Tulagi Dive Boat "Vuselela"

My dive guide was Neil Yates who operates Solomon Islands Diving in Tulagi, Nggela (Florida) Islands, Solomon Islands. We went out past the Kanawha to a GPS position that locates a submerged mooring on top of a large pinnacle in deep water.  We descended the mooring line which is attached to the reef at about 12 metres near the entrance to one of the vertical shafts. The second shaft is close by, making the Twin Tunnels look like two holes in a bowling ball. We dropped down the nearest tunnel which ended in a cave full of fish at 34 metres. We explored the cave with our torches for a few minutes then ascended the other shaft back to the top of the reef. Quite an exhilarating experience, and that was only the first part of the dive!

We swam a few metres from our exit point to the edge of the reef which forms a sheer wall down into the depths. We found a nice vantage point and held on to the reef because of the slight current coming up the wall. We stayed there for about 30 minutes enthralled by the fish life.  Thousands of fish swarmed around us as we peered over the abyss.  Like leading actors on a stage, large tuna, hump headed wrasse, and two white tipped reef sharks swam past every few minutes. Once in awhile the small fish would scatter, then a small grey whaler cruised past looking for his lunch.