411 Dive Log Australasia April 2025

Above: The mesmerising patterns of tesselation of fusiliers

follow it to the reef about fifty metres away. This is hard enough for most divers but for me with a very large housed camera in one hand and the other gripping the rope, it was slow going. James saw what slow progress I was making and jumped in the water, grabbed my camera and swam it to the calm waters of the reef so I could use two hands to drag myself against the current. The current was strong enough to give all of us some degree of rope burn so I was really grateful to have that kind of help. It is worth mentioning the procedure after diving. There are six deck hands to help you get

out of the water, log you back on board and fill the tanks. By the time you have got out of your dive gear and packed it away, the entire set up is completed for the following dive. Same for anchoring and all other tasks. the entire crew is so well drilled that the dive deck is packed away with everything done in minutes; everyone seems to know exactly what their task is. It is an extremely well run dive operation with a great diving itinerary.

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Long Nose Hawkfish are common all over the Barrier reef.

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