Scott and Christian with mosaic moray eel (Enchelycore ramosa). [depth 40 metres]
South of Middle Arch
Poor Knights Islands
3 February 2008
Scott at the air bubble in Bernie's Cave. When I first discovered how cool this air bubble is with a rebreather I thought . . . I gotta come back and capture this with a camera and wide angle lens. The lack of bubbles from the rebreather makes the water surface act as a beautiful mirror. Pop your head up above water's surface and the sound is cool too. [depth 9 metres]
Middle Arch
Poor Knights Islands
3 February 2008
Schooling trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) congregate under Yukon's Arrow.
Middle Arch [depth 3 metres]
Poor Knights Islands
3 February 2008
Christian and Scott at the mouth of the cave after an awesome dive several hundred metres into the back of the cave.
Taravana Cave
Poor Knights Islands
3 February 2008
Greg v. & sponge garden
Imagination Point [depth 60 metres]
Poor Knights Islands
2 March 2008
Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) amongst hundreds of Pink maomao (Caprodon longimanus) at the point off Northern Arch
Poor Knights Islands
8 March 2008
Scott near Northern Arch
Poor Knights Islands
8 March 2008
Encrusting sponges and Ecklonia kelp near Northern Arch
Poor Knights Islands
8 March 2008
Blue maomao (Scorpis violaceus) in Blue Maomao Arch
Poor Knights Islands
8 March 2008
Scott at 45 metres outside Cathedral Cave at The Pinnacles. Visibilty is superb - at least 40 metres
Poor Knights Islands
9 March 2008
Scott at the air bubble in Bernie's Cave
Poor Knights Islands
9 March 2008
Greg v. with an unusual white anemone. It's quite large - at least 150 mm across the tentacles.
The Canyon at 57 metres depth
Poor Knights Islands
21 March 2008
Large tube sponge approximately 1 metre high.
The Canyon at 60 metres depth
Poor Knights Islands
21 March 2008
Rikoriko Cave
Poor Knights Islands
21 March 2008
Greg v. & sponges
near Northern Arch at 55 metres depth
Poor Knights Islands
22 March 2008
Greg v. at the plaque which reads:
IN MEMORY OF
JOHN BARRIE CATTON
AGED 26 YRS
LOST AT CATTON'S REEF
1.8 KM NORTH OF THIS (TAWHITI RAHI) ISLAND
ON 4TH AUGUST 1979
AT THE FRONTIERS OF ENDEAVOUR PERILS
ABOUND. MODERATE EXERTION AT THE
SURFACE CAN BE FATAL AT DEPTH
Northern Arch at 37 metres depth
Poor Knights Islands
22 March 2008
Greg v. near the plaque
Northern Arch at 37 metres depth
Poor Knights Islands
22 March 2008
Greg v. off-gassing in beautiful clear water
near Northern Arch
Poor Knights Islands
22 March 2008
Self portrait taken while off-gassing. The mask's lens is pushed up against my forehead . . . mmmmmm. Ugly, huh?
near Northern Arch
Poor Knights Islands
22 March 2008
Greg v. at the cave mouth
Isabella (Scary) Cave
Poor Knights Islands
22 March 2008
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