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| Manta Ray Photo credit: Isabel As a newly qualified Nitrox diver I did my first dives with it today. We went to 2 different dive sites this morning on the boat. The first was NELIVARU and there was a strong current but the dive was sensational, we saw MANTA RAYS!!! |
I was so excited I was smiling so much I kept flooding my mask! We also saw marble rays, morray eels, glass fish, tuna, and oriental sweetlips which are stunning!
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| Marble Ray Photo credit: Isabel |
Dive Details
Maximum Depth: 17.6m
Location: NELIVARU
Bottom Time: 37 min
Water Temperature: 31oc
Viz: 20m
Tank: 12L NITROX
Air on surfacing: 70 bar
Safety stop: 3 min, 5m
Marine Life: Manta rays, morray eel, Wrasse, Blue-lines surgeonfish, Oriental Sweetlips, Empress Angel fish, Batfish, Lionfish, blue
faced angelfish and many more!
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| Me enjoying the dive |
The second dive-site was DHARAVANDOO THILA and it was another beautiful dive; we saw an array of beautiful fish!
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| moray eel |
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| pufferfish |
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| Starfish |
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| Parrotfish |
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| Oriential sweetlips |
Dive Details
Maximum Depth: 18.8m
Location:
Bottom Time: 46 min
Water Temperature: 33oc
Viz: 30m
Tank: 12L
Air on surfacing: 60 bar
Safety stop: 3 min, 5m
Marine Life: Morray eel, Wrasse, Blue-lines surgeonfish,
Empress Angel fish, Batfish, Lionfish, blue
faced angelfish and many more!
In the afternoon I helped take some DSDs around the House Reef and took some photos for them.
Dive Details
Maximum Depth: 9.7m
Location: House Reef
Bottom Time: 22 min
Water Temperature: 32oc
Viz: 10m
Tank: 8L
Air on surfacing: 120 bar
Safety stop: 3 min, 5m
Marine Life: Blue-lines surgeonfish,
Empress Angel fish, Batfish, Lionfish, blue
faced angelfish and many more!
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