Last week our dive club met up after work to explore one of our local dive sites, Scorching Bay. With a juvenile reef system and a maximum depth of 7m you might not expect to see a lot but we caught up with George, our resident conger eel, found a whole nest of crays, saw seahorses, wrasse, schools of baitfish, sole and one buddy team were lucky enough to see a massive eagle ray.
Staying on after sunset enabled us to see the site in a whole new light!
Even swimming over sand was exciting with Paddle Crabs and Red Swimming Crabs leaping out at us, baby squid hanging out over the sand and taking off with the tiniest puff of ink.
Along the reef the Paua were out grazing, the crays were out for a stroll while the spotties slept on. We even saw a Red Gurnard walking along the reef & sea horses feeding in the weeds.
It is hard to imagine just how different a site looks after dark and how much fun you can have so you will have to join in on our next night dive, Tuesday 11th April. Please let us know if you are keen to join in as a fun diver or would like to make this part of your Advanced Open water Course.