Blizzard Ridge welcomed us back with some very curious olive sea snakes poking around our fins and following us along the site for several minutes. The big schools of threadfin pearl perch, five lined sea perch and snappers didn't seem to care that we were back - they just drifted lazily around in circles. It appears that someone has been being quite naughty and taking food down for the fish because the big rankin cod are much more aggressive than usual. Hopefully whoever it was has left Exmouth (we just had school holidays so many many visitors) as these fish can bite and that's not good! Scorpionfish, wobbegong sharks and lots of eels were hanging out along the top edge. So many fish everywhere we looked!
WATER TEMP: 23C
VISIBILITY: 10-12m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: mild
DEPTH: 14m
Gulliver's was also active with masses and masses of schooling fish swarming every ledge and even out hovering over the sand. One of the big anemeones is playing host to about 15 little shrimps. A beautifully coloured painted crayfish enticed us in for a closer look by waggling his antennae at us as we cruised past. We saw more than ten white tips, a couple look overly round in the tum so perhaps there will be more little ones soon.
WATER TEMP: 23C
VISIBILITY: 8-10m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: mild
DEPTH: 17m
There were a lot of humpback whales as we rounded the Cape today. Most of them were either swimming slowly or just lazing in the sun, but a couple were half-heartedly slapping their pectoral fins on the surface. They won't stick around much longer so we're enjoying them every chance we get!
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