Dive Number: 91 10/10/2010 15.55 St Leonards Pier
Wind: 10-15knot easterlies. (NE’s)
Tide: 0.5hr before 0.94 high tide at geelong
Conditions: Dreaded easterlies can blow out the whole of the Bellarine peninsula, but i was dying for a dive, so i did a bit of a circuit to see if anywhere was diveable. The Springs were planned, but it looked surgey, so i swung past St Leonards. It was suprisingly flat, and the vis was ok too. Must be protected from the break.
Bottom Type: Sand bottom.
Visibilty: 5-6m
Water Temp: 15c
Bottom Time: 109 minutes
Max Depth: 3.5m
Air usage: 140bar/2000psi
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: I didn’t get out very far before spotting a Lions Mane Jellyfish. Then came another and another. I quickly realised there was a bit of a migration going on, and i was probably past by at least 300 jellies moving north to south by the current. Most of them small juveniles with a few larger ones. Stupidly, i stuck with the 100mm macro for the whole dive, but should have changed to a wide angle, since i blew a rare opportunity.
Camera Details: Canon100mm , dual SS200 strobes.