DIVE LOG Australasia

Lake entrance to the cave

surroundings with awe and wonder. This was my introduction to cave diving in Muna Island. What a phenomenal start that made me curious for what lay in store for the coming days. Goa Lalauwi – The Maze This is a cave that deserves a special mention. A 600m submerged tunnel leads into the heart of the cave. So far around 3km of tunnels have been explored yet the cave keeps on going. Goa Lalauwi keeps a few secrets up its sleeve as it wants you to come back for more. On my first dive we swam through big tunnels with white limestone, sections of fractured rock and large areas of stalagmites in crystal

clear blue water. To get to the water you walk over 100 steps down a dry chamber which means the cave itself is never exposed to any sunlight. It’s pitch black. This means you are reliant on your torch light as a soon as you step into the cave. It is quite slippery at the entrance lake, and you need to take care not to slip and fall. Then you kit up inside the lake aided by your torch light before the descent towards the first tunnel. The second dive in this beauty was far more complex from a navigational perspective with lots of directional decisions and several jumps that lead to a section with little white humps in the form of witches’ hats. According to our guide, these formations are considered quite rare

Goa Laulawi

De-kitting after the dive

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DIVE LOG Australasia #408 - October ‘24

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