NORTH ROCK BROUGHTON ISLAND 9TH MAY 2009
GLUG scheduled some dives at Port Stephens, using Pro Dive at Nelson Bay. Some were driving down early in the morning whilst others opted for a weekend away with shore dives on Sunday.
The seas were up but the size of the boat decreased the rocking and rolling on the 45 minutes trip to Broughton Island. I buddied with Peter who again had his video camera. The water was my favourite shade of blue so the visibility was fantastic. I took a slate with a list of local free swimming fish clipped to one side and recorded a large green turtle and later a small green turtle as well as five grey nurses, fiddler rays, puffer fish and many more including a multi coloured leatherjacket with a yellow patch in the centre of its body later identified as a six spined leatherjacket.
Back on deck we checked our slates and it was like the television show “The Rich List” as we kept saying “it’s on the list” when we identified a fish. Anita reported the water temperature was a balmy 22 degrees.
HEATHER ARMOUR
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