Dive #105, #106: The Valiant, The Sponge Garden / Dragon Alley, Near Barrenjoey Headland, Sydney
| Dive 1 | Dive 2 | Dive 1 | Dive 2 | ||
| Place: | The Valiant | The Sponge Garden / Dragon Alley | Buddy: | Eithne | |
| Weather: | Sunny | Type: | Boat | ||
| Max. depth (m): | 26.8 | 20.4 | Visibility (m): | 10 | 10 |
| Time down: | 10:12 | 11:51 | Dive time (mins): | 34 | 45 |
| Average depth (m): | 19.2 | 14.0 | Water temp. (C): | 19.0 | 20.0 |
Notes: Double boat dive with Scubamunkies at Mona Vale near Palm Beach in Sydney.
Price: $110 pp. tanks and weights only.
Diving: The Valiant was nice: lots of Moray eels. With the boat moored neatly at one end, it’s a very easy site to navigate. On the second dive I was unbearably cold, shivering even as I finished descending, and yet the water temperature was warmer according to my computer. I wonder if on the first dive some cooling effect happens from which you don’t fully recover, so that the second dive feels colder? I consistently find the second dive colder than the first, regardless of the measured temperature.
Equipment: Rented steel tank. 18 lb weight.
Camera notes: My camera rig has a few too many cable ties and bits of blu-tac keeping it together. It is time to invest in the proper INON fittings to attach the Canon DC-38 case to the INON D4 grip.
Accumulated time underwater: 2 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes