives for the time and cost.
Hope this generates some more questions which I am happy to answer.
Cheers Andy
