Dive 1: From Allies Landing we dropped to 6 meters over a rather sparse sandy area, with plenty of seagrass to either side of the jetty which teamed with life, the pylons looked quite new with only a dash of sessile life.
The first few meters or so of the dive you are covered by the jetty and the landing however this narrowed to only the jetty, which quickly bathed the area in a nice soft light.
For the next 50 meters or so this was generally the story, sandy, sparse but with plenty of fish to keep you occupied.
Then you come to the jetty where the train stops and the observatory begins, the jetty broadens out really nicely, and the piles seem to multiply and the area became quite dark, overcast, like walking into a dense forest, really nice eerie feel to it, kind of misty almost.
I really enjoyed this part of the dive, the floor was covered with all kinds of debris, iron tracks jetty pylons and, the marine life just seems to explode.
One of the unusual moments is there massive pylon just before you reach the observatory lying on its side that rolls with the surge. If you look closely you can see how the iron tracks and rocks have cut perfect shapes into the pile fitting like a glove.
Well we reached the observatory, turned back and that was end of dive 1.
Dive 2: We climbed down the slender ladder next to where the train stopped approx. 6 meters and made our way around the outskirts of the observatory and explored the newer area of the jetty that is currently under construction.
There were a few little surprises, like these large cylinders just sitting in the middle of the seabed, and metal pipe sculptures that I am presuming are to encourage some type of marine life habitat, not that we saw much going on and the farmers fence, which makes for a nice photo opportunity. Other than this, the areas marine life appear very similar on both sides of the obseratory.
