Dive 183 – Double Rock, Bargara – Bundaberg

By pfuller

Aug

12

Dive Number: 183  12/08/11  10.49,  Double Rock, Bargara – Bundaberg

Wind:   10 north-easterlies???

Tide:  ???

Conditions:  Winds slightly onshore and choppy, but bearable.

Visibilty:   10m.

Water Temp: 18c

Bottom Time: 76minutes

Max Depth: 6.4m

Air usage: 140bar/2000psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details:  I thought i’d try one of the lesser visited dive sites aorund the bargara regiom – Double Rock. After a bit of research on the net i found out its location and it was easily locatable.  This turned out to be the best marine life dive of the 3 shories i did. Schools of large fish (mackrel??), wobbegongs, seasnakes etc. Its not the easiest entry and exit, but a nice shallow dive.

Camera Details:  Tokina  10-17mm ,  Inon 2000 + Sea and Sea Ys-120 Strobe (fired optically with difficulties)

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Dive 182 – Barolins Rocks, Bargara – Bundaberg

By pfuller

Aug

10

Dive Number: 182  10/08/11  16.47, Barolins Rocks, Bargara

Wind:   10 north-easterlies???

Tide:  ???

Conditions:  Nasty, bad vis, surgey, dark.

Visibilty:   6-8m.

Water Temp: 18c

Bottom Time: 42minutes

Max Depth: 7.9m

Air usage: 70bar/1000psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details:  This was a bit of a write-off of a dive.  I had fogging and leaking of  my replacement mask, and the strobes weren’t firing optically, so i tried a couple of ambien light shots and gave up.

Camera Details:  Macro  100mm  with no strobes. (nightmare)

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Dive 181 – Hoffmans Rocks, Bargara

By pfuller

Aug

10

Dive Number: 181  10/08/11  12.36,  Hoffmans Rocks, Bargara

Wind:   10 north-easterlies???

Tide:  ???

Conditions:  Fairly choppy with strong surge towards the end.

Visibilty:   10m.

Water Temp: 18c

Bottom Time: 100minutes

Max Depth: 8.5m

Air usage: 200bar/3000psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details:  I snorkelled a couple of years ago at Hoffmans (before i had my scuba licence) and saw turtles, olive seasnakes mating, and eagle rays, but this time didn’t  have the same luck. Still a nice shore dive, and i just enjoyed the nice soft corals. The dive ended badly though when i tried a new mask, and managed to loose my old one in the process. If anyone finds a black  Oceanic Shadow, send it my way. I loved that mask…waaaaa.

Camera Details:  Tokina  10-17mm ,  Inon 2000 + Sea and Sea Ys-120 Strobe (fired optically with difficulties)

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Dive 78: Gold Coast Seaway – Short Pipe

By pfuller

Oct

5

Dive Number: 78 09/09/2010 9.46 Gold Coast Seaway – Short Pipe

Wind: ????

Tide: 1hr past 1.45 high tide at the Seaway ( This site should really be dived right on high tide)

Conditions: A lovely sunny queensland morning with no clouds and a light breeze.

Bottom Type: Sandy river estuary with the banks lined by a rock wall. A sewer pipe on stilts extends out 100-200m.

Visibilty: 5-6m

Water Temp: 20c

Bottom Time: 63 minutes

Max Depth: 10.6m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: This was my first dive after flying into brissie. I hadn’t made a lot of plans, but i thought i’d tear down to the Seaway to do a shore dive. High tide is the preferred time to dive this site, because the current rips in and out of the estaury at other times. I arrived about 9am, running late and without a tank. Luckily the guys from Devocean were just finishing thier first dive when i arrived and they had a spare tank and invited me to join them on there second dive. By the time we entered the water it was a good hour after high tide and the current was pretty nasty, also stirring up alot of sand and making it mucky. It was a fairly interesting dive though…loads of fish and i’d imagine some good critters when conditions are right.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , single SS200 strobe

Dive Report: Some pretty ordinary shots in difficult conditions.