We dived Cod Spot to start our day and it was hopping - it was so busy that we didn't even mind the slight drop in water temperature! All of the usual Ningaloo reef fish, turtles, stingrays, eels and crabs were abundant but this site really put on a show with special creatures today. Olive sea snakes were lazing on the surface, sniffing for morsels and curiously eyeing the divers. White tip reef sharks circled the site endlessly in big looping, lazy circles. We had two different sights vie for the "best of day" - a gorgeous manta ray taking its sweet time, checking us out, meandering along the reef and a humongous Queensland Grouper! The Queensland Grouper was an easy 3m and looked to be as big around as our bus. LOVE IT!
WATER TEMP: 20C
VISIBILITY: 8m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: moderate
DEPTH: 17m
Whalebone never disappoints but it had a lot to live up to today. We think all of the fish knew that they'd better put on a special show for us because they were out in force, just blanketing the reef in shimmery colours. The soft corals were also showy as most of them had their little tentacles out feeding in moderate surge and light current. Pinks, reds, oranges, bright yellows...soft corals are always beautiful but there's something entrancing about watching them when they have their tentacles extended. Small damsels and anthias darted in and out, most of the time their bright colours clashing dramatically with the colours of the corals they were dancing in front of - no camouflage for them today! The swim-throughs were jam packed with small glassfish and more medium sized cods than we've seen in a while. Every crevice held something cool today.
WATER TEMP: 20C
VISIBILITY: 7-8m
CURRENT: very light
SURGE: moderate
DEPTH: 14m
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