Stiff northerlies that weren’t originally predicted for the weekend hit hard on Saturday. In spite of the wind, as there was no swell only a bit of surface chop, we were able to keep all of our Melbourne visitors happy.
Visibility picked up over the weekend to end up with a good 20 metres on the HMAS BRISBANE and water temp of 23C to match. Whale songs were heard from the late travelers heading south back to their home territory for the summer. One whale put on a great display for one of our dive groups, they were very impressed.
A night dive off Mudjimba Island went down well also. It was a bit slow getting across to the island but once there, the protection offered by the island made for a comfortable anchorage. A little less viz could be expected in close at the island but it sparked up again on the Sunday morning to give us 10-15metres.
We say good bye on Tuesday to the 3 groups from Melbourne who were here for a few days and by all reports, will be back again next Melbourne Cup weekend. Thanks for visiting our great Sunshine Coast.
Dive Safe
Greg
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