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Last two dives of the year bringing my total to 72 for the year, all of them in UAE for once.
We were not disappointed either with great vis 10m+ on Gunther's Wrecks and Car Cemetery 1, 23C temp and a ripping current on the first dive.
Four seahorses spotted on Gunther's Wrecks, and all very active moving around. We were only six of us on the boat (BDC3) and had the dive site all to ourselves.
Second site was teeming with nudis, really happy to see at least eight species in the space of one of the larger truck wrecks. Lots of weed growing in the area with plenty of Diaphorodoris sp. and Goniodoridella savignyi.
Peering through the weed we began to find lots of Facelina sp No 5
Then an amazing find ..... drum roll .... never seen before here in the UAE (that I know of) ..... a Phestilla sp. laying eggs and still to be fully identified
Great day out and two great dives to end such a sh!tty year.
We were not disappointed either with great vis 10m+ on Gunther's Wrecks and Car Cemetery 1, 23C temp and a ripping current on the first dive.
Four seahorses spotted on Gunther's Wrecks, and all very active moving around. We were only six of us on the boat (BDC3) and had the dive site all to ourselves.
Second site was teeming with nudis, really happy to see at least eight species in the space of one of the larger truck wrecks. Lots of weed growing in the area with plenty of Diaphorodoris sp. and Goniodoridella savignyi.
Peering through the weed we began to find lots of Facelina sp No 5
Then an amazing find ..... drum roll .... never seen before here in the UAE (that I know of) ..... a Phestilla sp. laying eggs and still to be fully identified
Great day out and two great dives to end such a sh!tty year.
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Update on the new nudi, it's a newly described one too, Phestilla goniophaga
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anyone been diving lately?
looking at you searcaigh
looking at you searcaigh
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according to my dive computer -
dive #426 was almost two months ago
dive #426 was almost two months ago
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My last dive was on the 31st December.
I've had some family matters to deal with last month but I do plan to dive this coming Friday with my daughter at Sandy Beach.
I've had some family matters to deal with last month but I do plan to dive this coming Friday with my daughter at Sandy Beach.
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wish you well, Searcaigh
are you planning to shore dive to snoopy rock?
now that the weathers less chilly, I may start diving again in a few weeks
are you planning to shore dive to snoopy rock?
now that the weathers less chilly, I may start diving again in a few weeks
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Haha fun
May our stars align soon
May our stars align soon
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Well first dive of the year (Gregorian and Chinese ).
Fog for at least 90 minutes of the two hour drive to the east coast. Usual nutters driving without lights and passing us in what must have been 20m visibility. Very surprised not to come across a pile up to be honest.
Did a shore dive from Sandy Beach with my daughter. Fortunately it was high tide so we got a good 6m depth for most of the dive.
Found a nice shrimp in a carpet anemone, but couldn't get a decent shot of it with my TG5 as my strobe arms were too short to light it up properly as the carpet anemone was partially closed.
However I did find a strange coloured triplefin that I've never seen before.
Lots of butterfly rays buried in the sand around Snoopy Rock and a few cuttlefish around
Water temp was 23C, nice relaxed dive.
).Fog for at least 90 minutes of the two hour drive to the east coast. Usual nutters driving without lights and passing us in what must have been 20m visibility. Very surprised not to come across a pile up to be honest.
Did a shore dive from Sandy Beach with my daughter. Fortunately it was high tide so we got a good 6m depth for most of the dive.
Found a nice shrimp in a carpet anemone, but couldn't get a decent shot of it with my TG5 as my strobe arms were too short to light it up properly as the carpet anemone was partially closed.
However I did find a strange coloured triplefin that I've never seen before.
Lots of butterfly rays buried in the sand around Snoopy Rock and a few cuttlefish around
Water temp was 23C, nice relaxed dive.
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