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The entry point for the dive was on top of a wide valley which narrows
into a steep gully, with a large submerged rock forming a cave which makes a
good swimthrough. A torch makes it more enjoyable because you can then see all
the creatures hiding in the narrow gaps.
Emerging on the southern side, we
turned right and headed west towards our pickup point. On the way, we chopped up
a few of the plentiful black spiny sea urchins and fed them to the fish. They
love them! Flipping them over requires a fair amount of skill and dexterity with
a diving knife to avoid those sharp pointed spines!
The boat was to pick us up on the southern side of the
rock, so I attached my safety-stop anchor to my reel, and sent it to the surface
to mark our position. We performed an open water ascent with a three-minute stop
at five metres by locking off the reel at this depth. On reaching the surface,
the boat was right there to pick us up.
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